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iPad 2 in Poland: even more prices

Lukas Rox Hardware, Mobile , , , ,
iPad 2 in Poland: even more prices

The post below is obsolete now that iPad 3 has been announced. Please see the new post for the most accurate prices of iPad 2.

Today more shops have revealed their prices of iPad 2. Currently the best option is Media Markt and Saturn – prices are lower than original iPad when it was first introduced.

iPad 2 will officially be available in Poland and the rest of Europe at 5 PM today.

mac-store.pl iShock.pl Media Markt
Saturn		 iSpot
WiFi 16GB 2259 PLN 2374,99 PLN 2049 PLN 2049 PLN
WiFi 32GB 2659 PLN 2779 PLN 2469 PLN 2469 PLN
WiFi 64GB 3099 PLN 3185 PLN 2899 PLN 2899 PLN
WiFi+3G 16GB 2659 PLN 2779 PLN 2549 PLN 2549 PLN
WiFi+3G 32GB 3099 PLN 3185 PLN 2979 PLN 2979 PLN
WiFi+3G 64GB 3499 PLN 3584,99 PLN 3399 PLN 3399 PLN

Smart Cover prices revealed

Lukas Rox Hardware, Mobile , , ,
Smart Cover prices revealed

iPad 2 is said to be incomplete without this good looking gadget. They come in various colors and either polyurethane or leather finish. Prices comparison:

Apple Store (US) iShock.pl
Polyurethane $ 39.00 (111,50 PLN) 179 PLN
Leather $ 69.00 (196,65 PLN) 279 PLN

As you can see, even if you add 23% VAT to the prices on the left, Smart Covers ARE overpriced in Poland. Are they really worth their price? I don’t think so, because with Smart Cover your iPad will not be protected (besides the screen). You can buy a leather case for iPad for about the same price (or even cheaper), which protects entire device, and not only the screen. Granted, it’s not possible to use such case as a stand, but is it really necessary to have one? Read more

iPad 2 in Poland: price ranges

Lukas Rox Hardware, Mobile , , ,
iPad 2 in Poland: price ranges

The post below is obsolete now that iPad 3 has been announced. Please see the new post for the most accurate prices of new iPad & old iPad 2.

iPad 2 is still one week away, but some shops have already revealed its price. Official Apple retailer (iSpot) refuses to speculate about the price (but it is possible to sign up and reserve one). Id say that’s quite typical for Apple. Read more

iOS 4.3 beta2

Lukas Rox Mobile, Software , , ,
iOS 4.3 beta2

On 19th of January Apple has released a second beta release of the iOS version 4.3 for anyone with an active Apple Developer account.

Some of the new features include:

  • Tether 3G connection over WiFi (making iPhone a personal wireless router)
  • Picture Stream – a service allowing publishing of photos to MobileMe
  • Video Streaming
  • The side switch on iPad can be assigned either for mute (like on iPhone) or for orientation lock (like it used to be in iOS 3.x)

Previous beta release of 4.3 also contained four- and five-finger gestures for switching multitasked applications and closing the active one. This feature was for experimental use only and has been removed from beta2.

Now some sad information for iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2gen users: there will be no iOS 4.3 for your device. iPhone 3G suffered poor performance when running iOS 4.0, it did improve a bit in 4.1 and subsequently 4.2.1, but it seems that Apple has decided that iPhone 3G/iPod touch 2gen don’t have enough juice to power iOS 4.3.

iOS 4.2.1 released, Field Test is back!

Lukas Rox Mobile, Software , , ,

Last monday Apple has released new version of iOS 4.2.1 which is available for iPad’s, iPod touch 2gen and later, and iPhone’s 3G and later. This new software brings some minor changes listed below:

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

  • AirPlay (replacement of AirTunes, AirPlay will offer stream video, music, and photos over Wi-Fi)
  • AirPrint Wireless Printing with Print Center (select models)
  • Import .ics calendar files directly for events
  • Birthdays icon has been changed in calendar
  • Updated Carrier Settings (Orange Poland again shows as Orange instead of PL OPL)
  • New fonts for Notes in Settings (Helvetica and Chalkboard)
  • Added an indicator in the App Store which shows if an App supports Game Center
  • Support for CoreMIDI
  • YouTube voting
  • Minor improvements in UI graphics – new icons
  • New wallpapers
  • Fixes the alarm bug caused by daylight saving time changing, affected on a part of iPhone and iPod Touch owners located in Australia, New Zealand, and some European countries.
  • Improved iPhone 3G performance
  • Additions to multitasking tray: Volume controls & AirPlay controls
  • Assign different text tone alerts to each contact (iPhone only)
  • Restores full Field Test Mode