When it begins to feel a lot like Christmas, you may be dreaming of an iPad Mini.

Reports out today claim that Apple will begin volume production of its new, smaller tablet in September, just in time for the holidays. Permanent link to this post (1219 words, 1 image)

Will Apple’s magical and revolutionary tablet save the print industry? Although that is still an open question, you can follow a swelling stream of digital subscription dollars originating in the iPad’s Newsstand app back to publishers and that means hope isn’t just alive, it seems to be getting stronger. Permanent link to this post (281 words, 1 image)

One of the problems with eating your own dogwood is that you fall in love with the flavor before you’ve even started cooking. That’s pretty much what happened with Philadelphia Inquirer Chief Executive and Publisher Gregory J. Osberg. That isn’t to say he didn’t start with an inspired idea, it’s more that he lost his objectivity. Permanent link to this post (327 words, 1 image)

Though the effort appears to have a few issues right out of the gate, if nothing else, you’ve got to admire Rupert Murdoch’s tenacity — he’s locking down mobile access to another of his newspapers and demanding a gate fee for access. Are you ready to pay for news on the go? Permanent link to this post (217 words, 2 images)

Digital magazine subscriptions haven’t taken off. In fact, the initial limited successes enjoyed. What hasn’t fallen to the wayside is publisher desires to collect and profit from your information and they won’t be satisfied with opt in. Permanent link to this post (525 words, 1 image)

News Corporation, of which Rupert Murdoch is chairman, has enthusiastically embraced iPad and digital newspapers subscriptions. That said, Wall Street Journal (10,000) and Times of London (5,000) have enjoyed early success in pulling in paying subscribers. Permanent link to this post (237 words, 1 image)

There are a lot of newsreaders available for iPad, both free and paid, though a absolute winner has yet to emerge. Whereas the best AP News client is actually NPR’s app, and neither the Wall Street Journal nor New York Times apps have distinguish themselves, Reuters has turned in a much better effort. Permanent link to this post (403 words, 2 images)

A new poll shows that Apple’s iPad, which does pretty much anything a normal computer does, plus the iBooks app bests Amazon’s Kindle in a head-to-head comparison. The margin of victory, per se, wasn’t huge, but I expect that to change as more people find themselves curling up with a good iBook. Permanent link to this post (277 words, 2 images)

The gods of development have smiled upon the iPad with thousands of apps and games available on launch. Which free and paid games, apps and utilities are worth your time and money? Come on inside for the inside dope. Permanent link to this post (888 words, 1 image)

What does iPad ready really mean? Well, in simple terms, it means a website that’s been built to support open standards, like HTML5, CSS 3 and JavaScript, and doesn’t include any content that requires Adobe’s insecure and crash prone Flash plugin. Permanent link to this post (223 words, 1 image)