Launched yesterday, 4oD Catch Up is an app that allows iPad users based in the UK to watch TV shows previously broadcast on Channel 4 and it’s sister channels. While the 4oD service has been available to view online for a couple of years it requires flash, so has never been accessible on the iPad.
Earlier today Apple confirmed in a press release that the iPad 2 will go on sale in twelve more countries, starting with Japan on the 28th of April.
Although the iPad 2 was originally launched in the USA on the 11th March, and in the UK and other countries on the 25th March, up until a couple of days ago the online Apple store was still showing dispatch times of 2-3 weeks. The good news for anyone (like me) who didn’t take the plunge on launch day is that Apple finally seems to be catching up with demand.
If you’re looking for an ultra-realistic golf game for the iPad then you might want to stop reading now. As it says on one of the loading screens of Flick Golf HD, “this is golf reinvented”. If you like the sound of a faster paced golf game that involves flicking and (sometimes) frantic swiping read on…
Apple posted an iPad 2 TV advert to its YouTube Channel yesterday. Titled ‘We Believe’ it opens with the statement “technology alone is not enough” and despite being only 30 seconds long manages to show an iPad 2 being used for a wide range of tasks including viewing a home video, monitoring heart rates, typing an email, looking at financial data and playing a guitar.
After putting the details up earlier today, Apple have just (12:30am) made the iPad 2 available to order online in the UK. That’s slightly earlier than the stated time of 1.00am, but even if you get your order in right now don’t expect to receive it in the next few days.
Apple have just confirmed that the iPad 2 will go on sale in 25 additional countries (including the UK) on Friday the 25th of March. It will be available at Apple Stores and select Authorised Resellers from 5.00pm local time, and through the online Apple Store from 1.00am GMT. UK prices range from £399.00 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only version, to £659.00 for the 64GB 3G version.
If you live in the US you might have already made the switch, the rest of us will have a bit longer to wait. Here in the UK we can’t officially buy the iPad 2 until the 25 March, or later if it gets delayed like the first iPad. So if you already have an iPad 1 is it worth upgrading to the iPad 2?
For non-UK readers who might not be familiar with iPlayer, it’s a service provided by the BBC that allows users to watch previously broadcast (and some live) BBC TV & Radio programs. It’s currently available through web browsers, many set top boxes and even the Playstation 3 & Nintendo Wii.