Despite featuring support for speedy 4G LTE service in the cellular version of its new iPad, Apple is still limiting the FaceTime video chat feature to Wi-Fi connections, a holdover from the 3G versions of the iPad that were constrained for bandwidth. One would think that with the greater bandwidth afforded by LTE (and early reviews show the iPad takes good advantage of it), Apple would allow FaceTime over cellular connections. The old argument against it was that FaceTime over 3G would offer a poor user experience, but it’s hard to believe that would be the case with LTE. Still, ...

Walmart has revealed that it will beat Apple to the punch by a full 7 hours and 59 minutes in selling the new iPad, as it plans to start giving them to customers at 12:01 a.m. in its 24-hour locations. It appears that Walmart might only have the Wi-Fi model to sell, so those looking for an LTE-equipped version will still have to face the lines at 8 a.m. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Harrods of London is set to open a new Harrods Technology department to coincide with the launch of Apple’s new iPad today. The doors will open officially at 10 a.m. GMT today and will offer the next gen Apple iPad tablet as well as other mobile electronics from manufacturers like Samsung, Sony, LG, and others. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Apple’s new iPad will go on sale with Orange in the UK starting March 16 with pricing to start at 399 GBP. The new iPad offers a higher resolution Retina touchscreen display as its main feature as well as being equipped with a new, more powerful processor, the A5X. A new 5-megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics is also on-board. Tweet Vote on HN ...

An iPhone 4S user in Brooklyn, New York has filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming that the Siri personal assistant feature does not work as advertised in Apple’s commercials. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Apple today announced during a keynote address in San Francisco that its iTunes in the Cloud — or iTunes Match — service now supports 1080p movies. iOS device users will be able to access and sync their movies and television shows across Macs, iPads, iPhones, and iPods. Apple also announced a new version of the Apple TV that includes PhotoStream support. iPhone users can take pictures and the photos will be uploaded to the owner’s Apple TV automatically. Apple also announced iOS 5.1, which will be available for download starting today. The chief new feature in iOS 5.1 is ...

Apple today announced a new version of iPhoto, its desktop photo editing and management software, for iOS devices including the iPhone and iPad. iPhoto for iOS supports a wide range of photo-editing features, including scrollable thumbnails, crop, rotate, exposure, contrast, saturation, and other multi-touch editing functions. The app supports “Brush Mode,” which can be used to add effects, remove blemishes, as well as sharpen or soften images. The app also can be used to create photo journals, which can be pieced together within the app and then shared via the web. iPhoto for ...

According to a new report by NPD on smartphone buyers in the U.S., Apple’s three iPhone models took the number one, two, and three slots for top selling smartphones during Q4 2011. Behind the trio of iPhones, Samsung’s Galaxy S II and Galaxy S 4G took the fourth and fifth slots. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Apple was able to convince a German court to suspend an injunction that went into effect earlier today that temporarily prevented it from selling the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad 2 via its web site. Apple lost a patent ruling to Motorola in December that effects the aforementioned devices. The patents in question cover GPRS standards. Apple claims that Motorola is seeking licensing terms for the patents that don’t comply with fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) rules. The iPhone 4S was excluded from the patent ruling because it uses a Qualcomm baseband rather than one ...

Apple today revealed a significantly revised version of its iBooks application for the iPhone and iPad. iBooks 2 adds new elements for education, including support for textbooks. The textbooks feature offers full-screen textbooks with interactive animations, diagrams, videos, and photos; high-lighting and note-taking; and tools such as study cards, live questions, and a glossary. iBooks 2 is a free download from the iTunes App Store. Tweet Vote on HN ...