iPads in education: where to draw the line

Apple’s iPad is rapidly finding its way into education systems all over the world. Schools in countries as diverse as South Korea, the Netherlands, Thailand, the UK and the US are using the best-selling tablet to supplement, and in some cases even entirely...

iPad sales slower, says retailer

The Notebook Company reports that sales of iPads are down 40% for the first two months of the year when compared to the same period last year.  MD Christopher Riley says he had predicted the drop in iPad sales as consumers had over-spent over the festive season and...

School textbooks live on the iPad

ZA Books is a new online bookstore launched by Apple distributor Core Group, focusing on school-level textbooks for iPad users. The company has sourced textbooks from the majority of South Africa’s academic publishers, and made them available for purchase and download...

New iPad, Mini set for March?

Apple iPad and iPad Mini users around the world could be holding outdated devices soon if reports that Apple will launch new versions of the device as soon as March are true. Analysts believe the vendor will launch the iPad 5 and a new version of the iPad Mini in just...