Hot on the heels of Apple dumping all iPad 2 models except the 16GB and Dick Smith selling off the entire range at bargain prices, Big W has joined the fray. Its prices are mostly $1 lower than Dick Smith, and I’d imagine other retailers will also be playing in similar areas. Worth considering if you don’t need that extra pixel density and processor grunt. [Big W via OzBargain]
A security flaw has been confirmed that Apple’s smart cover can be used to unlock passcode-protected iPad 2s. It’s a flaw, and yet, oddly, also a setting that you can — and should — turn off to fix.
Just in case you thought there were;t enough places to buy an iPad2, Telstra is taking pre-orders for iPad2. Customers can register their interest to receive more information about in-store availability and pricing by heading to Telstra’s website. [Telstra]
iOS 5 still officially lacks support for multiple email signatures. If you’ve got more than one email account on your iPhone or iPad, then Lifehacker reader Ned Smith has provided a dynamite tip for creating multiple email sigs
Having promised to sell the iPad 2 on contract earlier this month, Vodafone has released pricing today, one day before it apparently begins selling the devices. We haven’t seen the iPad 2 on any contract offers in Australia before, but will that payment flexibility be enough to overcome well-established cynicism in the market about Vodafone’s actual 3G network? We’ve got a full Planhacker table of prices to help you decide.
As we’ve already noted, the iPad 2 will be in short supply on launch day. But there’s a couple of potential areas where you can save money on the tablet itself or the SIM to go with it, courtesy of Big W and Optus.
Apple’s second-generation tablet, the iPad 2, goes on sale today in Australia at 5pm. If you’re already in a queue waiting to buy one, you’ve obviously already made up your mind: for everyone else, here’s what you need to know.
Apple’s 5pm launch time this Friday for the iPad 2 raises an interesting question: what happens in those Apple retail stores which would normally shut at 5:30pm? The answer appears to be: they’ll be shutting on schedule.
