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iSuppli Assesses iPad 3 Bill of Materials

After UBM Techinsights carried out a preliminary assessment of the new iPad’s bill of materials, IHS iSuppli now comes with its own BOM report challenging the former’s results. Before the new iPad had become physically available, UBM estimated that a 32GB LTE iPad 3 cost $310 to make. According to a rep...

19 March 2012
04:50 GMT

Apple Foregoes iPad 3 Dubbing in Favor of "iPad HD" - Reports

Reports are coming from all over the place that Apple has somehow decided to ditch the rather predictable iPad 3 moniker in favor of a new dubbing - iPad HD. Sources talking to VentureBeat said “Apple’s next-generation iPad will be called the iPad HD, not the iPad 3.” This person is actually descri...

6 March 2012
09:03 GMT

Expect No 7-Inch iPad 3 Next Year, Says Wedge Partners

A new research note from Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair suggests there will not be a 7-inch iPad next year, or anything in the 7-inch range for that matter.“Don’t expect a 7-incher,” he said. “While we believe Apple has tested 7-inch screen prototypes for over a year, we don’t curren...

23 December 2011
10:31 GMT

'iPad 2S' Launching March 2012, Says Apple Supply Chain

Apple has no need to launch a major iPad upgrade any time too soon, according to sources from the upstream supply chain, and the company is reportedly preparing an updated model of the iPad 2 for launch in early 2012.This iPad 2S, if you will, is going to be thinner than the current-generation model, and it will have...

3 November 2011
06:08 GMT

Killer Sale - iPad 64GB Wi-Fi+3G $230 Off

First generation iPads with 3G wireless and 64GB of Flash storage are now on sale via Apple Special Deals where customers can order a tablet for as little as $399. The high-end 64GB Wi-Fi + 3G iPad saves customers some $230.First gen iPads are now only available as refurbs, if you’re going to buy yours directly...

18 October 2011
02:25 GMT

Even Thinner iPad 3 Set to Arrive in 2012

Technology industry experts are expecting Apple to launch a third-generation iPad that is even thinner than the current iPad 2, thanks to a new breed of ultra-thin batteries that Cupertino has reportedly set its eyes on.Taiwan’s Economic News has learned that Simplo Technology Co. and Dynapack International Tec...

7 September 2011
03:36 GMT

The iPad Will Always Beat Other Tablets, Says IHS iSuppli

Market intelligence firm IHS iSuppli has crunched some numbers to see exactly why Apple’s iPad can do double the legwork with half the hardware specifications of competing tablets. Many of our readers may have figured this one out ahead of the fine people at iSuppli, but we’ll indulge those who aren&rs...

3 August 2011
10:41 GMT

iPad 3 Slated for 2012, Not 2011 Component Makers Suggest

Citing sources from upstream component makers, a Taiwanese publication informs that Apple’s plans for the iPad 3 will not materialize this year, contracting speculative reports that a special fall event this year would see the third-generation of iPads introduced. The sources specifically said that they have...

12 April 2011
07:48 GMT

iPad 1 Might Still Have a Life After iPad 2 - Opinion

Some may be inclined to believe that Apple will continue to sell the original iPad at a lower price following the iPad 2 announcement on Wednesday, March 2. But would this be a smart move for Apple? Yes, the question is ‘would this benefit Apple?’ After all, they’re the ones who are making it, so t...

28 February 2011
15:12 GMT

Analyst Learns of iPad 3 with 2048x1536 Retina Display, Bigger iPod touch Scheduled for 2011

An analyst with Concord Securities has reportedly spilled the beans on Apple’s potential plans to release a low-end iPad, or a higher-end iPod touch - depending on how one looks at it -, as well as a high-calibre iPad 3, by fall 2011. Clues pertaining to the existence of the so-called "tweener" tablet arrive...

21 February 2011
03:31 GMT

PCB Suppliers Sign with Apple to Make the iPad 2G - Report

A new generation of iPads is set to launch in early 2011, Taiwan sources say, naming Ibiden, Tripod Technology and TTM Technologies as the initial PCB suppliers for the tablet devices.Digitimes cites industry sources as saying that Ibiden, Tripod Technology and TTM Technologies have signed with Apple to become &ldquo...

19 November 2010
09:52 GMT

TBR: Apple’s iPad Is Effectively Writing the Next Chapter in Computing

Results from a recent study conducted by market research firm Technology Business Research, Inc. (TBR) reveal that tablets like Apple’s iPad are on track to displace many consumers’ secondary PCs, implicitly creating a third major device category for personal computing and connectivity.Apple's popula...

17 September 2010
04:11 GMT

Apple Taps New Supplier for an Additional 1 Million iPad Touchscreens per Month

Apple is doing the best it can to keep up with demand for its “magical” tablet device, the latest move in this respect being contracting Cando, a subsidiary of AU Optronics, which is scheduled to start shipping 9.7-inch touch panels for Apple's iPad from its newly reformed 4.5G production line in Sep...

15 September 2010
11:55 GMT

Best Buy Expands iPad Availability to All Stores on Sept. 26

Best Buy is expanding availability of Apple’s iPad, both the WiFi and 3G versions, to all of its US stores later this month, in a move that will surely count for Apple’s bottom line this quarter, given the popularity of the device.“Best Buy Co. Inc., the nation’s largest consumer electronics r...

15 September 2010
09:06 GMT

7-Inch iPad to Reel In More FaceTime Adopters for Apple - Source

A report quoting a person with proven knowledge of Apple's future product plans reveals that a revamped iPad is about to launch in the coming months, in a departure from Apple’s 12 month product cycle for iOS device refreshes.AppleInsider claims to have learned from this person that a new version of the ta...

12 September 2010
07:11 GMT

Apple Mostly Selling iPads to iOwners

Bringing over thirty years of experience, with a focus on strategic and technology issues facing hi-tech companies and organizations, Strategy Analytics has rolled out its newest report which claims that “Apple may be preaching to the converted” with its tablet computer, the iPad.The report, purchasable f...

24 August 2010
08:59 GMT

iPad Setting New Standards for Mobile Computing and Wireless Expectations

Research and Markets, the largest market research resource on the globe, has announced the release of its latest report, which focuses on the Apple iPad. Titled "The Apple iPad: New Standard for Mobile Computing and Wireless Expectations?" the report aims to shed light on the utilities and possibilities of the wire...

30 July 2010
06:34 GMT

Smaller, OLED iPads Launching in Q4 2010 - Report

A regular source of hardware-related rumors is reporting that Apple plans to launch two new iPads in the forthcoming months. Reportedly, the devices will boast a smaller form factor, employing 5.6-inch and 7-inch OLED panels. The devices are said to specifically cater the e-book market.The two tablets are launching &...

14 July 2010
06:10 GMT

Frost & Sullivan: Apple’s iPad Drives New Ideas in Publishing and Tourism

Frost & Sullivan, also referred to as the Growth Partnership Company, advertises itself as enabling clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company acknowledges in a report dated June 16, 2010 that Apple’s iPad “opens the scene to the worl...

16 June 2010
10:33 GMT

First iPad Commercial Airs During Oscars

Apple has started airing the first iPad advertisement. Available now in the iPad gallery on Apple’s website, the commercial also aired during the Oscars, people familiar with the matter say. Steve Jobs was present at the 82nd edition of the Academy Awards, on Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of L...

8 March 2010
05:29 GMT

Fiasco Awards 2010 List Apple iPad as Finalist

The iPad has been confirmed as one of the top finalists for the Fiasco Awards, which rewards the best projects in the ICT field that have ended up as a fiasco. “We want to promote a critical spirit, a positive attitude towards the obstacles in the road to success, and why not? let's admit it: to have fun,&...

11 February 2010
05:40 GMT

First Real Photos of Apple's Tablet Emerge (Unconfirmed)

A post titled “Exclusive: Steve Jobs Holding the New Apple Tablet” on a blog caught our eye this morning, along with purported pictures of the “real” Apple tablet posted elsewhere on the internet. Neither of the two reports / posts surprises Softpedia, but we can’t not share with our rea...

26 January 2010
05:59 GMT

Apple Demands Site to Pull Tablet Contest

Apple’s legal has contacted Gawker Media, one of the most successful blog-oriented media companies, requesting it to remove the “Scavenger Hunt” contest posted on its Valleywag website. The contest, asking for Apple-tablet information in exchange for prize money, “induces” breach-of-con...

15 January 2010
06:57 GMT

Photo of 10-Inch Apple Tablet Glass Leaked

A “source” the Mac Observer considers trustworthy has leaked the first picture of what looks like the front glass panel presumably employed by Apple’s forthcoming tablet PC. The hardware features a seam where the tablet’s speaker would be located, and two holes - a small one for a web cam, and...

12 January 2010
11:02 GMT

New Report Corroborates March Tablet Launch

Following a WSJ report citing people briefed by Apple saying the Mac maker "plans to unveil a new multimedia tablet device later this month," Bloomberg claims to have learned from another person familiar with the matter that March is the time for Apple’s tablet to go on sale. This corroborates what was said by ...

6 January 2010
10:17 GMT

Leak - Apple Tablet to Ship in March

Tech-industry sources are now focused on when Apple is launching the tablet, and what it will be like, rather than if the device even exists. The Wall Street Journal has an interview with one of the people claiming to have inside information on the elusive product, while another person “briefed on the matter&rd...

6 January 2010
03:58 GMT

NVIDIA CEO Caught with a Mysterious Tablet

Back when Apple first introduced its new generation of computer systems, NVIDIA was proud to announce that it would be powering the graphics inside most of Apple's Mac systems. That was certainly a big day for NVIDIA, which basically won this right by launching a high-end graphics chipset that had a high pe...

10 November 2009
03:17 GMT

Apple Tablet Videos Hit the Web (Probably Fake)

Two videos of a purported Apple Tablet have been making the rounds with most of the viewers calling them fake. Starting from badly synchronized commands & actions and ending with a distorted LCD screen as it “feels” the touch of the user’s finger, Softpedia also believes the footage is a lie. But i...

13 August 2009
09:56 GMT


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