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Apple Launching the New iPad in Additional Countries Next Week

Apple’s new-generation iPad boasting a Retina display and other cool enhancements is launching in two new countries next week, May 29th, according to the company’s “Where to buy” web page.A finding credited to macnn.com, Guam and The Philippines are getting the new Apple iPad this next Tuesday...

26 May 2012
15:51 GMT

Opera Mini 7.0.2 Brings Retina Graphics to New iPad

Oslo, Norway-based Opera Software has announced the release of Opera Mini 7.0.2, an updated version of its popular web browser on mobile platforms, which now features Retina-display visuals on supported tablet computers. Ceremoniously introduced this March, Apple’s third-generation iPad boasts a high-resolutio...

24 May 2012
04:49 GMT

Microsoft Office for iPad and Android to Arrive in November

Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to make available new versions of its Office productivity suite, one set to arrive on Apple’s iPad, while the other is expected to hit Google’s Android tablets. A few months ago, the company was rumored to plan the release of an iPad-specific flavor of Office, but it d...

24 May 2012
03:28 GMT

iPad 2 Sells at All-Time Low $319 on Apple Deals

The second generation iPad, launched in Spring 2011, is selling at the lowest price ever through Apple’s Special Deals section, where customers can get substantial discounts on refurbished gadgets.Originally released in March 2011, the standard-configuration iPad 2 with WiFi and 16 gigs of on-board storage can ...

19 May 2012
18:11 GMT

iPad “Mini” LCD Panels Reportedly Certified

LCD panel makers LG Display and AU Optronics are said to have received certification from Apple to start mass production of displays for the upcoming iPad mini, a rumored product that has been getting quite some attention in the media lately. We’re still not convinced Apple is rolling out this niche product, b...

17 May 2012
06:51 GMT

8-Inch iPad Said to Be More “Transparent” Thanks to G/F2 Technology

Apple is reportedly pushing forward with plans to launch a “mini” iPad with "G/F2" thin-film touch technology from suppliers Nitto, Nissha Printing and TPK. The rumors are beginning to sound plausible for the first time. Despite DigiTimes’ hit-and-miss track record, it is worth pointing out that no...

15 May 2012
15:11 GMT

Apple Changes iPad Name in Some Countries

The 4G-capable iPads sold by Apple are no longer listed under the dubbing ‘iPad WiFi + 4G’ following international criticism regarding the tablet’s wireless capabilities.To make a really long story short, Apple’s 4G claims are being disputed in courts around the world because of customers clai...

14 May 2012
08:00 GMT

Apple’s iPhone 5 Event May Feature Full iProduct Refresh

This fall, over a year will have passed since Apple's last refresh of the iPod line. There are rumors that Tim Cook will not only unveil the iPhone 5, but also a scaled-down iPad during an event this October.In other words, Apple may refresh its entire range of iProducts in a single showcase, culminating with th...

12 May 2012
23:51 GMT

Family Ribbon iPad App Keeps Families Together on Mother’s Day

People are continuously looking for new means to stay connected to those who matter the most for them, and Family Ribbon was designed to offer a helping hand. Released as an easy-to-use application for the Apple iPad, the software comes with an intuitive interface that makes it accessible to people regardless of thei...

11 May 2012
10:05 GMT

Apple Launching 7-inch iPad to Leave No Space for Competitors - Report

A source talking to an Apple-centric blog claims to have learned that Apple is pushing forward with plans to release a smaller version of the iPad to go on a rampage, just as it did with the iPod media players. Despite having vocally expressed discontent towards the 7-inch tablet form factor, Apple Inc. now seems ke...

11 May 2012
05:55 GMT

Apple Now Replacing Defective iPads with Brand-New Ones in Korea, to Avoid Fines

Apple will no longer replace faulty iPads with refurbished units in Korea, following a decision by the Fair Trade Commission that forced the Cupertino giant to comply with local regulations. “Apple confirmed that the renewed policy in Korea is the world’s best level compared to in other countries,”...

10 May 2012
10:34 GMT

Pegatron-Made iPhone 5 to Arrive in September, Taiwan Sources Say

A sketchy report from Taiwan’s hit-and-miss site DigiTimes says Pegatron is now the key manufacturer of Apple’s next-generation iPhone and another (presumably fourth-generation) iPad tablet, leaving Foxconn with orders for a smaller 7-inch version. Citing the usually ambiguous supply chain makers based i...

9 May 2012
07:56 GMT

The New iPad Available in 30 New Countries This Weekend

A quick trip to Apple’s iPad selection page for Latin America reveals that May 11th will bring the new-generation tablet computer to 13 additional countries in that region. An additional seven territories will get the new iPad the next day. May 11 will bring Apple’s third-generation iPad to Argentina, Ar...

9 May 2012
02:40 GMT

Apple Cuts the Price on iPads Sold via Special Deals

This week, Apple slashed the price on all refurbished iPads sold through its US online store, bringing the cost of an original iPad tablet with Wi-Fi and 32GB down to $349, and an iPad 2 with the same specs to $399.The highest price cut is in the first-generation department, where customers save as much as $180 ...

8 May 2012
06:41 GMT

SkyDrive Complements iCloud, Keeps Office for Mac Files at Hand

SkyDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage service, has a lot of great features to offer to its customers, including those owning a Mac or another Apple device. The service was meant to provide users with fast access to important files at all times, regardless of whether on the PC, Mac, iPad or another mobile device...

8 May 2012
05:17 GMT

Apple to Compensate Proview in iPad Trademark Spat - Report

Apple has reportedly ceded to settle with Proview over the iPad trademark dispute by agreeing to a sum of money that Proview believes is appropriate. The news comes from Proview’s lawyer, Xie Xianghui, who reportedly told Chinese news outlet Xinhua, "We feel that the attitude of Apple Inc. has changed. Althoug...

7 May 2012
11:21 GMT

Some iPad 2 Tablets Have Better Battery Life, Here’s Why

Prominent hardware review site AnandTech has an interesting analysis on the processor inside Apple’s refreshed iPad 2 tablets, which reportedly boast a different variation of the A5 chip. The A5 applications processor inside Apple’s cheaper iPad 2 (announced during the launch of the third-gen iPad), is s...

4 May 2012
10:53 GMT

iPad Text Editing Just Became a Whole Lot Better (in Theory)

Daniel Chase Hooper has a cool iPad keyboard prototype that Apple needs to implement, ASAP. Or at least that’s what he says. We’ll let you decide. Daniel believes the current method of writing and editing text on the iPad is cumbersome. He’s right. For example, if you make a typo and want to go bac...

4 May 2012
05:26 GMT

Logitech Intros Solar Keyboard Folio for iPad

Logitech has launched a brand new iPad accessory which consists of a case and a keyboard, as well as two solar cells that ensure you never have to swap batteries, ever. The Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio has been specifically designed for the new, third-generation iPad. It also works with the iPad 2. It’s an ul...

3 May 2012
05:44 GMT

iPhone 4S Enterprise Activations Hit Record High

Good Technology’s quarterly device activation report for the first quarter of 2012 reveals that Apple's iPhone 4S hit a record high, securing the number one spot overall, with 37% of all activations - four times that of any other device. The second place was nabbed by Apple’s iPad 2, with 17.7 perce...

30 April 2012
14:41 GMT

Apple’s Product Strategy Behind the New-Generation iPad Launch

Research and Markets has a new report on Apple titled "Apple's Product Strategy and Its implications for the New iPad Launch and Subsequent Industry Development." As its name implies, the report offers insight into the implications for the tablet industry as a whole caused by Apple's high-resolution-displa...

30 April 2012
05:11 GMT

Apple’s 3rd Gen iPad Launches in Nine More Countries Today

Apple is launching its third-generation iPad in nine more countries today, including Colombia, India, Israel, South Africa, and Thailand. Last week, Friday, April 20, Apple launched the new iPad in South Korea, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay...

27 April 2012
03:45 GMT

No iPad mini to Counterattack the Windows 8 Army, Says Apple Specialist

A report stemming from a Chinese portal is dishing out new rumors about Apple releasing a smaller tablet in the third quarter of 2012 to “counterattack the Windows 8 army.” One person who is knowledgeable regarding Apple’s strategy says this is not likely to happen.eWeek spoke with Michael Oh, the p...

21 April 2012
18:31 GMT

New Countries and Carriers Get iPhone and iPad Today

Five new regional US carriers are getting the iPhone, and an additional 12 territories around the globe are putting the new iPad on sale today. It had already been revealed that five extra US operators were planning to carry Apple’s iPhone, and today we have our confirmation that Alaska Communications, Appalac...

20 April 2012
02:44 GMT

Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover Turns iPad Into Notebook

The lack of a physical keyboard is a sore spot for many tablet users, but that doesn't mean that there aren't ways around it, especially when there are so many companies whose only purpose is to make peripherals and accessories. Before we have the chance to go on a tangent, we'll cut to the chase: Lo...

18 April 2012
09:53 GMT

Apple iPad Will Fall to Under 50% Share of Tablet Market by Mid-2013

Apple's iPad continues to lead the worldwide tablet market with a clear advantage, but its opposition is adamant in its drive to change the layout of this facet of the industry. Regardless of what most would have one think, the current state of the tablet market is a bit on the sad side, so to speak. After al...

18 April 2012
06:01 GMT

$249 "iPad mini" to Ship By the Millions in Q3, Says Chinese Report

Chinese web portal NetEase is dishing out details regarding a potential 8-inch Apple iPad launching later this year, with initial shipping estimated at 6 million units. The report may seem fairly credible, considering that NetEase also weighs in on the actual number of shipping units in the first batch of these unco...

17 April 2012
14:31 GMT

iPad 3 Arrives in 12 New Countries This Week

Apple’s latest and greatest iPad is set to arrive in a dozen additional countries this week, including South Korea, according to a media release by the Cupertino giant.A press release issued April 16th by Apple Inc. states that “Apple today announced the new iPad, the third generation of its category defi...

17 April 2012
02:38 GMT

How It’s Made - The Apple iPad (Video)

Marketplace.org's Rob Schmitz is the second reporter ever to be allowed inside a Foxconn production plant that handles the assembly of Apple’s tablet computers. The video embedded above offers highlights from his tour of the assembly line and the Foxconn facilities.Schmitz says the work done by the 250,000...

12 April 2012
04:01 GMT

Apple’s iPad Is Changing the English Language

The Apple “iPad” name may soon become synonymous with tablet computer, according to linguistics experts, IP attorneys and other names in the tech industry that have seen this happen dozens of times with other products and services. "For the vast majority, the idea of a tablet is really captured by the id...

9 April 2012
08:51 GMT

How to Properly Charge Your iPad

There are a few general misconceptions regarding the best practices for iPad battery charging and users are entitled to know them now, more than ever, following claims that Apple’s new iPad has some battery issues.It couldn’t be more false, according to Jesse Hollington writing a handy battery charging gu...

9 April 2012
08:07 GMT

Polarized Glasses Will Affect Your iPad Experience (Video)

A two-year old video (embedded below) showing how the iPad does’t get along with polarized sunglasses has re-captured the attention of several Mac-centric blogs which quote screen expert Raymond Soneira as saying that “Using polarized sunglasses all iPads go black in Portrait mode.” (emphasis ours) ...

9 April 2012
04:00 GMT

You Can Now Buy a 3G iPad for Just $399

With the third-gen iPad on the scene and the iPad 2 heavily discounted, the first-generation iPads still selling as refurbs on Apple’s Special Deals area are now more attractive than ever.If you’re looking for a portable Internet machine for email, web surfing, an occasional Facebook-like and, of course, ...

7 April 2012
15:21 GMT

Chinese Student Sells Kidney to Buy iPhone and iPad

Prosecutors in Chenzhou, China have arrested five people involved with “intentional injury” for organizing and contributing to the removal and transplant of a kidney from a 17-year-old high-school student craving for Apple devices.Reported by the official Xinhua News Agency late Friday (via CBS News)...

7 April 2012
10:00 GMT

The New iPad Now Has 3G Issues, iOS 5.2 May Be Required Soon

With each passing week since the debut of the new iPad, customers report a new widespread problem with the third-generation tablet computer. This week it’s the cellular connectivity. Just as Apple is acknowledging a WiFi problem with the new iPad, as well as offering refunds to Australian customers for mislead...

6 April 2012
08:42 GMT

Gruber: Apple Has a 7.85-Inch iPad in the Lab

The well-connected Apple pundit John Gruber has revealed during his Talk Show podcast that Apple is prototyping a smaller version of the iPad internally. Asked by Dan Benjamin whether he thought a 7.85-inch iPad would ever be released, Gruber replied: “Well, I don’t know. What I do know is that they hav...

5 April 2012
08:52 GMT

Apple Replacing WiFi iPads with Connectivity Issues

Apple is acknowledging a problem with Wi-Fi connectivity on third-generation iPads, though not publicly, but internally. The Cupertino, Calif. computer giant will replace units for those customers who seem to be affected by a hardware flaw. A leaked AppleCare document reveals that “In the United States, contac...

5 April 2012
04:19 GMT

Apple Commissions New iPad 4G Banners for Australian Resellers

Apple Australia has instructed resellers to update their iPad posters in-store so that customers be well aware of the new iPad’s wireless / cellular capabilities down under. Those who’ve already purchased the cellular version of the tablet computer have been sent an email that clarifies that they’re...

5 April 2012
03:31 GMT

Notebook Sales Unaffected by New iPad in March, 2012

After the release of the newest iPad from Apple, some may have expected laptop sales to drop again, but this does not appear to have happened at all. We aren't really surprised to see that this is the case, but we suppose there might be enough reason for some bemusement, looking back. After all, tablets reall...

3 April 2012
16:41 GMT

iPad 3 Customers Are Extremely Satisfied with Their Purchase, Says ChangeWave

A new survey carried out by ChangeWave, a service of 451 Research, suggests that Apple has hit another home run with the new iPad. Customer satisfaction is off the charts! ChangeWave interviewed early adopters of the third-generation iPad to find that satisfaction was even higher than previous ratings from a Februar...

3 April 2012
15:11 GMT

Consumer Reports “Warmly” Recommends the iPad

Apple’s new iPad has topped Consumer Reports’ tablet ratings after the consumer review site fully assessed the tablet’s capabilities. The firm’s Donna Tapellini said the "high-resolution screen of the new iPad establishes a new benchmark in excellence, providing the best rendering of detail a...

2 April 2012
10:26 GMT

Apple: Samsung's Galaxy Tab Is the Only Real Rival to iPad

Apple basically set the foundation for the tablet market and, years later, it still feels like it doesn't have much competition on this front, with only one iPad rival considered worth its attention. We're not quite sure what to say regarding a certain statement that Apple's former chie...

2 April 2012
03:25 GMT

Apple Updates iPad 4G LTE Marketing for Australia

Australian iPad fans should now fully understand what they’re paying for when they sign up for an LTE-capable tablet, as the fruity company headquartered in Cupertino, California has updated its promotional materials to reflect the tablet’s inability to connect to Australian 4G networks.Australia’s ...

31 March 2012
12:41 GMT

Apple Refunding iPad 3 Buyers in Australia

After being dragged into court by the ACCC over allegedly misleading marketing of the new iPad, Apple Inc. has offered to refund Australian buyers of the third-generation tablet who may feel misled by the 4G LTE promos. Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said this week that “Apple'...

28 March 2012
07:57 GMT

The New iPad Is a 25-Hour LTE Hotspot

If you’re one of the lucky owners of a third-generation iPad on Verizon’s LTE network, you can use it as a personal hotspot for about 25 hours on a single charge. This, according to the people at AnandTech. Unlike DisplayMate Technologies, they were less interested in the new iPad’s battery and mor...

27 March 2012
17:51 GMT

48% of Existing iPad Owners Plan to Buy the New Model

A study conducted by Baird Equity Research analyst William Power on 488 individuals has revealed strong demand for Apple’s new tablet computer. According to Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt, the study was carried out on a young, tech-savvy demographic, which makes it all the more worthwhile. Baird found tha...

27 March 2012
15:51 GMT

Your New iPad’s Battery Is Fine, Tests Reveal

While some are convinced that the new iPad’s battery is flawed, actual tests conducted by Lex Friedman writing for Macworld indicate otherwise. In fact, as Apple pundit John Gruber himself asserts, it’s pure nonsense to think that “Apple, of all companies, would design a product that gets damaged i...

27 March 2012
11:41 GMT

iPad 3 Charge Meter Lies to Protect the Battery, Report Suggests

Following reports that the new iPad lies about reaching a 100% charge, ZDnet’s Adrian Kingsley-Hughes upholds that the iPad 3 battery meter is not acting up. He says it is a general misconception that the iPad 3 charge mechanism is flawed. The indicator is actually doing you a favor, by not telling you when th...

26 March 2012
13:21 GMT

SAMSUNG’s Exynos 5 CPU Is Ready

The new ARM-based design from Samsung is called Exynos 5 and it is a true A15 Core solution on 32nm. Unlike Qualcomm’s SnapDragon S4 that can be characterized as being “A15-like,” the Exynos 5 is a Direct A15 Core. The Korean company did not want to experiment with 28nm manufacturing process just y...

26 March 2012
10:14 GMT


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