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iPad 3′s miraculous battery: the real game changer

, Mar 8th 2012 Discuss [89]

The 2012 version of the iPad has a gigantic battery in it, capable of keeping its fabulous new features in check enough to keep the same battery life as the iPad 2. For those of you that’ve used the iPad 2, you know that this is a feat in and of itself since the iPad 2 is capable of staying powered up for an inordinate amount of time – much longer than the 10 hours it’s rated for. What’s doubly amazing, and what we’re about to discuss below, is the fact that the newest generation iPad not only has a battery that has essentially 40% more power with basically the same physical size.

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Stop crying about the iPad naming conventions

, Mar 8th 2012 Discuss [51]

The 3rd generation iPad does not have a new name, but neither does the new MacBook Pro, the Apple TV, or the iMac – go home and cry about it. So called “experts” have been weighing in so heavily over the past 24 hours over the “mistake” made by those responsible for naming the newest iPad that you’d think they were stock owners in the company, all of this saying only one thing to your humble narrator: they’re mad that they can’t pigeonhole the product as easily as they could before. What I’m contending here is that not only does it make perfect sense that Apple cut out the numbering system from the newest model iPad in this generation, they should have done it right from the start.

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The new iPad vs iPad 2

, Mar 8th 2012 Discuss [17]

There’s a lot to be said about the upgrade in iPad technology we saw this week by Apple in the iPad 3, aka iPad HD, aka The new iPad, but when it comes down to it, it’s the price that prospective iPad purchasers will now be paying attention to most. Which model makes the most sense for you to purchase when you head to the Apple store this afternoon? Here we analyze not just the idea that newest model of the iPad is the only option you’ve got, but that both models have superior points not just limited to their price right out of the box!

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Gazelle offers trade-ins to fund new iPad purchasers

, Mar 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

Gazelle, a company that specializes in giving cold hard cash to consumers who trade in their mobile phones and electronic devices, has issued a press release today. We wonder why... Of course, it's no mystery. The company wants to let budget-minded Apple fans know how easy it is to scrape off some of the price tag for the newest iPad device. Read The Full Story

iPad 2 gets $100 price cut after “The new iPad”

, Mar 7th 2012 Discuss [9]

Apple is dropping the price of the iPad 2 by $100 following its announcement of the next-gen iPad, which it’s calling “The new iPad” instead of the iPad 3 or iPad HD. This price reduction of the iPad 2 will help round out Apple’s tablet lineup to cover more market segments.

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Apple touts iPad numbers, sold 15.4 million last quarter

, Mar 7th 2012 Discuss [4]

Ahead of unveiling the iPad 3, Apple is talking iPad numbers and performance so far, which you can imagine are impressive. In just the last quarter, Apple has sold 15.4 million units of the tablet, leaping well over PC sales. In fact, according to Apple, HP sold only 15.1 million PCs total in that same quarter. Read The Full Story

iPad HD demand surges as reveal nears

, Mar 6th 2012 Discuss [8]

The lure of the iPad HD means almost a third of mobile web users fully intend to buy the third-gen Apple tablet, despite there being no confirmed specifications or pricing for the new slate, according to market researchers. 29-percent of those surveyed told mobile ad network inMobi they intended to grab the iPad 3/iPad HD when it launches, while 65-percent would also consider a cut-price iPad 2 instead if the numbers were right. Read The Full Story

iPad mini to be 7.1-inches claims insider

, Mar 6th 2012 Discuss [11]

With iPad HD speculation pulling together ahead of Wednesday's Apple event, rumors around the tipped "iPad mini" continue to fizz in the background ahead of the smaller slates expected Q3 2012 launch. Although talk of a 7.85-inch display has proliferated in recent months, Apple's order book is supposedly for 7.1-inch panels according to VentureBeat's trusted sources, as the company "is particularly keen on taking back ground from the Kindle Fire." Read The Full Story

iPad 3 Pre-Announcement Rundown

, Mar 5th 2012 Discuss [16]

The time is nigh for the announcement of Apple’s next big product, and chances are it’s an iPad 3, iPad HD, or iPad 2S – have a look with us at all the information that’s been tipped on this product thus far. Here we sit less than 2 days before the next Apple press event which we’ll of course be attending and liveblogging to you as the information all comes down – and we’ve got so much information already! Of course none of the rumors, tips, or leaks have been verified by Apple, nor can any of them be truly confirmed until the big A lets their lips loose in reality, but let’s make some educated guesses based on sources close to the action, shall we?

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iOS touted 3X faster in HTML Game Performance than Android by Spaceport

, Mar 5th 2012 Discuss [19]

In a report which comes from a company presenting a mobile gaming engine supporting vector graphics, it seems that HTML5 gaming performance has been rated 3X faster than Android on the whole. In addition to this, the report from this group, Spaceport, found at http://spaceport.io/, shows that the iPad 2 is the top device in the industry rated on its ability to work with HTML5-based games. Browsers coming with each of the selected entrants into this test were displayed in Spaceport's "PerfMarks report" and rated one by one, iOS devices out-performing Android competitors in essentially all cases. Read The Full Story

iPad 3 redefines PCs, not kills them

, Mar 5th 2012 Discuss [33]

Apple’s iPad 3 launch later this week has dragged the “PC killer” speculation back out into the open, with the third-gen iOS tablet expected to further trounce traditional computing as shoppers vote for fingers not mice. It arrives to an increasingly crowded market, however, with not only Android tablets mustering for a second wave, but Windows 8 waiting in the wings. Both platforms will bring potent hardware to take on the iPad, too. As PC manufacturers – especially those of Windows-based tablets – have discovered, though, there’s more to challenging the iPad than throwing specs at it.

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iPad 3 price bump debunked tip insiders

, Mar 5th 2012 Discuss [5]

Apple's iPad 3 is likely to be priced the same as the existing iPad 2, insiders claim, despite recent reports suggesting the new model would be more expensive by as much as $80. In fact, US pricing of the third-gen slate will be identical to the current iPad, 9 to 5 Mac's insiders claim, while international sales could kick off even cheaper thanks to currency shuffling. Read The Full Story
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