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New Exynos 5 info reaffirms high-res displays and USB 3.0

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [2]

There has been some speculation in the past as to whether we’ll see a quad-core processor in the Samsung Galaxy S III. Earlier this week we saw a leaked slide outlining the Exynos 5 processors, including dual- and quad-core models. Even if a quad-core processor doesn’t land in the Galaxy S III, it looks like the dual-core Exynos 5 won’t be a slouch when it comes to performance, with a new document revealing exact details surrounding the chipset. Read The Full Story

Mountain Lion Retina graphics tip high-res MacBooks incoming

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

There were reports in Feburary that Apple were working HiDPI support into OS X Lion, which would allow resolution independence and sharper graphics on high resolution displays. More evidence has emerged today that Apple may be bringing Retina Displays to MacBooks in the future, with high resolution art for some UI elements being discovered in the latest Mountain Lion developer preview. Read The Full Story

New iPad continues charging beyond 100%

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [9]

The new iPad features a significantly larger battery over the iPad 2, packing a 42.5-watt-hour battery compared to the old 25-watt-hour battery. As a result of the increased battery capacity, the new iPad takes longer to charge. But in a new discovery, when the iPad does reach 100%, it doesn’t stop charging. Read The Full Story

iTunes Movie Trailers app updated for iPad’s Retina Display

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the drawbacks of the new iPad’s retina display is that every flaw is magnified and impossible to avoid on such a great screen. Videos can look particularly bad if the resolution and bitrate are both too low. Developers have been scrambling to update their apps to make sure they look crystal clear, and Apple has updated one of its own: the iTunes Movie Trailers app. Read The Full Story

Microsoft: Windows 8 to support Retina-like displays

, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [2]

More and more mobile displays are moving towards a higher pixel density. Most notably the new iPad features its Retina display with a resolution of 2048x1536, and Asus unveiled an updated version of the Transformer Prime with a 1920x1200 resolution at MWC 2012. Having a higher resolution is great, but what making sure the UI remains sharp while being easy to touch on mobile devices? Read The Full Story

Netflix iPad app gets Retina Display upgrade

, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Netflix for the iPad has been updated to suit the new tablet's Retina Display, with crisper menus, higher-resolution thumbnails and more. The refreshed app also fixes VoiceOver support, Apple's text-to-speech screen access technology, along with improving playback for external displays and various other bugfixes and tweaks. However, while the UI may be HD, so far content itself isn't. Read The Full Story

Conde Nast magazines on new iPad called out for poor quality

, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [4]

With the incredible resolution that is the Retina Display, a lot of critics are taking a closer microscopic look into the various apps and content that have been around since before the improved technology. One of the companies that has been given such a critical eye is Conde Nast for its digital publications. Obviously, digital magazines and newspapers are a huge industry for tablets, especially the iPad, since publishers see it as their big chance to remain relevant. But Conde Nast might not be doing such a good job of that. Read The Full Story

Air Display update will add HiDPI support for new iPad

, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [2]

Avatron’s Air Display allows you to use your iPhone or iPad as an additional monitor to your setup. The popular app will soon be seeing an update that will support the new iPad’s Retina display, taking full advantage of the 2048x1536 resolution. Having such a high resolution on hand for a second or third monitor sounds good to us. Read The Full Story

iPad Retina Display backlight key heat culprit claims expert

, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [12]

Apple's new iPad heat issues are likely a side-effect of the increased backlighting for the Retina Display, according to one screen expert, though Apple itself maintains the toasty tablet is still within operating limits. The nature of the 2048 x 1536 panel and the 2.5x stronger backlighting needed to illuminate it are probably the key cause of heat, DisplayMate's Raymond Soniera told CNET, with both the LEDs themselves and the extra strain on the battery contributing to the warmth. Read The Full Story

iPad Retina Display squashes rivals (but it’s not perfect)

, Mar 20th 2012 Discuss [6]

The new iPad's Retina Display comfortably out-performs the displays on the current crop of tablets and smartphones, according to new research, though there remains room for improvement in battery life, brightness and more. The third-gen iPad's 2048 x 1536 panel bests rivals for sharpness, color saturation and accuracy, picture quality, and gray scale, according to DisplayMate's testing, and in fact outperforms the screens on most HDTVs, notebooks and monitors. However, it's not all good news. Read The Full Story

Apple’s new iPad screen gets compared to iPad 2 under a microscope

, Mar 18th 2012 Discuss [58]

There's no doubt in anyone's mind that the new iPad has a display that puts every other tablet to shame. But if you're interested in seeing what is perhaps the most vivid representation of just how much more advanced it is than the iPad 2's display, you'll need a microscope. Luckily, even if you don't have one, someone else has taken the trouble to do the comparison. Read The Full Story

Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD Retina Quality Review

, Mar 17th 2012 Discuss [8]

This update to the racing game series that’s captivated the mobile gaming audience on Apple products for over a year now delivers an enhanced version of episode 6 with Retina-quality graphics and tweaks that’ll give you giggles galore. This game now brings on the same fabulous big-name collection of racing car manufacturers in addition to several new vehicle models like the classic DMC Delorian (the same model you might recognize from the Back to the Future series of films.) There’s nothing quite like pretending you’re the Doc pummeling down your opponents in a full-on drift through Tokyo’s streets on the 2012 iPad, nothing like it in the world.

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