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A look at the iPad assembly process at Foxconn [Video]
Rob Schmitz is only the second reporter to have been granted access to the factory floor at Foxconn where they assemble iPads. Check out a video tour from his visit there below. Fascinating stuff, and Schmitz has a few more videos worth checking out over here.
Continue reading...iPad Mini with 7.85 inch screen remains something Apple is “noodling with”, says John Gruber
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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Steve Jobs once said that tablets with smaller 7-inch screens would be dead on arrival. Customers, Jobs explained, wanted tablets with bigger screens and after much research, Apple deduced that 9.7-inch screens were the most optimal. And for a while, Jobs’ prediction was spot-on. Many iPad competitors came and went without so much making the [...]
Continue reading...Does Microsoft’s Courier project live on with an iPad app called Paper?
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Courier as a concept was cool, but was practically nothing to write home about. Still the leaked demoes showcased some interesting use cases. Now some of the folks behind Courier have released an ipad app called Paper. The Verge has the skinny over here.
Continue reading...Australia not happy about Apple’s iPad 4G claims
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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Apple’s newest iPad is 4G compatible, that is of course, as long as you reside in North America. 4G functionality isn’t yet available on iPads sold in other parts of the world, and though Apple says as much in their fine print, Australian regulators don’t think that that’s enough. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [...]
Continue reading...Apple issues response to “hotter” iPad issue
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Apple issued a statement addressing the issue, or non-issue perhaps, to The Loop: “The new iPad delivers a stunning Retina display, A5X chip, support for 4G LTE plus 10 hours of battery life, all while operating well within our thermal specifications,” Apple representative Trudy Muller, told The Loop. “If customers have any concerns they should [...]
Continue reading...New iPad runs 5 degrees warmer than the iPad 2… or does it?
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Tweakers reports via Google Translate: Thermal Images Tweakers.net with an infrared camera made confirm the higher temperature. A new iPad was placed next to an iPad 2, both tablets were entrusted with the GLBenchmark. After five minutes, per tablet, the temperature of the hottest point is measured. On the left is the new iPad. Noted that the lower right [...]
Continue reading...Using an iPad while getting an MRI
Monday, March 19, 2012
There’s nothing fun about getting an MRI, and if you happen to be even a little bit claustrophobic, the experience can quite easily be jarring. So to help alleviate the emotional stress that can accompany an MRI, GE and PDC are exploring ways to integrate the iPad into the MRI experience. The Apple Blog reports: [...]
Continue reading...Apple announces 3 million iPads sold during launch weekend
Monday, March 19, 2012
Well, Tim Cook certainly wasn’t lying today when he said Apple’s new iPad saw a record breaking weekend. Not long ago, Apple issued a press release announcing that they’ve sold 3 million of their Retina Display enabled iPads since it first launched this past Friday. Apple today announced it has sold three million of its [...]
Continue reading...AT&T sees record breaking number of iPad activations
Monday, March 19, 2012
Following Tim Cook’s statement that Apple saw a record weekend with respect to iPad sales, AT&T issued a brief press release a short while ago touting a record breaking number of iPad activations. On Friday, March 16, AT&T set a new single-day record for its iPad sales and activations, demonstrating robust demand for the new [...]
Continue reading...The Verge’s iPad third-gen review: “In a class by itself”
Thursday, March 15, 2012
You won’t find a more thorough review of the new iPad than Josh Topolsky’s piece for The Verge: Yes, this display is outrageous. It’s stunning. It’s incredible. I’m not being hyperbolic or exaggerative when I say it is easily the most beautiful computer display I have ever looked at. Perhaps it has something to do [...]
Continue reading...Ahead of new iPad launch, Corporate Market shows enhanced interest in Apple’s tablet
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Apple was never one to cater to the corporate market, but in the iPad, they have a product that’s so appealing in its own right that the company is making inroads into market segments that were previously dominated by other companies. Highlighting this telling shift in support, a recent ChangeWave survey of 1,605 business IT buyers [...]
Continue reading...Apple warns Hong Kong scalpers not to queue up outside
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Apple’s new iPad is set to launch in Hong Kong on Friday, and it’d be quite the understatement to say that Apple product launches there go off without a hitch. Unfortunately, scalpers are a big problem when it comes to Apple products as folks looking to make a quick buck are notorious for trying to [...]
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
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