The latest rumor circling the tech blogs, a very special release date for Apple’s third generation iPad. Word is that Apple may be planning to pay respect to Steve Jobs by releasing the iPad 3 on February 24th, Jobs birthday. Although the thought of the iPad 3 releasing on such a date is endearing, is [...]
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iPad Supply Factory Explosion Injures 61 Workers
Reports came in over the weekend that a shanghai supply factory for Apple experienced an explosion injuring 61 workers and hospitalizing 27 works. No life-threatening injuries we reported. “Our hearts go out to the people who were hurt in Songjiang. We are working closely with Pegatron to understand the cause of this accident,” Carolyn Wu, [...]
Apple Loses ‘iPad’ Trademark Case in China
Apple’s iPad sales in China may quickly come to a screeching halt. Proview Technology and Apple have been in and out of court for some time on the matter of who owns the ‘iPad’ trademark. A Chinese court ruled recently that Apple is not entitled to use the iPad trademark. This means that Apple will [...]
4G-LTE Coming to the iPad 3? Maybe..
Rumors made their way around the various tech blogs not to long ago. The word was that Apple may be bringing LTE to the iPad 3 in Japan by summer 2012. LTE is one of the top wished for features for the iPad 3. Recent reports may have put that flame out though. The Japanese [...]
Rumor: iPad 3 Will have some Girth
It seems as though a new Apple rumors comes out every week. This week the press and rumor sites are putting their sites on just how thick the iPad 3 will be. Speculation seems to point to a thicker iPad 3, as compared to the iPad 3. iLounge reports, .7 mm thicker than the iPad [...]
Pre-preduction Begins for the iPad 3, Impressive Display
According the reports from the Mac Observer, Apple is currently working with supplier overseas to build pre-production components for the nect-gen iPad. The key component being a 9.7-inch, 2048 x 1536 pixel display. rumor has it that Apple has ordered parts that roughly translate to 1.5 million iPads for the next quarter year. The Wall [...]
Samsung to Supply Quad-core A6 Processors for iPad 3
Despite Apple and Samsung’s nasty and relentlous battles i court, supplying Apple with components is still one of Samsung’s major forms of revenue and it looks as though it will stay that way for the iPad 3. According to the Korea Times Samsung will remain the supplier for the quad-core A6 chipsets to be used [...]
Bogus iPads on Sale from China e-commerce Sites
With the Holiday season picking up and Apple holding the top spot as having (arguably) the best smartphone and tablet PC on the market, it’s no wonder that knock-0ff and fake iPads are trying to be past as the real deal. MarkMonitor Inc., a company that specializes in brand protection tells us that nearly 18k [...]
iPad 3 Release Date and Re-Design Emerge
A “reliable Asian source” has some strong rumors that are making the tech world take notice. The source says that the iPad 3 will have a redesigned dock connector, smaller that the one currently on the iPad 2. A Tech blog out of Japan states: “(The) new iPad seems to have (a) re-designed dock connector. [...]
Rockstar Confirms GTA3 for iPad 2, Footage from Comic-Con
A week ago Rockstar announced that to celebrate tens years since the release of Grand Theft Auto 3 that they would re-release the game for iPad 2, iPhone 4S and a handful of other Android phones and tablets. Rockstar gives us an estimated release date of “this fall”. Footage from Comic-Con has turned up of [...]