Apple has announced its “strongest iPad launch yet” with the sale of more than three million new iPad’s in under four days. In comparison, the original iPad took 28 days to sell the first million units, and the launch of the iPad 2 was severely was hampered by low availability. CUPERTINO, California?March 19, 2012?Apple® today [...]
The new third generation iPad was successfully jailbroken just hours after hitting the streets early yesterday morning. Musclenerd has uploaded several pictures to Twitter that show the new iPad running Cydia an a terminal application. Neither can run without a jailbreak. Meanwhile, iOS hacker i0n1c says he has an untethered jailbreak up and running. That [...]
Apple officially announced earlier this week that Apple stores in each of the 10 iPad 3 launch countries would open at 8 AM local time, with Australians being amongst the first to get their hands on Apple’s new iPad. The folks from iFixit picked up the new iPad from a retail store in Melbourne, and [...]
According to a new report from Bloomberg, Samsung is currently the sole supplier of the iPad 3′s 2048 x 1536 high-resolution retina display. Prior rumors had indicated that Samsung as well as LG may contribute displays in some capacity, but it had been expected that Sharp would be the main supplier of display panels for [...]
Apple announced that the iPad 3 was powered by an A5X processor at their March 7 media event, but little else was known about the tech specs of the third-generation iPad until now. New benchmarking performed on the iPad 3 has revealed a 1Ghz processor and 1GB of RAM, which delivered a Geekbench score of [...]
Apple have officially announced that the iPad 3 will be available for sale from 8AM local time on March 16th, in retail stores in each of the 10 launch countries (US, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, UK, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands). A photo of store merchandising published earlier this week suggested the [...]
The first iPad 3 unboxing video has appeared on YouTube, despite the official retail launch date of the iPad 3 not being until March 16th. Vietnam-based website Tinhte.vn did not disclose how they obtained the new iPad several days early, but offer viewers a traditional unboxing video of the third-generation Apple tablet – albeit not [...]
While March 16 is the official launch date of the iPad 3, those customers who were hoping to order the “new iPad” online may have a significant wait ahead. Apple has completely sold out all of its online pre-order stock amidst massive demand for the third-generation iPad, with wait times in the U.S. Apple Store [...]
It hasn’t been a week since the announcement of the third generation iPad and Digitimes is already conjuring up more rumors regarding an iPad mini. According to the latest report, Apple is planning to adopt a slim bezel display for its rumored 7.85 inch iPad mini. Unlike its larger counterpart, the iPad mini is not expected to [...]
While the new iPad is less than one week from making its debut, investment firms are already beginning to figure out how much each tablet costs Apple to make. Macgasm has obtained a preliminary report from UBM TechInsights that pegs the cost of a new 16GB iPad with 4G LTE connectivity at approximately $310. That [...]
The next generation 4G LTE iPad may be coming to Sprint, according to Engadget. Citing an anonymous source, Engadget posted leaked images of Best Buy’s inventory database, which clearly includes ‘Sprint iPad New’ several times. While it certainly make sense for Sprint to get the device, Sprint’s LTE network isn’t expected to roll out until [...]
Despite 4G technology being one of the most-touted features of the new iPad 3, SlashGear have noted that the iPad 3 will be incompatible with the LTE networks being rolled out in countries outside the United States. While the iPad 3 supports data transfer rates of up to 73 Mbps on LTE, these speeds will [...]
According to a new report from GottaBeMobile, customers who purchase the new iPad and sign up for a 4G data plan with Verizon will receive mobile hotspot functionality at no extra cost. The iPad wireless hotspot feature allows you to use your iPad 3 as a Wi-Fi router, feeding signal that can be used to [...]
While the iPad 3 may not hit stores until March 16th, several tech sites have already had the opportunity to get up close and personal with the “new iPad”. Slashgear, The Verge and Engadget offer up some early opinions and first impressions, with largely positive comments for Apple’s next-generation tablet. Slashgear: “It’s Resolutionary” Apple says [...]
Following today’s launch of the iPad 3, Apple have released a short television commercial for the new tablet that highlights the merits of the new iPad’s high-resolution retina display. When a screen becomes this good, colors are more vibrant. Words are pin sharp. Everything is more brilliant. Because when a screen becomes this good, it’s [...]
