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It’s Finally Here: Spotify Launches Its Long-Awaited iPad App
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Today, Spotify is releasing its long-awaited iPad app — finally giving Apple tablet users, who also have a Spotify Premium (paid) subscription, a native route to accessing its 17-million song catalog. It will be worth seeing whether pent-up demand for the app will translate into a rush of downloads and...
Spotify for iPad launches: impressions and a visual tour of the new app
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It's here. After all the rumors, leaks and false alarms, Sweden's top music streaming service is finally ready for the big(ger) screen. Spotify has landed on the iPad, and not surprisingly, the new app is a no-brainer of a download for anyone currently in possession of a premium account...
UK parliament to provide 650 iPads to MPs, costing $420,000
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As Britain’s economy enters a ‘double-dip’ recession (much to the dismay of its citizens), the Palace of Westminster has agreed to provide 650 members of parliament with iPads, replacing their old laptops at a cost of at least £260,000 (around $420,000) to the taxpayer. iPads will only be provided to...
Whoa: iPad 3 might let you “feel” on-screen objects
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Once again, Apple may have tipped off a feature of its next iPad in plain sight. The final words on its press invite for Wednesday’s iPad event say the company has something to see; ”And touch.” This very well could be the first Apple tablet that touches you back, in...
Apple’s new iPad outfitted with 1GB RAM, early benchmarks reveal
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Whilst Apple remains characteristically mum on the specifications of the new iPad hardware, benchmark tests reveal that the Cupertino-based technology giant has included 1GB of memory in the device to compliment the device’s updated A5X processor. Reports suggested that Apple had beefed up the new iPad to sport more RAM but a tweet from iOS tinkerer...
Logitech reveals Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for the third-gen iPad, a set of keys that protect your slate for $99
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Ever thought to yourself that those Smart Covers would be so much better if they somehow had a keyboard built in? Perhaps not, but Logitech is looking to fill the void anyway. The outfit has announced its Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for this year's iPad. On the business side of...
Logitech reveals Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for the third-gen iPad, a set of keys that protect your slate for $99
Apple’s iPad HD may feature unbelievable new touchscreen tech
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Amid the inevitable rush of last-minute iPad rumors we’re trying desperately to avoid, one report in particular caught our eye. It suggests that Apple may include an emerging tactile technology in its third-generation iPad display that is as fascinating as it is unexpected. Speaking with Pocket-lint last week during the annual Mobile World...
Samsung reveals its China chip plant will cost $7bn, making it its biggest ever overseas investment
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Samsung has confirmed that the memory chip production plant that it is planning to develop in China will cost $7 billion, making it the largest overseas project that the Korean electronics giant has undertaken to date. Economic Times reports that the South Korean firm has revealed that it has secured an initial $2.3...
Report: Apple’s 7.85-inch Mini iPads to cost $250-$300 and 6 million are being planned for launch
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Kokatu translates a Chinese report on the often rumored iPad mini tablet: Chinese net portal, NetEase, has a story on a rumored new mini Apple tablet. NetEase claimed that the device will be released around the third quarter of this year to “counter attack” the upcoming Windows tablets. The report further claims that the...
Apple reportedly squeezes Pegatron into ceasing ASUS ultrabook production
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Apple has reportedly moved to curb the production of new ‘ultrabook’ portable computers by Taiwanese technology giant ASUS, by forcing its manufacturing partner Pegatron to choose between production contracts for the two companies. Chinese publication Commerical Times reports that Apple pursued Pegatron after becoming frustrated by the similarities between its...
Engadget Giveaway: win a new iPad, courtesy of puzzle app Triple Entendre!
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Finally, a contest where everybody gets something for free! The Van Buren Boys, the folks behind addictive iPhone / iPad puzzle app Triple Entendre, is offering up a sparkling new Apple tablet for you to win, alongside eight free titles. If you aren't the lucky winner, don't despair: the...
iPad 3, HD or TV? The Apple event - live coverage
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Will it include haptic technology? A quadruple-resolution "retina display"? Will Apple unveil a new Apple TV - or will it have an entirely new set to show off? Stay with us as we see the answers revealed.Apple's Tim Cook has invited a number of the US press to San Francisco,...
Shanghai court rejects Proview injunction, okays the sale of Apple iPads
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The legal tussle between Apple and Proview over the iPad has swung in Cupertino's direction. According to Ximin News, a Shanghai court has rebuffed Proview's demand for an injunction halting the sale of the Apple tablet due to licensing issues. The Pudong New Area People's Court made the decision...
Hacker News app news:yc is now available for the iPad and iPod Touch
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Popular Hacker News app news:yc has been revamped and is now available for the iPad for the first time. Building on the first version, which was created more than a year ago, news:yc 1.2 expands support beyond the iPhone, and brings the app to the iPod Touch, as well as...
iPad prototype renderings from early-2000s revealed in Apple / Samsung court filings
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It's a strange bit of history that the concept of an Apple tablet led to what we know as the first iPhone. It's a fact that Steve Jobs made mention of back in 2010, at an appearance at All Things D, realizing that Apple was capable of building a...
Hands-on with Logitech's Ultrathin Keyboard Cover
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Logitech announced its Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for the new iPad and iPad 2 a couple of weeks ago, and today we got our grubby mitts on the thing. In case you forgot, it attaches to your Apple tablet like a Smart Cover when not in use, but perhaps you...
The Original iPad Was Gigantic
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Revealed in court filings (which were first noticed by NetworkWorld ) is a prototype/mock up ("035") for an Apple tablet created between 2002 and 2004 -- years before the iPad came out. It still looks like an iPad, but crossed with an old iBook. And man oh man it is...
On back of iPad 3, Apple tablet numbers to jump in 2012
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iPad 3 numbers are expected skyrocket in 2012, an Asia-based report said....
Apple expected to launch 7.85-screen mini iPad later this year
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Apple is expected to launch a smaller iPad to deal with a flurry of rivals that are trying to eat away at its market share in tablets with lower prices and smaller devices. The new Apple tablet will have a 7.85-inch screen and it will sell for significantly less...
The origin of the iPad: This early Apple prototype may be almost a decade old [Photos]
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In documents released as part of the deposition of Apple designer (Sir) Jony Ive by Samsung, images of an early Apple tablet prototype were shared, suggesting that the company could have been toying with the idea of releasing an iPad-type device as far back as 2002. NetworkWorld unearthed the document (from Ive’s...
Judge rules against Apple in Samsung UK patent case, claims Galaxy Tabs "are not as cool"
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Last week reports noted Samsung’s attempt to lift Apple’s preliminary injunction placed on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the U.S. was rejected by District Judge Lucy Koh. Today, in Apple’s ongoing patent cases with Samsung in the UK, today Bloomberg reported Judge Colin Birss ruled against Apple claiming the Sammy’s...
RUMOR: Mini-iPads Are On The Way (AAPL)
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Apple's manufacturing partners are supposedly delivering completed 7.85-inch iPads, reports DigiTimes. It's long been speculated that Apple is working on a smaller iPad to compete with the $200 Kindle Fire, even though the iPad snatched a huge majority of the tablet market last year. The launch price price for...
The new iPad’s touch screen is made by Samsung, because LG and Sharp couldn’t hack it
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The Retina display featured in the new iPad will come from Samsung, rather than competitors Sharp or LG, reports Reuters. According to IHS iSuppli’s Vinita Jakhanwal, the other manufacturers couldn’t meet Apple’s quality control demands. Samsung already makes Apple’s A5X chip, which combines a dual-core processor with a quad-core graphics chip....
Draw Something for iOS update adds new words, Retina display support for iPad, and more
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OMGPOP’s Draw Something now has a cult following, seeing more than 30 million registrations in less than two months. With millions of players, some have become frustrated with the repetition of words, constant crashes and other minor bugs, and while they haven’t stopped many from playing, an update has long...
Why the next iPad will (and won’t) be called the iPad HD
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So there have now been two recent reports that the new Apple tablet being introduced on Wednesday won’t be called the ‘iPad 3′. Instead, both Cnet and Venturebeat are claiming that their sources are telling them that it will be called iPad HD. A rumor that the next iPad would...
Smaller iPad in 'testing stage,' says research firm
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An Apple tablet with a smaller display is undergoing tests, says a Taipei-based market researcher, which also released a 2012 tablet market forecast. [Read more]...
Apple’s new iPad heats things up – literally
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BGR reported on Monday that a number of new iPad owners were encountering overheating issues with their tablets. After a period of usage, the iPads would become so hot that they would display an error message and shut down. While this overheating issue only appears to affect a small...
Samsung Tab not 'cool' says judge
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Samsung has not copied Apple tablet designs because its gadgets are not as cool as those of the iPad maker, says UK high court judge....
Small Apple tablet chatter gets louder from suppliers
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Leaks about a so-called "iPad-mini" continue to trickle out from Asia-based publications, which in turn are apparently getting their information from component manufacturers. [Read more]...
The iPad 3 will launch with LTE on AT&T and Verizon, says WSJ
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Among many details that have been coming to light regarding the iPad 3 of late, one that is still very much in the air is its support of 4G LTE networks. Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that it will indeed come in versions that support the faster networks....
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