Most people already know that that iPad 3 can't be very far away especially if Apple is to follow their usual release schedule. A new report has suggested that we might only have to wait a couple of weeks though rather than months for this big announcement.
Japanese website Macotakara has cited sources that claim Apple is set to announce their next generation iPad sooner rather than later. It looks as if a release date for sometime during March is to be expected and an announcement is due to come towards the end of February. This time scale seems to fit in with all the reports that the new iPad 3 is being produced and will likely reach capacity during the coming weeks.
With the next iPad rumors now in full circulation the real questions remaining for many are about the hardware specifications that will be released. Many are wondering if Apple will bring LTE to the new iPad. This may not happen considering that this technology is still in its infancy so we might have to wait a little longer for this. A quad core A6 CPU is looking likely but there is a debate about whether so much power will be required.
The most talked about feature of the new iPad 3 is a retina display especially after its rapid acceptance in the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Apple is also expected to announce the final build of iOS 5.1 for all iOS devices which is also going to bring Siri dictation to the iPad.
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According to company sources it seems that New York may soon be welcoming Apple to what is reportedly going to be a small scale media event to be held at the end of January. This will see Apple moving away from their usual home in Cupertino and San Francisco and sources close to the alleged event claim that Apple will invade New York towards the end of January in order to host an event that will have a media related announcement.
Rumors are already circulating that they might be going to announce the iPad 3 or an interactive television set. Perhaps it will be an update to iOS or more. The answers to these questions cannot be answered at the moment but like all Apple events there is sure to be something interesting and noteworthy to this event.
Some reports are suggesting that Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue will be attending and playing a big part in this event. Eddy Cue is in control of a large batch of Apple media units, which includes the iTunes Store, the iBooks store, App Store and the iAd network. Apple also has an office in New York where part of the iAd team work from.
Until an official statement is released we really don’t have any idea what this event is New York is all about but what we do know is that it will be eagerly awaited as are all the Apple events and I’m sure in the weeks running up to it we will see a lot more rumors and reports surfacing.
An Australian Court ruling lifted the ban on sales of the flagship Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 in that country. On December 9th, the court will decide whether or not Apple can appeal that ruling. In the meantime, Australian High Court Justice Dyson Heydon issued an order on Thursday, extending the ban on the tablet until the court meets on the 9th of the month. With the reversal, Samsung planned on offering the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 tablet in Sydney starting at 4pm local time on Friday. The company was then going to import the tablet to deliver to buyers while ramping up a marketing campaign. With the extension, that is put off for at least a week as Samsung bumps up against a self-imposed deadline. The company has said that if it can't sell the GALAXY Tab 10.1 in time for the holiday shopping season, it would cancel its release in the country.
Tuesday's reversal essentially ended a court-ordered ban on the sale of the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 that started on October 12th when the court ruled in favor of Apple. In that case, Apple sued Samsung claiming that the latter was stealing the design of the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad in producing its own models. Apple started things off with the original suit back in April and since then, the Korean based tech company has countersued claiming that Apple infringed on Samsung's FRAND patents, an exercise that has not been successful to date.
If Apple successfully appeals the reversal, Samsung might consider what it did to get around a ban of the tablet in Germany. Changing the design of the GALAXY Tab 10.1, Samsung moved the metal trim closer to the front of the device and renamed the product the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1N. By making these changes, Samsung was allowed to sell the revised tablet in Germany since the latter manufacturer successfully showed the court that the new revision eliminates the resemblance in design between the Samsung and Apple tablets.
If you miss playing traditional board games now that everything seems to have gone digital. A new gaming accessory called CameChanger has been designed for the iPad which allows you to enjoy both digital gaming and the more traditional boardgame style in one. GameChanger comes supplied with 2 games Animal Mania and Magic Schoolbus and can be played by two to four players of ages six and up. Both games combine education and entertainment and use the 48 pressure sensitive feels that are embedded into the gaming board.
The GameChanger games board has been designed by Dutch company Identity Games and has been created to provide an interactive electronic games board merging both traditional and new gaming styles. More information about the games and the GameChanger device can be found over on the companies website. GameChanger measures 25 x 11 x 1 in (63.5 x 28 x 2.5 cm) in size and is now available to purchase from the Apple Store and Amazon.
When Apple’s former CEO, Steve Jobs passed away recently, Apple posted a tribute page on Apple.com, and asked people to share their memories about Steve Jobs with Apple via email, the page has now been updated to include emails from Apple fans. Over a million people from all over the world have shared their memories, thoughts, and feelings about Steve. One thing they all have in common — from personal friends to colleagues to owners of Apple products — is how they’ve been touched by his passion and creativity. You can view some of these messages below.
And share your own at rememberingsteve@apple.com. Apple received over one million email messages, where fans shared their memories, though and feelings about Steve Jobs with Apple, and they have now posted a selection of the messages online which you can see over at Apple.
If you are a fan of Google Music and would prefer to listen to it on your iOs devices rather than the tunes available in your Apple iTunes application. A new iOS application has been launched called gMusic that allows you to listen to music from your Google Music locker, and is the first native iOS application for Google Music.
gMusic also has an off-line mode for those times when you unfortunately can’t get an Internet connection to stream music directly from your Google Music account. In a similar way to Spotify you just need to download the tracks whilst you have an Internet connection to make them available from your local device when no connection can be made. gMusic is now available to purchase and download from the Apple App Store.
Most people already know that that iPad 3 can't be very far away especially if Apple is to follow their usual release schedule. A new report has suggested that we might only have to wait a couple of weeks though rather than months for this big announcement.
