iPad HD is is coming and we have some links for the best stories on the web for you.
Check back here later for our take on the cutting edge device from Apple and the new Apple TV.
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It’s almost here, Apple’s BIG invite only event kicks off Tuesday, March 7 at 1 p.m. at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and it should be all about the Pad. The web should be flooded with pictures, information speculation and probably some early reviews live from the event.
Here’s what we think we know about the iPad 3 or iPad HD.
According to 9to5Mac, Apple’s newest tablet will go on sale on March 16, which is also the grand opening of Apple’s two newest retail locations, one at the famous Harrod’s department store in London, England, and the other in Houston, Texas.
By Roy Bassave
Who cares what it’s called only that it’s a true upgrade from the iPad 2 which works real well for me. CNET reports that Apple will forgo the number naming game and call the device the iPad HD. Duh, the next iPad will feature a 2048×1536 resolution Retina display, which is twice the resolution of iPad 0r iPad 2.
While many of you have been hoping for a thinner pad, that might be able to happen. Their have been unoffcial photos posted by China-based gadget blog MIC Gadget of the front and back panels of the iPad HD. It looks almost identical in design to the iPad 2. I think it will be a little bit thicker, thanks to a bigger battery required to power the new high-def display and all the new apps that will suck it dry of energy.
The iPad HD will, in fact, support 4G LTE connectivity as reported by Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal. The iPad will be available with a LTE radio on Verizon and AT&T, the only two Apple-approved carriers that currently have an LTE network up and running.
This report was supplemented from various new sources.
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Rather than being window mounted, this dash mounted holder won’t cause any new blind spots. Plus no more hassle of having to constantly pick up or place your expensive device unsecurely somewhere in your car. Safer driving can be achieved.
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Compatible with Smartphones & Tablets
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Electronics were among the most purchased items over the Thanksgiving weekend, with nearly half of all shoppers buying technology, according to interim results from the Black Friday Weekend survey by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and CARAVAN®. The survey showed that nearly 118 million Americans will shop this weekend (Thursday through Monday).
Once again, consumer electronics (CE) trailed only clothes as the most popular gifts purchased this weekend. Nearly half of all shoppers (48 percent) bought or will buy CE from Thursday through Monday. The survey examined shopping habits, intentions and expectations from Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, through Cyber Monday, Monday, November 27. More than 60 percent of shoppers were purchasing clothes during that time frame. Toys are also a popular gift this weekend.
CEA’s 18th Annual CE Holiday Purchase Patterns Study showed the average consumer will spend an all-time high of $246 on electronics gifts this year, up six percent from last year and representing one -third of all gift spending.
The Black Friday Weekend survey found the most popular day to shop was Friday, although the entire weekend, including Thursday and Monday, was or will be busy shopping days. Through Friday, nearly 118 million people reported they had shopped on Thursday or Friday or had plans to shop Saturday, Sunday or Monday. Black Friday and Saturday were the most popular (intended) days to shop with 27 percent and 25 percent, respectively, of individuals shopping on those days. Thanksgiving Day was also popular, with 11 percent shopping on Thursday.
“Black Friday shopping has fast become a Thanksgiving weekend tradition, like football or a post-Turkey dinner nap, for millions of shoppers,” said Shawn DuBravac, CEA’s chief economist and director of research. “The holiday shopping season got off to a strong start as many hit the stores or went online to kick-off their holiday shopping as soon as they finished Thanksgiving dessert. These bargain hunters were able to find the deals they were after.”
Consistent with CEA’s earlier holiday forecast, the Black Friday Weekend survey showed the most popular electronics purchased/planned to purchase this weekend were:
• Digital Cameras
• Video game consoles
• Accessories (such as cables and cases)
• Televisions
• Notebook/laptop computers
• Smartphones
• MP3 players
• e-Readers
• Tablet computers
Mass merchants were again the most popular place to shop during the Black Friday weekend. Roughly 77 percent of those who had already shopped, as of Friday, reported shopping at a mass merchant. When including individuals’ shopping intentions for the rest of the weekend, that number rises to 81 percent. Department stores, electronics stores and online retailers were also popular shopping destinations. Nearly half of shoppers (46 percent) who bought electronics purchased their CE device online.
Most consumers were happy with the deals they found this weekend. Of those who shopped, 69 percent rated the deals and sales as good or excellent. When it comes to electronics, 61 percent said the deals and sales were good or excellent. More consumers also said the deals they found in stores were better than online, with 60 percent rating in-store deals as good or excellent versus 35 percent for online.
“Electronics continue to be the must-have gifts of the holiday as consumers are allocating more of their overall gift budget to buy the latest, innovative technologies,” said DuBravac. “Mature product categories, such as televisions, digital cameras and MP3 players, fared well this weekend as unprecedented price points proved too tempting for shoppers to ignore.”
BREAKING NEWS
iPhone4S – Same case, newer inside. That’s right people no iPhone5 yet, just a major internel upgrade.
The iPhone 4S will run faster, thanks to a slew of new components: It’ll sport a dual-core A5 processor that’s twice as fast as the chip powering the iPhone 4, and the graphics chips are fully seven times faster, the company said. It also and has new mobile software that can sync content wirelessly, without having to plug an iPhone to a Mac or Windows machine.
iPhone4S – Black and white versions 16GB: $199, 32GB for $299, 64GB for $399.
The 3GS and iPhone 4 will live on. The 4 is now $99 for 8GB. The 8GB 3GS will be free — on contract.
Pre-orders for the iPhone 4S start this Friday, the 7th. Available on October 14th. In the US it’ll be Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint
According to published reports Apple on Tuesday invited reporters to an iPhone-related event Oct. 4, setting the stage for the widely anticipated launch of its latest iPhone 5 smartphone device.
Concept art of iPhone 5.
Apple sent reporters an email with the message, “Let’s talk iPhone,” inviting them to an event at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. Apple has traditionally held an event in the early fall to update iPod products, as well as its iTunes digital music library.
The event next week follows another blowout quarter for Apple’s iPhone 4, which was released in June of last year.
Overall, the iPhone has helped to drive Apple’s revenue and profit growth to record levels and has become the best-selling smartphone in the world.
But will Apple announce an news about the iPad3?
Tablet wars are in full gear as the Amazon Kindle Fire, a $199 tablet PC based on the Google Android operating system that analysts say could be a serious threat to the Apple iPad2.