Apple to surpass Intel in mobile processors this year?

- Lewis Curdie  Mar. 21, 2012 at 12:01

Research by In-Stat suggests that Apple could surpass Intel in terms of volume of processors shipped – for mobile devices that is – by the end of the year.

Apple took the silver medal in space year 2011AD, and it really doesn’t have far to go to close the gap on Intel.

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The new iPad is hot stuff. Literally

- Lewis Curdie  Mar. 20, 2012 at 14:00

The launch of a new iDevice wouldn’t be the same without some sort of technical issue grabbing the headlines. In the past we’ve had dead pixels, yellow hues, and not forgetting Antennagate.

Now we’re hearing – by way of the Apple Support Communities – that the new iPad gets kinda hot while in use. Shocking.

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The new iPad is here

- Lewis Curdie  Mar. 16, 2012 at 11:00

Well, today’s the day, folks. March 16, 2012 marks the arrival of the device with the stupidest name ever (ok, maybe not quite).

Yep, it’s the new iPad, or iPad third gen, successor to the iPad 2, with all the very slight improvements we’ve come to expect from a spanking new iDevice.

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IDC: tablet sales increasing at insane rate

- Lewis Curdie  Mar. 15, 2012 at 12:00

Well, I’ve finally caved and forked out for a tablet, despite declaring them utterly pointless for much of 2011. Hey, I need the new iPad for work purposes, alright?

And I’m far from the only person to embrace tablety goodness, as new figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker show that tablet sales are rising at an incredible rate.

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The new iPad: price breakdown

- Lewis Curdie  Mar. 11, 2012 at 15:00

‘The new iPad’ (yep, still hating that name) certainly ain’t cheap, and a price breakdown from EETimes reveals – or estimates rather – what you’re getting for your money.

Of course, since the third generation iPad is enhanced in many ways over the iPad 2 while selling for the same price, Apple’s profit margin will take a hit. Well, in theory.

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When it comes to mobile F1, only iPad users matter to Sky Sports

- Martin James  Mar. 10, 2012 at 16:00

Hardcore F1 fans and mobile fanatics aren't two groups you'd naturally seat next together at a party, but that doesn't mean there aren't exceptions to the rule, your humble scribe included.

And while the deal to split coverage between the BBC and Sky has already caused a fair bit of bad blood, at least you can get your fix – if you're willing to pay. But an official Sky Sports F1 app for Android? Or in fact for any smartphone at all? Sorry, you're out of luck.

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Buying “the new iPad” was not fun

- Lewis Curdie  Mar. 9, 2012 at 13:00

If you’ve been alive this week, you’ll be entirely aware that Apple unveiled the latest in its range of iDevices, a little something called – no, not the iPad 3, iPad 2S or iPad HD, but – “the new iPad”. Way to confuse the hell out of everyone, Apple. Presumably it’ll be followed by the newer iPad, newest iPad, newerest iPad…

During the keynote, Apple revealed that pre-orders for the new iPad would start that very day, Wednesday, and almost immediately the various Apple sites melted.

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Apple gives itself a(nother) pat on the back

- Lewis Curdie  Mar. 7, 2012 at 19:29

If you’ve ever followed an Apple keynote, you’ll know that the Californians like to drag things out for a while before getting down to the nitty gritty. Y’know, the thing everyone has travelled hundreds – if not thousands – of miles to see. In tonight's case, it was "the new iPad".

The dragging out process invariably involves Apple bigging itself up, boasting about this and that and backing it all up with admittedly impressive statistics. Ready for some of tonight’s highlights?

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iPad 3 unveiled with Retina display, A5X quad-core graphics, 5MP camera. Available March 16

- Lewis Curdie  Mar. 7, 2012 at 19:00

Well, well, well. It’s always kinda surreal when Apple finally unveils its spanking new wares, effectively laying countless months of rumours and speculation to rest.

And that’s exactly what Tim Cook & Co have just done with the highly-anticipated iPad 3 - or is it simply "the new iPad"? - in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre, San Francisco. Thanks to ye olde rumour mill, the iPad 3 is pretty much exactly what we expected (mostly), but it's still impressive as heck.

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Samsung: 7in iPad mini arriving in Q3

- Lewis Curdie  Mar. 6, 2012 at 14:00

We’ve been hearing rumblings of a smaller, presumably cheaper, iPad for some months now, and a leaked document from Samsung Securities suggests it’s very much in the pipeline.

The document states – as we know already – that Apple will launch the iPad 3 in Q1 2012 (tomorrow, to be precise), but throws a curveball with the mention of a 7in iPad following later in the year.

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