iPad 2

iPad 2: Everything you need to know

Everything you need to know about Apple's second generation iPad 2, thinner, lighter, faster, with an Apple A5 chipset, and two cameras for FaceTime

Apple's second generation iPad 2 aimed to be even more revolutionary and magical than the first, with a dual-core processor offering 2x CPU and 7x graphics performance, twin FaceTime cameras, black and white color options, and the thinnest, lightest design yet at just 0.34 inches and 1.33 lbs. It shipped on March 11 in the US and is now in 90 countries world wide. There are 3G versions for both GSM/AT&T and Verizon in the US. Price points and storage options are 16GB starting at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only version and $629 for the 16GB GSM (AT&T) or Verizon 3G version.

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Mailbox for iPad available now!

By Richard Devine, Thursday, May 23, 2013 a 9:17 am

We knew it was coming, but now Mailbox for iPad is here! Released today into the App Store, Mailbox for iPad provides the same great email experience as the iPhone version but optimized for the larger screen. The iPad version comes by way of an update to the main app.

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Microsoft recruits Siri to take on the iPad in their latest Windows 8 commercial

By Richard Devine, Thursday, May 23, 2013 a 6:27 am

Microsoft has launched their new Windows 8 commercial, and appears to have recruited Siri to help them take on the iPad. OK, so Siri would never do such a thing, but they're licensing the same voice, and it achieves the same effect. The 30-second clip takes aim at what the iPad can't do, that a Windows 8 tablet can. The whole thing is a parody of an Apple ad, right down to the chopsticks played on Garageband at the end.

The ultimate luxury hotel room now comes with 24-carat gold iPads

By Richard Devine, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 a 7:16 am

The Burj Al Arab in Dubai is one of the most luxurious hotels in the world. Staying there requires a healthy bank balance, but the luxury speaks for itself. Recently, the hotel installed Macs in each room at the all-suite hotel, in an effort to offer a "thoroughly modern guest experience." Their latest trick; 24-carat gold iPads in every room.

Turkish Prime Minister visits Apple, and others, ahead of a 10.6 million unit order for tablets

By Richard Devine, Monday, May 20, 2013 a 2:09 pm

10.6 million tablets is a whole heck of a lot, and that's the number that the Turkish Prime Minister is talking about purchasing. Recep Erdoğan is visiting the U.S. on a very large shopping spree, and is visiting Microsoft, Google and Apple personally, before splashing the cash.

Magnets in iPad discovered to be strong enough to shut off implanted defibrillators

By Richard Devine, Friday, May 10, 2013 a 8:01 am

Magnets are bad for implanted defibrillators, this isn't a new discovery. The iPad 2 onwards contains magnets, those little ones around the edges to hold down the Smart Cover and the top of the Smart Case. Combining these two pieces of information, a science project by 14-year-old Gianna Chien has determined that the iPad might not be the best thing to hold close to your chest if you have one of these devices implanted. Bloomberg reports:

iPad sales in China and Japan more than doubled since last year

By Derek Kessler, Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 a 5:39 pm

In today's conference call after the Q2 2013 fiscal results, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer revealed that Apple products are selling like gangbusters in East Asia. In China and Japan both, iPad sales more than doubled this quarter from the quarter the year prior. In China specifically, iPad sales were up 138% from last year.

Logitech's colorful new iPad case sports fabric keyboard

By Peter Cohen, Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 a 11:32 am

Logitech took the wraps off a new case for the full-sized iPad that features a built-in keyboard. The FabricSkin Keyboard Folio for iPad will go on sale in May for $150.

Status Board review: Panic's delightful way to visually keep track of all your stuff

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 a 10:36 am

Status Board is a way to keep track of all the stuff you care about, delightfully rendered and presented on your iPad. That it comes from the obscenely talented team at Panic is no surprise. Based on a custom big screen status board they whipped for their office, the production version of Status Board offers a lot of the same charm, and in an easy to customize package.

iPad: 3 years later

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 a 1:48 pm

3 years ago today, Apple shipped the original iPad Wi-Fi. It had been called unimaginative. It had been called unnecessary. Even after Steve Jobs had taken the stage only a few months earlier and made the case that there was room for a new product category between the smartphone and the laptop, even after Apple's multitouch interface had mainstreamed computing like never before, it was called "just a big iPhone".