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iPad 3 mark II pricing reportedly leaked, same configurations as before

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Oct 19, 2012 a 10:06 pm

Way back in August iMore learned that Apple was planning to update the existing iPad 3 with what's now known as the Lightning connector, as well as some internal improvements, and re-release it alongside the iPad mini this fall. Well, it's fall now, the iPad event has been set for October 23 and lo and behold, new iPad 3 SKUs are reportedly starting to appear.

Apple loses appeal in UK court, must place ad stating Samsung didn't copy iPad

By Joseph Keller, Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 a 2:36 pm

Apple has lost an appeal against a UK ruling regarding the similarity of the Samsung Galaxy Tab line of tablets to the iPad, and will be forced to run ads acknowledging that Samsung did not, in fact, copy the iPad design. The decision comes after Apple appealed a July ruling by the High Court that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab line of tablets did not infringe on the iPad’s design. Apple will have to post a link to the original judgement on its UK website, as well as run ads in major publications, the BBC reports:

Curious George's Dictionary for iPad review

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 a 12:15 am

Curious George's Dictionary is an educational iPad app for kids that teaches the meanings of nearly 600 words through illustrations, sentences, stories, and more. It features charming illustrations for each word as well as an example of a sentence that uses the word. In addition to swiping through letters and learning new words, Curious George's Dictionary also includes stories about Curious George using is dictionary and sections dedicated opposites, numbers, quantities, and colors & shapes.

Need For Speed Most Wanted heading to iPhone and iPad in the very near future

By chrissyboy6969, Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 a 3:56 am

EA Mobile has announced that it is well on the way towards releasing Need For Speed Most Wanted for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. To show us just how near it is, EA has released a teaser video showing what to expect when it arrives. Need for Speed Most Wanted has been developed by Firemonkeys and promises stunning graphics and online gameplay.

They don't come in Happy Meals, but Virginia Beach McDonald's is testing out iPads at the table

By Joseph Keller, Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 a 5:13 pm

The newest McDonald’s in Virginia Beach, Va., has mounted iPads to their tables so customers can enjoy some magical and revolutionary fun while they feast on fast food. Hugh Fard, the owner of the Viriginia Beach establishment, came by the idea from a French company that has implemented a similar feature in 20 of their own locations across Europe.

Apple reportedly orders 10 million iPad mini’s ready for fourth quarter release

By chrissyboy6969, Monday, Oct 8, 2012 a 5:08 am

Apple has reportedly placed orders for around 10 million iPad mini tablets according to The Wall Street Journal. The information on the huge order quantity number comes from various Apple supply chain vendors in the Asia region who claim to have received orders specifically for the iPad mini

Regarding the iPad 3 mark II

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Oct 5, 2012 a 6:54 pm

Back in August iMore reported that Apple was planning to update all current iOS devices to the new Lightning connector. That included the new iPad (iPad 3) that went on sale last March. Today MacRumors reported a developer had started seeing iPad 3,6 show in his or her app analytics, and what's more, it appeared to be running an iPhone 5-class, ARM v7s-based, Apple A6 custom system-on-a-chip.

We talked about the "iPad 3 mark II" (or rev A, for lack of a better term) on last week's iMore show Sunday edition, but here's the gist --

ABC news uses location services to track stolen iPad to the home of a TSA officer

By chrissyboy6969, Friday, Sep 28, 2012 a 3:57 am

ABC news set up a sting at various main stream airports by leaving behind a total of ten iPads to see what happens to them when they get into the hands of TSA officers. The sting was setup after reports of 100’s of thefts by TSA officers from airports around the country.

iTunes and App Store get major facelifts for iPhone 5

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 a 2:13 pm

A big addition to iOS 6 for the iPhone 5 will be a visually revamped App Store and iTunes for both mobile and Mac. The changes include improved performance, previews while browsing, better search results, and sharing out to Facebook and Twitter. Facebook likes will be built into every product page, furthering the social angle.

Apple boasts 62% tablet market share, 17 million iPads sold between April and June

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 a 1:19 pm

Today at Apple's big event in San Francisco, Tim Cook talked about how well the iPad is doing. 84 million units have been sold through June, with 17 million sold between April and June. This works out to 68% tablet market share, which is certainly down from the massive lead iPad had in the early days, but still up from 62% at the same time last year.

Anyone surprised to see the iPad continue to dominate the world of tablets? There's still a lot more to come from today's iPhone 5 event! Stick around!

Source: The Verge