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Fourth-generation iPad announced

By Joseph Keller, Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 a 2:07 pm

Apple has announced the 4th generation iPad. Starting at the same $499 price point of the 3rd generation, the 9.7-inch device has an A6X chip which Apple claims gets double the performance of the A5X. Additionally, the Facetime camera has been updated to Facetime HD, LTE support has been expanded, and it includes the new Lightning connector found on the iPhone 5. Lightning-compatible accessories include a USB adapter, and SD card reader, and HDMI and VGA adapters. Pre-orders start this Friday, October 26th, and the devices will ship on Friday, November 2nd.

Keep an eye on our live coverage for more!

October 23 preview: Imagining Apple's iPad mini event

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Oct 22, 2012 a 10:13 am

Back in May, iMore learned Apple would be going ahead with a 7-inch iPad and targeting an October release. Now Apple has gone and announced an October 23, 2012 event, and while we won't know the exact agenda until Apple executives take the California Theater stage, it's widely expected that the iPad mini will be star of the show. But it won't be the whole show. Whether Apple runs the October iPad/Mac event like the September iPhone/iPod event, as essentially two separate events glued together, or whether they run them as a single event like the WWDC Keynote that flows from one topic to another, rumors persist of a focus on iBooks, of an updated iPad 3, of new Macs, and perhaps of more.

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.