AT&T reports single-day record with new iPad sales
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AT&T has issued a quick statement that on Friday, the launch day of the new iPad, they reached a significant sales milestone.
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New iPad teardown shows A5X processor made by Samsung, increased die size for quad-core graphics
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The fine folks at Chipworks have taken a closer look at the new iPad, particularly at the upgraded A5X processor. They were able to confirm that the new processor was made by Samsung using a 45 nanometer CMOS process.
New iPad LTE and HSPA+ radio tests
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The new iPad brings with it the option for a new, dual radio that brings with it 72Mbps LTE on AT&T and Verizon in the US and Rogers, Telus, and Bell in Canada. Sadly, there's no international LTE support for Australia, Asia, or Europe yet, perhaps due to the differences in LTE segments around the world. However, the new iPad also brings a new 42Mbps HSPA+ radio for AT&T,...
New iPad vs iPad 2: Retina display tests
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The new iPad sports a 9.7-inch, 2048x1536, 264ppi Retina display, which is twice as dense as the iPad 2's equal sized, 1024x1536, 132ppi screen but packs four (4) times as many pixels into the same space. That's exactly what it sounds like -- the new iPad has 4 pixels in the same space the iPad 2 had a 1 pixel.
GarageBand review: Get jamming with the new iPad
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Are you a musician? Have you ever wanted to be a musician?GarageBand for the iPad gives seasoned musicians and those with rock star dreams an opportunity to create music. Apple gave GarageBand a substantial update after the release of iOS 5.1 – in preparation for the new iPad. The graphics have been bumped up in quality and the options for creating music have been enhanced by the...
How to turn on and use Wi-Fi Personal Hotspot tethering on your new iPad
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The new iPad includes a tethering feature called Wi-Fi Personal Hotspot which lets you share your iPad's 4G LTE or HSPA+ Internet connection with your laptop or any other device that can connect to a Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi Personal Hotspot depends on your carrier, however, so while some carriers like Verizon and Rogers offer it, AT&T currently does not. (Insert pitchforks and torches...
How to turn on and use Dictation on your new iPad
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While the new iPad doesn't include full on Siri support, probably for a number of reasons, it does include the speech-to-text Dictation. However, Dictation may not be enabled by default, and if it's not, it's not at all obvious where to go looking for it.
Is your new iPad getting a little hot under the corner?
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My original iPad and iPad 2 have always been remarkably cool, even when playing graphically intensive games or high definition video, but my new iPad is getting a little warm to the touch.
How to rapidly enter special characters, punctuation, and other keyboard shortcuts on your new iPad
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This is an oldie but a goodie. Scratch that, greatie! Since your new iPad's keyboard is multitouch and not physical like a laptops, it can change and transform beneath your very fingertips. That means it can also do a bunch of really cool things to speed up your typing, like letting you more rapidly switch from letters to numbers or punctuation and back without hunting and pecking for...
Mobile Nations invades the Miami Apple Store lineup
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It's not often we can manage to get the Chief Media Officer here at Mobile Nations, Kevin Michaluk to go all in on some Apple coverage for us being the number one BlackBerry fanboy and all. But here we are on the eve of the launch of the new iPad and at the Lincoln Road Apple store in Miami is Kevin, taking the time to gather up some coverage for us.