Monthly Archives: March 2012

MAD Magazine to hit the iPad on April Fools’ Day

If reports are to be believed, Alfred E. Neuman may soon be asking you the question he’s asked his followers perennially on the Retina display of the iPad – ‘What, me worry?” via Wikimedia Commons What makes the entire matter … Continue reading

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MAD Magazine to hit the iPad on April Fools’ Day

If reports are to be believed, Alfred E. Neuman may soon be asking you the question he’s asked his followers perennially on the Retina display of the iPad – ‘What, me worry?” via Wikimedia Commons What makes the entire matter … Continue reading

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Instapaper 4.1.1 released for the iPad

Instapaper has been an incredibly popular app in general, and especially among iPad users. Since launching in April, 2010, the app has been very well received for just how much it does while seeming to do so little. The minimalistic … Continue reading

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Apple faces trouble Down Under for misleading customers

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, or ACCC, is a consumer watchdog intended to protect the rights of consumers in Australia. They have pulled up Apple for apparently misleading Australian consumers about the 4G capability of the new third generation iPad.   … Continue reading

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The new iPad can last a staggering 24 hours as a hotspot!

We’d posted about the Verizon iPad’s unrestricted hotspot capabilities a few days back over here. Now, the folks at AnandTech went the whole hog to see just how well the new Apple iPad stacked up as a dedicated wireless hotspot. … Continue reading

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Privacy issues make Apple reject UDID-accessing apps

Apple has been facing an impending Congress investigation over the level of privacy it offers to iOS users. A lot of concerns had been raised about the way certain apps like Path were allowed to take iOS users’ private contact … Continue reading

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New iPad has a faulty battery indicator, according to DisplayMate

The new Apple iPad’s cup of woes runneth over, going by yet another set of critical reports about it. This time, it’s from DisplayMate, a company well known for its work in the field of calibrating and comparing display technologies … Continue reading

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Is the iPad 2 still in the game?

The sheer amount of coverage the new iPad has received is unbelievable. It has been the name on everyone’s lips well before its March 7 launch due to sheer amount of speculation that went into it. Since its launch, there … Continue reading

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3 Great Games for the iPad

Apple has done a remarkable job in attracting developers to its iOS platform. The incentives offered by the Cupertino giant, paired with the absolute lack of piracy (a far cry from almost every single other platform), make developing iOS apps … Continue reading

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New iPad users finishing off data caps in hours?

Apple chose to incorporate the much awaited LTE connectivity feature in their new iPad this time. LTE, or Long Term Evolution, is a successor to 3G connections, where theoretical download speeds can almost surpass 2Megabytes per second. If you couple … Continue reading

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