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The iPad’s A5X benchmarked against Nvidia’s Tegra 3

Oliver Haslam ∙ March 16, 2012

During the company's new iPad announcement last week, Apple's CEO Tim Cook and VP Phil Schiller made plenty of claims about both the new tablet and its competition. One claim to stand out was one that struck right at the heart of Nvidia, and it raised a few eyebrows at the same time.

During the announcement it was suggested that Apple's new A5X chip was much, much faster than the latest and greatest competition, Nvidia's Tegra 3 chipset. With the Android powered Tegra 3 hardware believed to be the cutting edge of mobile technology, many called the claims ludicrous. Now, after initial testing, it seems that Apple may have actually be onto something after all.

A new video posted by an Australian tech blogger has compared the new iPad and the Tegra 3-equipped Asus Transformer Prime, with the results showing that Apple's device is indeed the top dog...

New iPad jailbreak gets the untethered treatment

Cody Lee ∙ March 16, 2012

Earlier today, Apple's new Retina display-equipped iPad went on sale around the world. Perhaps even more exciting was the fact that the Dev Team was able to jailbreak the new tablet within a matter of hours.

Now it looks like there has been another development. Well-known iDevice hacker i0n1c has just announced that he has jailbroken his third-generation iPad. Oh yeah, and it's untethered...

The new iPad giveaway!

IDB Staff ∙ Updated March 23, 2012

Ladies and gentlemen, this is by far the biggest giveaway that we've done at iDownloadBlog, and we're inviting you to participate.

Yes, we're giving away a 3rd generation iPad to one fortunate reader. Why buy a new iPad when you can get one for absolutely free?

All you have to do is follow a few instructions and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be announced next Friday. Check inside for more details...

The new iPad camera: we’ve seen it somewhere before

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Now that the new iPad is finding its way into the hands of lucky buyers across the globe, we are beginning to hear reports of first impressions and as always, teardowns. One such teardown has come courtesy of Chipworks.

As we already knew, the new iPad comes packed to the gills with technology, and that battery is as massive as we expected – you've got to power that 4G somehow! – but Chipworks has also taken a closer look at the two cameras that Apple has used this time around.

Perhaps predictably, it appears that Apple has chosen to re-use parts from its existing product lines for the new iPad, which while not necessarily a bad thing, is certainly worth a mention...

TinyUmbrella updated with support for new iPad and Apple TV

Cody Lee ∙ March 16, 2012

It's not even Noon yet here on the west coast and today has already proven to be fairly eventful. Not only did Apple's new iPad go on sale around the world this morning, but the tablet was jailbroken within hours.

And now we've learned that NotCom has just updated TinyUmbrella to version 5.10.08. The new software, which saves your devices' SHSH Blobs, now includes support for the new Apple TV and yes, the new iPad...

The new iPad has already been jailbroken

Cody Lee ∙ March 16, 2012

Well, that didn't take long. The new iPad hasn't even been on sale for a full 12 hours yet, and it's already been jailbroken. We mentioned yesterday that Apple's latest tablet might be susceptible to previous jailbreak methods. And it looks like we were right.

MuscleNerd, a trusted member of the Dev Team, just tweeted out pics of his late-generation iPad hacked, and running Cydia 1.1.5. It's hard to see in the screenshot (above), but the software labels his device as an iPad 3,3, running iOS 5.1...

You can use an AT&T SIM card in a Verizon iPad

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

For those of you who are getting your hands on the Verizon LTE iPad today, MacRumors notes a cool trick if you have an AT&T SIM card laying around. According to their findings, the Verizon iPad's micro-SIM slot can actually be unlocked to use AT&T's 3G network.

There's no real hacking required either. All you have to do is pop-out the Verizon LTE micro-SIM card and pop-in the AT&T 3G micro-SIM card. This is a great trick for if you're in an area with minimum Verizon coverage...

iPad’s Retina display put under a microscope

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Perhaps the highlight feature of the new iPad is its Retina display. And folks I'm not kidding, the Retina display is absolutely gorgeous. It features more pixels than your 1080p HDTV, leaving it to be clearest tablet display that is currently on the market. The Retina display boasts a 2048 x 1536 resolution, which contains a whopping 3.1 million pixels. The eye can't even single the pixels out.

We've already shown you the iPad 2 and iPad 3's display shown off side-by-side, and it's obvious which one is better. Our test was pretty unscientific, but hey, it worked. However, software engineer Lukas Mathias put both the iPad 2 and new iPad's display under a microscope, to take a look at the total pixel count, giving us a better look...

A funny review of the new iPad

Sébastien Page ∙ March 16, 2012

The guys of Funny or Die created this honest, and oh-so-funny video review of the new iPad. There is some NSFW language so make sure you don't play it too loud if you're sitting at your office desk.

Steve Wozniak has been in line for the new iPad since Thursday

Jake Smith ∙ March 16, 2012

While Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak could probably stroll into Apple's HQ in Cupertino to pick himself up an iPad, he's made it very clear that he'd rather join in on the excitement and wait in line. Wozniak was first in line for the iPhone 4S this fall.

This time around isn't any different. Wozniak has joined other enthusiastic Apple fans to wait for the new iPad to go on sale. It's already hit the East Coast this morning, and will be available on the West Coast in about an hour.

Wozniak has been in line for the iPad since yesterday afternoon:

J.D. Power ranks Apple as highest in smartphone customer satisfaction

Jake Smith ∙ Updated October 10, 2018

Over the past few months, Apple has been exploding not only on the stock market, but also in record sales. Apple's latest phone offering, the iPhone 4S, saw record sales last quarter, putting Apple in the spot as top smartphone manufacturer. It's apparent customers love Apple products.

With no surprise, J.D. Power and Associates has ranked Apple as the company highest in smartphone customer satisfaction. This is Apple's seventh consecutive time winning the award...

The new iPad Siri Dictation demonstration

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 16, 2012

In the months leading up to Apple's iPad event, there was a lot of speculation on whether or not the new tablet would include Siri. The feature has become quite popular since it debuted last October, so iPad integration made perfect sense.

Well, as you may know, Apple has foregone the digital assistant in its latest slate. But its Dictation component some how made the cut. Wondering how well the voice-to-text service works on the latest iDevice? Keep reading to find out...