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New survey confirms the iPad’s lead in tablet market

Jake Smith ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

Last week, iSuppli released some interesting numbers on the current state of the tablet market. The report claimed that the iPad dropped from 64 percent market share in Q3 to 57 percent in Q4, and that Amazon's Kindle Fire was able to grab 14 percent of the tablet market during the holiday quarter.

Adding to the numbers released by iSuppli, research group NDP has released their report on the current state of the tablet market, notes TechCrunch. No surprise, the iPad is still king holding a comfortable lead, with Amazon in second place...

A closer look at the purported iPad 3 Retina display

Cody Lee ∙ February 23, 2012

Last week, MacRumors gave us a sneak peek at what many believe to be an iPad 3 'Retina' display panel. The component appeared to match the specifications of the oft-rumored tablet's high resolution screen.

Now it looks like the folks over at iFixit, a popular electronics repair site, has gotten its hands on the purported iPad 3 display. And while they weren't able to power the screen on, they were able to extrapolate some interesting information...

OnLive Desktop brings Flash to your iPad

Jake Smith ∙ Updated February 21, 2018

In January, OnLive introduced a new app called OnLive Desktop, which brings a full version of Windows 7 and Home Office to the iPad for free. OnLive Desktop beams the full version of Windows 7 to the iPad from their gigabit connected servers, and actually works quite well.

Tonight, the OnLive crew has announced a new premium version of the app, called OnLive Desktop Plus, that brings Adobe's Flash technology to the iPad...

Air Force cancels purchase of 2,861 iPads because of a communist app

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

A couple weeks ago, we reported that the US Air Force was looking into buying a substantial amount of iPads in order to get rid of all of the paper and charts in their cargo planes, replacing the pilot manuals with electronic versions of the documents.

The deal actually fell through, as NextGov reports the Air Force cancelled its request for bids for 2,861 iPads because of one single application developed in Russia...

Apple responds to ABC’s iFactory documentary

Jake Smith ∙ Updated November 19, 2017

In a special edition of ABC's Nightline program last night, correspondent Bill Weir traveled to Apple's main manufacture, Foxconn, to get an inside look at working conditions inside of the plant. During the program, Weir showed workers working on the assembly line, the dormitories they live in, and more.

Apple, Foxconn, and the FLA have today released statements to ABC regarding a few of the things said during last night's program. Apple responded to a claim one worker made, after she said that she carves the aluminum shavings from 6,000 iPad logos per day...

Poisoned iPhone factory workers release petition calling for reform

Jake Smith ∙ Updated December 6, 2016

Apple has been in the media as of late for their manufacturing plant Foxconn. Many have profiled the plant as having terrible working conditions, but when we got an inside look last night, things didn't look as bad as previously depicted. The FLA is currently inside of Foxconn inspecting conditions and is poised to publish a report soon.

Today, at another China plant that manufacturers screens for the iPhone, two workers who claimed they were poisoned on the job have prompted a new petition...

How did ABC’s documentary ‘A Trip to the iFactory’ make Apple look?

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

ABC's 25 minute documentary 'A Trip to the iFactory' just aired on Nightline, where correspondent Bill Weir traveled to Foxconn for the world's first full view of the operation inside. For those unfamiliar, Foxconn is the factory where Apple's and other top brands', products are manufactured.

In recent years, the Shenzhen, China based Foxconn has had a negative vibe in the public's view. People have viewed Foxconn as exploiting workers, hiring people underage, and causing workers to become so depressed they commit suicide.

ABC was granted the first inside look at the factory, showing working and living conditions workers are under to produce our favorite Apple products. But did the way ABC portrayed Foxconn match public perception, or did it bring a whole different view (spoiler alert)?

Confirmed: Apple planning to build large data center in Oregon

Jake Smith ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

In December, we heard Apple was looking to buy 160-acres of land in Prineville, Oregon. The new mass of land was reportedly for hosting servers to power Apple's iCloud, much like the $1 billion data center Apple owns in North Carolina.

Tonight, MacRumors points us to a KTVZ article confirming Apple has purchased the land in order to open up a large new data center...

Man sues Google for overriding Safari users’ privacy

Jake Smith ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

People went into quite the stir, after WSJ published an article reporting that Google had been overriding Safari's privacy settings to track user's web browsing habits. Google used many forms of trickery to bypass Apple's security settings, on both the desktop and iOS versions of Safari. Many users are questioning Google's tactics.

The whole ordeal is now entering court, as Business Week reports that an Illinois man is suing Google Inc. in a Delaware court...

Skype for iOS updated with new interface and bug fixes

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Skype is one of the best tools to communicate with friends, family, and colleagues. It allows you to easily send messages and call people for free. Skype's iOS app also makes it even easier to communicate on the go.

Today, the Skype crew has released a welcomed update for their iOS app, that includes a new interface and a slew of bug fixes, in version 3.7:

Qualcomm unveils new chip that works with both 3G and 4G networks

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Opponents of the rumored LTE-flavored iPad have argued that Apple will avoid the 4G technology again this year since it's still not widely available. Why would the company complicate its manufacturing process with multiple 3G/4G models?

But what they don't understand is that chips already exist that work with both LTE and 3G networks. Case in point, Qualcomm unveiled a new all-in-one chip today that could very well be what Apple is using in the upcoming iPad...

Rumor: iPad 3 to launch in Germany on March 23rd

Sébastien Page ∙ February 21, 2012

German blog iFun.de reports that "a source to be really taken seriously" informed them the iPad 3 will launch in Germany on March 23, which falls on a Friday, a day Apple has favored for a while when releasing new products.

Of course, like MacRumors notes, this source hasn't proved to be really reliable in the past, but we just posted this for the sake of discussion and keeping you informed about the rumors going around...