Tag Archives : iPad

More tablet will be shipped than Notebooks or portable PCs this year according to the quarterly Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker  report by IDC, the already declining PC market will see negative growth for the second consecutive year denoting a broad shift in usage patterns. 229.3 million units of Tablets are expected to be shipped this year,  up from 144.5 million units last year, at the same [...]

Apple may be launching a second generation iPad mini with Retina Display during the second half of 2013 and a few months after that the third generation device will arrive according to NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim. “We see two refreshes coming. One in the second half of this year, then one in Q1 [first quarter] of 2014. The Q1 [2014] device will have a Retina display plus an updated [...]

Google was reportedly working on launching its Android based information aggregation tool Google Now to iOS. Google has now officially made Google Now available on iOS  with an update to the Google Search application. The look and feel is identical to it’s Android version and is available for both the iPhone and iPad, “Google Now is about giving you just the right information at just the [...]

Apple reported  earnings for first quarter of 2013, it posted a quarterly revenue of $43.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $9.5 billion, Apple earned $10.09 per share on the revenue of $43.60 billion versus $12.30 a share on $39.19 billion a year earlier. Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones in the quarter, compared with 35.1 million in the same period a year ago.Apple was sold 19.5 million iPads versus [...]

Android tablets will continue to grow and cut into Apple’s worldwide tablet market share according to Research firm IDC’s  2013 forecast for worldwide tablet shipments. Tablets powered by  Android Operating System will reach to 49 percent of the market in 2013, while iPad’s share will drop to 46 percent. In 2012, Apple commanded 51 percent, compared with Google’s 46 percent. “One [...]

Apple may launch the next version of iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5S in August this year, with an update to i Pad series including both a fifth generation 9.7-inch iPad and a second gen iPad mini in April according to sources familiar with Apple’s plans speaking to iMore’s Rene Ritchie. iMore reports that the next iPhone will it will come with a better camera and a faster chip which is only natural, it [...]

Since earlier this week, rumors have been circulating that Apple was set to launch a new model of iPad with 128GB storage capacity. When the fifth beta for iOS 6.1 was released, developers noticed reference to a larger capacity device, dubbed an “Ultimate” ipad. Apple’s full press release follows below. Apple Increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB Offers Twice the Storage Capacity to [...]

 iOS  6.1 is now available as a free download from the iOS Store. According to the release notes, the update adds LTE support for additional carriers (36 for iPhone, 23 for iPad), the ability to purchase movie tickets through Siri (US only) and the feature for iTunes Match fans to download individual songs from iCloud. “iOS 6 is the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, and with [...]

If you thought that 64 gig of  space on your iPad tablet is not enough, then this news should bring you cheer (if it’s true). Apple is rumoured to be building a 128GB iPad 4 with Retina display. According to 9to5Mac’ssources, it is most likely a 128GB version of the 4th generation iPad. According to the new SKUs provided by their source, the ‘ultimate’ configuration of the current iPad, [...]

Apple presented its quarterly earnings report for Fiscal Year 1, 2013 and the company has reported a precedent $54.5 billion in revenue for the quarter ending December 29, 2012. As a result, Apple  shares fell by as much as 12 percent on Thursday, staging their biggest percentage drop in over four years and slicing more than $50 billion from the company’s market value. Apple’s shares slid to [...]