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iPad Rumor

Analyst cites iPad 2 components, specs, expected supply numbers

Per AppleInsider, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of Concord Securities has prepared a report indicating that iPad 2 won’t receive higher resolution screen this year, using the same 1024×768 of the original iPad. “The improvement of iPad 2 display,” the report notes, “focuses on thickness and anti-reflection, not resolution. iPad 2 display module is 30 – 35% […]

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MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Updated MacBook Pro units may be in the pipeline

Good things come to those who wait. Per the cool cats at MacRumors, Apple could be preparing to refresh the MacBook Pro product line amid reports that stocks of the 15″ and 17″ models are running low. The site is claiming that both Apple Stores and third-party retailer supplies are dwindling, suggesting that stocks are […]

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Hardware iPad iPod iPod Touch retail

Black Friday prices appear for Apple iOS-based devices

It’s begun. Per the mighty AppleInsider and its iOS price guide, Apple is offering savings for the shopping holiday, though the company has sold out of its US$79.99 Apple TV deal and may be running low on its US$199 8GB iPod touch inventory. iPods: Meanwhile, Amazon.com is offering US$29 off the 8GB iPod touch. The […]

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Review: iPad

By Michael DeWalt Arrival and Unpacking: At about 10 AM Saturday morning, Santa, otherwise known as the UPS guy, rang the doorbell. The anticipation was intense, but it’s here — the iPad has landed. To be more specific, an iPad Wi-Fi 64GB is now in hand. It took willpower not to just rip into the […]

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iPad News

Publishers Looking to Raise Prices to $13 – $15 Per Book for iPad Content

With the iPad only days away from launch, a new report states that consumers have “unrealistic expectations” about how low e-book prices should be. Recently, the New York Times provided a breakdown on the economics of producing a book from the publisher’s perspective. The report noted that while printing costs go away when a book […]