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Apple’s iPad 3 is gearing to be unveiled n March 7, with a possible release soon after. Since the first iPad went on sale in 2010, no other tablet had what it takes to go up against it. Hence, iPad has grown to become the single most popular tablet in the world. Android tablets are there, but despite having the backing of Google, and a host of hardware manufacturers, none have come close in having the kind of success the iPad is experiencing. However, another tablet platform has now reared its ...

As GDC 2012 nears, here are the top five announcements video game insiders say are likely to be made by various companies at the 2012 Game Developers Conference.

Rumors have been circulating about a possible A6 chip in the highly anticipated iPad 3, but Ars Technica has published some analysis that suggests some iPads are already running on iOS 6 software .

Here's a rundown of the best free NCAA Tournament applications for iPhone, Android and iPad, which provide all the mobile live streams, bracket information, scores and commentary you need as you get ready for the Final Four in New Orleans.

MWC 2012 turned out to be the Microsoft show, and there were even a couple of new Windows Phone 7 devices unveiled. Mobile World Congress may be most remembered for not having debuted the iPad 3 or the Samsung Galaxy S3, but for Microsoft fans, it was show they may never forget.

Samsung may debut the Galaxy S3 smartphone in April according to reports from the Korean manufacturer's marketing team Cheil Worldwide. Samsung didn't debut the Galay S2 at the Mobile World Congress because it said there would be a stand alone release set before summer. The Galaxy S2 smartphone did appear at the 2011 MWC, but its runaway success has afforded Samsung to take the Apple approach and hold its own press event for the unveiling.

Apple's iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 are two of the most anticipated phones for 2012, but with no official word on specs and features; How do the rumors for each phone measure up?

Apple and Samsung, two leading electronics manufacturers, have both taken out patent lawsuits against each other. A German court has thrown out these disputes today, according to a report from BBC News. Although the two companies have argued over the “slide-to-unlock” feature and other patents, their future smartphone releases may not overlap.

Apple is currently auditing the Foxconn factories in China which manufacture many of its products like the iPhone, following a spate of bad publicity over working conditions there. As demand for higher wages and increased safety regulations at the factories goes up, so will the price of Apple's products, some industry analysts are saying.

Trying to decide between the all new iPad 3 or the reduced price $450 iPad 2 is made all the more difficult because we still don't know what the new iPad will look like. It sure won't be $450 like the 16 gigabyte iPad 2 at Best Buy. For that price, the only other tablets that really comes close to being as good of a deal is the year old Asus Transformer, and it's still $400.

Microsoft Wednesday unveiled the Windows 8 Customer Preview during a side event to the Mobile World Congress at the Hotel Miramar in Barcelona and will reportedly be pushing out tablets running on the latest operating system soon.

Apple's March 7 release date for the iPad 3 is one day closer, and the rumors are flying with such abandon, it's not hard to see how the event could easily be a let down.

Everyone is talking about the iPad 3--its rumored specs, features, ahead of the highly anticipated March 7 release date--but what if it were to be called the iPad HD? It seems pretty likely, after all, techies went into the speculated iPhone 5 event and came out with an iPhone 4s.

Things are getting ugly as Apple’s March 7 event draws closer. The event is highly expected to display, for the first time, the Apple iPad 3, but with a lawsuit between Apple and Proview looming, there could be a problem getting the iPad 3 on the store shelves. Proview first sued Apple in China over the iPad trademark, which saw the device being pulled from store shelves temporarily, but now the fight is spilling over onto Apple’s backyard, a fight that could hamper sales of the iPad 3.

Apple iPad sales so far have crushed any other tablet thrown against it. Blackberry Playbook is no threat to iPad, even after the Playbook OS 2.0 update. Kindle Fire lacks premium offering. There is no other tablet that has been successful in crushing iPad 2 business, including Samsung’s Galaxy Tab line of tablets. But after MWC 2012, where Microsoft revealed Windows 8 – a universal OS for tablets, laptops and desktops – Windows 8 tablets could pose a serious threat to iPad 3, which is schedule...

Apple has something which, according to its media invite, users will love to see and touch. It’s expected to be the next-generation iPad. But, rumors are buzzing that Apple also has something else in their inventory. According to Taiwan-based Web site Digitimes, the tech giant is working on another small screen iPad and a cheaper iPad 2.

Apple is all set to launch the next generation iPad 3 with some breathtaking features March 7. Experts and Apple tablet lovers have started predicting the future of existing and the upcoming tablets.

As Apple gearing up for the release of its next generation iPhone, presumably named the iPhone 5, amazing hype surrounds the smartphone with rumors confounding customers about when the device will finally be launched and what the features will be on board.

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 is going to end today and something big (if not bigger) is coming up next week – the debut of Apple iPad 3. Apple is going to reveal another revolutionary tablet next Wednesday and has sent out media invitations. Till now the tech giant has successfully staved off challenges from Android tablets and now it is ready to take on Windows 8 tablets, which are scheduled for a summer debut. One question is on everybody's lips - will iPad 3 have what it takes to blow...

Asus took dead aim at the iPad with its Transformer Prime launch, but with the Transformer Pad Infinity now unveiled, the Taiwanese company has the best chance yet deliver the killer blow to the iPad 3. Apple has sold more tablet computers than just about every other manufacturer combined, so any new device that comes out inevitably gets compared to the iPad.

Shares of Apple (NYSE: AAPL) spent all of Friday above the $500 billion market capitalization mark as they also set a new record of $545.18.