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iPad 3 Rumors: From Release Date to Specs, What We Know About Apple Tablet So Far

iPad 3 Mini about to Challenge Amazon Fire ?
Now that the iPad 3 has a tentative release date set for early March, rumors abound about the best specs, the coolest features and the biggest upgrades slated for Apple's new tablet. Here's a rundown of everything we know (and what's been proved false) so far, from increased battery power to 4G LTE connectivity and a higher display resolution.
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Matthew Kelly from Swansea reacts as he emerges from the Apple store with new iPhone 4S, in Covent Garden, London

Apple Earnings Thrill Street: 73 Pct Sales Growth, Profit More Than Doubles

The magic of Steve Jobs may be absent in his successor Tim Cook but Cook's leadership is working well in Apple. On Tuesday, the tech giant has announced that its net profit has more than doubled to $13.06 billion in the fiscal first quarter. The Holiday sale of 37 million units of iPhone and 15.4 million units of iPad sale were seen as the biggest contribution towards the outstanding profit in the holiday quarter. No wonder, iPhone and iPad account for 72% of Apple's total revenue.
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Apple 13-Inch MacBook Air vs Toshiba 13-Inch Portege : Which is Better?

Apple's MacBook Air line of thin and light laptops has been a hit since it debuted, but put it up against any number of Windows machines, and one that stands out is the Toshiba Portege. Both are thin and powerful and costing far less than the $2000 for some full size power notebooks.
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Apple's revenue surges, blows away targets

Apple Inc's quarterly results blew past Wall Street's expectations as U.S. consumers snapped up near-record numbers of iPhones and iPads, sending its shares up 8 percent.
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Apple Earnings: Did Jobs’s Roadmap Include U.S. Jobs?

While shares of Apple, the most valuable technology company, fell about 1 percent to $422.37 Tuesday ahead of its first-quarter earnings announcement, TechnoBuffalo editor Jon Rettinger warned the company is swimming in uncharted waters.
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Facebook Timeline Mandatory: Where to Get Best Cover Art

You may have spent recent months ignoring the Facebook Timeline on your friend's profile, but ready or not, you're going to get the timeline in matter of weeks, Facebook has announced the new feature will become mandatory.
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Insider is Surprise Pick as New BlackBerry CEO

Insider Thorsten Heins, the new chief executive at BlackBerry maker RIM, is a surprise choice for those looking for a transformational leader from outside to turn around the Canadian group's fortunes.
Apple's iBooks 2 for iPad has been downloaded 350,000 times in its first 3 days. There's a reason why users are downloading this app at such a high rate: The education industry has been needed this app for a long time.

Apple iBooks 2: Why Users Downloaded 350K in 3 Days

Apple's iBooks 2 for iPad has been downloaded 350,000 times in its first 3 days. There's a reason why users are downloading this app at such a high rate: The education industry has been needed this app for a long time.
Robert Iger, president and chief executive officer of Walt Disney Co, speaks during a news conference after the ground breaking ceremony of the Shanghai Disneyland theme park in Pudong of Shanghai April 8, 2011.

Steve Jobs Family Absent from Disney Board Despite Stake

When Disney shareholders vote to re-elect directors at its annual meeting in March, neither Steve Jobs' wife nor a representative from his trust will be on the ballot, even though the trust is the media company's largest shareholder.
Jobseekers pass their resumes to representatives from Foxconn at a job fair in Zhengzhou

iPhone: Why Can't it be 'Made in U.S.A.' ?

If you look at the back of any iPhone, you're likely to come across the words, Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China. Indeed, from the very first generation iPhone to the latest iPhone 4S, the world's most popular smartphone have come to be made in China and not in the U.S. An analysis, based on interviews with Apple's former and current executives and employees at Apple's supply chains and manufacturing experts by The New York Times, has now revealed why the wo...
Google Black out in protest against SOPA

Technology Focus: The SOPA Soap Opera

After global protests on Wednesday which saw darkened Websites like Wikipedia and BoingBoing and a “virtual” strike by Google, on Friday SOPA, a creature of the U.S. House of Representatives, and PIPA, in the Senate, were essentially smothered.
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iPad 3 vs Acer Iconia Tab A510: CES Tablet Shootout

Acer debuted the Iconia Tab A510 at the International Consumer Electronics Show in January, and the 10-inch device is of the quad-core system variety, but it should debut for a few dollars less than the iPad 3.

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