Apple iPad

Rumour: Apple iOS 6 to drop support for original iPad

Apple is expected to unveil the next version of its iOS mobile operating system later today as its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) gets underway. Banners going up in preparation for the event pretty much confirmed that it would be known as iOS 6. A forum post at Chinese website WeiPhone now claims to have obtained the list of compatible […]

Rumour: 7-inch Apple iPad to sell for as low as US$200

A new 7-inch iPad rumour adds a few new wrinkles to the other rumours floating about. According to a source which has proven reliable in the past, Apple’s new tablet will be priced between US$200 and US$250. Apple’s strategy with this aggressive pricing is clear: Shut out its competitors from the tablet space. The 7-inch iPad (likely a 7.85-inch panel) […]

Rumour: Apple places orders for next-generation iPhone and 10-inch iPad

According to Digitimes supply chain sources, Apple has placed orders with Pegatron to manufacture both the next-generation iPhone as well as a larger 10-inch iPad. The manufacturer has already completed the necessary facilities expansion and hired additional workers to start production. According to the report, the new iPhone will launch in the September time frame with the 10-inch iPad to […]

Video: How the Apple iPad is made

Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz was recently given the opportunity to see how Foxconn builds iPads for Apple. He is only the second journalist to be allowed to visit Shenzhen’s Longhua factory floor. The video below gives us a short glimpse at some of the assembly process as well as the lives of the some 240,000 people who work […]

Rumour: Apple testing 7.85-inch iPad prototype

Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber is the latest to wade into the “mini iPad” rumour mill. Gruber, who has a decent prediction track record, mentioned the oft-rumoured tablet during a The Talk Show podcast, indicating that Apple was “noodling with” a 7.85-inch iPad. What I do know is that they have one in the lab… a 7.85-inch iPad that runs at […]

Next Apple iPhone and iPad to use OLED display?

In a report about today’s launch of Samsung Display as an affiliate of the flagship Samsung firm, The Korea Times is reporting that Apple could use OLED panels for upcoming iPhone and iPad models. Samsung Display is planning to “massively increase its investment for OLEDs” as LCD revenues drop due to increasing competition. Citing “unnamed Samsung executives,” the report indicates […]

Apple “thrilled” with new iPad launch

On the call today where Apple announced its dividend and share repurchase programs, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked about sales of the new iPad. Without revealing specific numbers, Cook said, “We had a record weekend and we’re thrilled with it.” This follows comments that initial demand had been “off the charts” and that stock allocated to pre-orders had sold […]