One of the decisions I had to make before purchasing an iPad mini was how much storage I wanted this time around. My iPad 2 has the base 16 GB of on-board storage, and while that can easily fit all of my apps, I’ve had trouble keeping even my relatively tiny 13 GB music library on it. One thing that I thought could solve that size limitation was iTunes Match, which I’ve been using...
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Besides the iPad mini, Apple is launching another new iPad on Friday — the 4th Generation iPad. The embargo has been lifted on those reviews as well, though they contain no real surprises. The 4th Generation iPad came out only seven months after the 3rd Generation model.Image from CNetThe changes include a faster A6X processor running at 1.4GHz allowing the device to run twice as...
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Digitimes reports that one of the primary reasons that Apple was unable or unwilling to launch the iPad mini at a price below $329 is ongoing difficulties with touchscreen production as Apple transitions to new “GF2 Dito” technology. The sources said the DITO film sensor is having mass production issues, which has been a big contributor to why the device is approximately 40-50%...
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Spoiler alert: I plan on picking up an iPad mini the moment that the pre-order window opens (which is likely at 3 AM EST, this Friday). I’ve been pretty excited about the new device ever since I laid eyes on it (a whopping 24 hours ago). Yet there are techies out there who would rather shush my growing excitement with talk of mere iPad 2 internals and the whole device being $30, if not $80...
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Apple’s iPad comparison page shows the spec details between the iPad mini, iPad 2 and iPad with Retina Display. Of interest, the iPad mini supports Siri while the iPad 2 does not, despite sharing the same Dual-Core A5 processor as the iPad 2.Before the launch, there was some speculation that there may have been technical reasons why the iPad 2 was not capable of supporting Siri. The...
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