• Apple Responds to the new iPad Battery Overcharging Issue

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    Apple Responds to the new iPad Battery Overcharging Issue

    Apple Responds to the new iPad Battery Overcharging Issue

    The issue concerning Apple‘s new iPad’s battery and its ability to charge beyond 100% was on hot water over the previous days when NBC’s John Fortt reports that Apple said charging beyond 100 percent could “harm the longevity of the battery.”

    Apple is saying when it reads 100% the battery indicator reads 100%. It’s actually full enough to give you the kind of performance that they promise in their marketing. That’s ten hours of all-day battery life. They say if you charge it more than that, you could harm the longevity of the battery. So they say this isn’t just an issue with the new iPad. It was an issue with the previous ones well but this battery is 70% bigger so you’re more likely to notice it.

    Now, however, AllThingsD seems to have a word from Apple VP Michael Tchao that put the issue in rest:

    Apple does in fact display the iPad (and iPhone and iPod Touch) as 100 percent charged just before a device reaches a completely charged state. At that point, it will continue charging to 100 percent, then discharge a bit and charge back up to 100 percent, repeating that process until the device is unplugged.

    Doing so allows devices to maintain an optimum charge, Apple VP Michael Tchao told AllThingsD today.

    “That circuitry is designed so you can keep your device plugged in as long as you would like,” Tchao said. “It’s a great feature that’s always been in iOS.”

  • Apple Sells 3 Million 3rd Generation iPads in 3 Days

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    The new iPad

    The new iPad

    Apple has recently held a conference call discussing Apple’s plans for its $100 billion cash balance, they are initiating a dividend and share repurchase program later this year, during that Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company saw “record” sales for the new iPad in its opening weekend. Now Apple elaborated on that by issuing an official press release showing how many new iPads were sold in the three days following the product’s launch last Friday; three million new iPads sold in just three days:

    The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold―the strongest iPad launch yet,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Customers are loving the incredible new features of iPad, including the stunning Retina display, and we can’t wait to get it into the hands of even more customers around the world this Friday.

    These are some interesting tidbits showing iPad and iPhone sales over time.

    • Apple sold 1 million iPads in 28 days after the device went on sale in April 2010;
    • 2 million iPads were sold in less than 60 days;
    • 3 million first-gen iPads were sold in 80 days;
    • 3 million new iPads sold in three days.
    • 4 million iPhone 4S sold in 3 days.

  • iPad’s A5X Benchmarked Against Nvidia’s Tegra 3

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    iPad’s A5X Against Nvidia’s Tegra 3

    iPad’s A5X Against Nvidia’s Tegra 3

    During the new iPad announcement Apple’s VP Phil Schiller made it clear that Apple’s new A5X chip was much faster than the latest Nvidia’s Tegra 3 chipset. which believed to be the cutting edge of mobile technology.

    Australian tech blogger Ritchie has put the claim to the test by doing a side-by-side video comparison of the new iPad and the Tegra 3-powered ASUS Transformer Prime.

    The results, while not as dramatic as Apple’s claims of 4 times the graphics processing power of the Tegra 3, do show conclusively that the A5X chip that sports dual-core CPU and quad-core GPU trounces the quad-core, 12-core graphics Tegra 3. Apple once again showing that raw specifications don’t necessarily make for a better experience.

    Watch the results for yourself below:

    [via TUAW]

  • The new iPad 3rd-generation Teardown

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    The new iPad 3rd-generation Teardown

    The new iPad 3rd-generation Teardown

    The guys at iFixit have managed to get their hands on the new iPad to tear it down and reveal its guts, here are the entire specs of the new iPad.

    • Dual-core Apple A5X processor with integrated quad-core graphics
    • 9.7 inch LED backlit in-plane switching LCD with 2048×1536 pixel “Retina Display.” The tested unit is made by Samsung; Sharp and LG may be supplying panels as well.
    • 16, 32 or 64 GB Toshiba NAND flash memory
    • 5 MP HD rear-facing camera
    • 1 GB DRAM comprised of two 4Gb Elpida LP DDR2 parts
    • Broadcom BCM4330 802.11a/b/g/n Baseband/Radio with Integrated Bluetooth 4.0+HS
    • Qualcomm MDM9600 3G and 4G wireless modem
    • Qualcomm RTR8600 multi-band/mode RF transceiver for LTE bands
    Using suction cups to lift the panel

    Using suction cups to lift the panel

    The new iPad battery

    The new iPad battery

    Getting inside the iPad was a tough job as expected, the front panel was glued to the frame. But using a heat gun and some heavy duty suction cups did the trick.