Tag: Apple iPad

Powering the iPad 3 is the anticipated A5X dual-core processor (with quad-core graphics) which will give twice the performance as the iPad 2. On the downside the new tablet weighs slightly more than the previous model, but retains the same 10 hour battery life.

Then there's the cultural phenomenon. Last year line-ups at Apple stores extended city blocks. It was like some sort of trippy, consumerish, version of Woodstock... well, without the cause, the music, or the love-ins.

Collectively News Republic, APPY Geek and Glam Life logged over 100 million page views in January 2012. That should tell us something about our thirst for news, RSS, and blog content, not to mention the prospects for the mobile ad market.

The iPad 3 will likely feature a 2048 x 1536 Retina display. That's twice the resolution of the current model. Also expect an A6 chip, and 4G LTE connectivity as I previously reported. We should see the Apple iPad 3 announced March 7.

Without a smaller model, say a 7-inch iPad, Apple automatically forgoes buyers who prefer a portable tablet. Instead, Amazon will ring up a Kindle Fire (decent) sale. Or Samsung a Galaxy Tab 2 (excellent) sale.

Interestingly, Apple is likely to go smaller with its tablet line-up to target those looking for a more portable solution while Amazon is rumored to be going larger, expanding beyond its 7-inch Kindle Fire.

After testing bucket loads of RSS, news aggregation, and social apps, I've narrrowed down my morning read to two Android apps.

4 reasons why Android Tablets are failing. And why that may soon change with the introduction of the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire.

Which tablet or e-reader is best for reading? We put four to the test in this comparison, based on the Kindle version of -- you guessed it -- the new Steve Jobs biography.

Here's some top rated iPad 2 alternatives. All the tablets mentioned here are brand new models, introduced in 2011, and none require a two-year commitment with a carrier such as Verizon or T-Mobile.