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Join us a bit later today for Apple's spring product launch event, which for this year is being called "Peek Performance". The presentation kicks off at 10am Pacific (18:00 UTC) and should be packed with a barrage of Apple product announcements. In previous years these events have covered new Macs, iPads, and even iPhones, and this year should be much the same. So it should be interesting to see what Apple has in store, especially as the company continues its multi-year transition in the Mac from x86 CPUs to their own Arm-based Apple Silicon chips. Join us at 10am PT for more details!
Apple A5X Die Size Measured: 162.94mm^2, Samsung 45nm LP Confirmed
Contrary to what we thought yesterday based on visual estimation of the A5X die, Chipworks has (presumably) measured the actual die itself: 162.94mm^2. While the A5 was big, this...
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/16/2012Apple's A5X Die (and Size?) Revealed
iFixit saved us all a whole lot of trouble and performed a teardown of the new iPad announced last week. The internals were mostly what we expected, down to...
45 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/15/2012The Frequency of Apple A5X in the New iPad Confirmed: Still Running at 1GHz
While Apple's new iPad won't be available until Friday, some users have gotten their hands on the new models and done some preliminary benchmarks. A Vietnamese site, tinhte.vn, posted...
49 by Kristian Vättö on 3/13/2012Analysis of the new Apple iPad
Yesterday Apple unveiled its third generation iPad, simply called the new iPad, at an event in San Francisco. The form factor remains mostly unchanged with a 9.7-inch display, however...
161 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/9/2012The new iPad 4G contains Qualcomm's MDM9x00 Baseband
A while back we speculated that Apple would use Qualcomm's 28nm MDM9615 basband for future iDevices with 4G LTE. The part made logical sense at the time, in part...
18 by Brian Klug on 3/8/2012Physical Impressions of the New iPad, Retina Display Shots
We just got some time with the new iPad, have a look at the gallery below for some shots of the device including macro shots of the new Retina Display.
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple TV Next and The New iPad Tech Specs Pages Post - Single Core A5 in Apple TV
Finishing off their special iPad and Apple TV announcement, Apple has just set the tech specs pages live for both the iPad and Apple TV, and the only major...
11 by Brian Klug on 3/7/2012Apple: iPad 2 is Now $399
The iPad 2 is going to stick around - starting today its pricepoint drops down to $399.
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Epic Announces Infinity Blade Dungeons: Diablo-Style Gaming for iPad
Epic is really at the forefront of driving iOS gaming. Today it announced Infinity Blade: Dungeons, an Unreal Engine based title for the iPad. The gameplay is very Diablo...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012The New iPad vs. ASUS' Transformer Pad Infinity in Specs
ASUS actually beat Apple to the punch in announcing a greater than 1080p ARM based tablet, but today we have most of the specs on Apple's new iPad. How...
63 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple: Introducing iPhoto for the iPad/iPhone
Apple announced updates to its iWork and iLife suites for the new iPad, supporting the new Retina Display. It also announced the introduction of iPhoto for iOS. Although there's...
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012The New iPad: Same Battery Life, Same Price, Slightly Thicker
Apple delivered the final details of the new iPad. It will be available on March 16th at the same prices as its predecessor (starting at $499 for WiFi). Preorders...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple's new iPad will support LTE on AT&T, Verizon, Rogers, Bell and Telus
Apple will offer two LTE versions of the new iPad in the US, one for use on AT&T and one on Verizon. The tablet will also support personal hotspot...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple: New iPad Supports LTE & Voice Dictation
Also as expected, the new iPad supports HSPA+ (21Mbps), DC-HSPA+ (42Mbps) and LTE (Category 3, 73Mbps). The new iPad also launches with Voice dictation support.
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012The New iPad's iSight camera with 1080p HD Video Recording
The new iPad also features a 5MP rear facing iSight camera. It uses the same 5-element lens and hybrid IR filter from the iPhone 4S, the sensor is obviously...
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple's A5X SoC: Quad-Core Graphics
Apple just confirmed the new iPad uses an Apple A5X SoC. Its main improvement? What Apple is calling quad-core graphics. Our guess? Dual-core Cortex A9 plus a PowerVR SGX543MP4...
15 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple Announces the New iPad with 2048 x 1536 "Retina Display"
Apple just announced the new iPad with a "Retina Display". The screen size remains unchanged at 9.7-inches measured diagonally. The resolution is an expected 2048 x 1536, with 3.1...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple: We Shipped More iPads Last Quarter than Any PC Maker Shipped PCs
Here's an interesting chart Apple just threw up at its iPad event today. Apple shipped 15.4M iPads last quarter, more than any PC vendor was able to ship PCs...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012New 1080p Apple TV, Available March 16th for $99
Apple just announced pricing on the new 1080p Apple TV. Pre-orders start today, devices will be available starting March 16th for the same $99 price tag as the previous model
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012New Apple TV UI Demoed
Check out the gallery below for shots of the new UI that accompanies the new 1080p Apple TV. Previously purchased movies are synced to iCloud and are now accessible...
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012