Apple may report sales of iPads at 20 million units for the second quarter of this year, if an analyst writing to investors is to be believed.
According to a report from AppleInsider, Needham & Company through analyst Charlie Wolf on Tuesday released a note to investors changing their previous forecast of how many iPads Apple sold during the second quarter of 2012.
The note admitted that the firm’s iPad sales estimate, which was released by the company to the April, for the second quarter …

“iPad”, the name that got handset magnate Apple and People’s Republic of China into an argument, is due to be settled with Apple’s agreement to pay $60 million. The firm can finally penetrate the Chinese market with its latest tablet.
Shenzen Proview Technology, a long-existing Chinese company, has claimed ownership of the “iPad” name since 2001 in the country; nine years before Apple’s first tablet launch. After a resolution has been raised to the Guangdong High People’s Court …

Apple WWDC 2012 Debuts Today in San Francisco. (Image via Developer.Apple.com)

The annual event Worldwide Developers Conference will begin today at San Francisco, with a presentation by the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook.
During the Apple WWDC 2012, Apple will provide the first details of iOS 6 and a possible launch of the new MacBook Pro range of devices.
During the weekend, some images have appeared on the Internet. These photos were of the interior of the building Moscone Center where there is an …

Fascinating! The Internet Is Older Than You Think! (Image via Huffington Post)

Belgium’s Paul Otlet invented the Internet, at least as concept, 80 years ago, writes Huffington Post.
Was the Internet invented in 1934 or not? This was one of the topics discussed at the World Science Festival held last week in New York.
In discussions, Vinton Cerf, who is recognized as one of the Internet “parents” – a title shared with the American scientist Bob Kahn, also participated. The two have …

Apple will be paying $2.25 million to end a fiasco it has encountered in Australia over naming and marketing the iPad 3 as “4G” in the territory.
The news comes to us by way of The Australian which says that “Apple will pay more than $2 million as penalty after agreeing it misled the public in Australia by selling its new iPad as 4G-compatible.”
If you remember, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) threatened to sue Apple, and eventually did, over the Cupertino, …

Apple WWDC 2012: What to Expect from Apple’s Annual Conference in Cupertino. (Image via Developer.Apple.com)

The most important event for developers of applications and programs running on iOS and OS X Mountain Lion will take place next week in San Francisco. On this occasion, Social Barrel presents you a short list of possible releases from Apple.
A new line of MacBook Pro laptops
One of the most discussed topics in the specialized press about the WWDC 2012 is the launch of new models …

Google Search app for iPhone and iPad has recently been updated (Image: via todaysiphone.com)

Google updated its search app for the Apple iPad and iPhone last Wednesday.
Safari’s main search engine is Google, but the Google Search app offers features that you won’t find by using Apple’s default browser.
For one, Google Search app allows you to search in various ways, be it the traditional type in your query, or using your voice, or even using your camera through Google …

Users of the popular Apple iPad tablet dominate in terms of share for web traffic generated through tablets, new data reveals.
According to web marketing firm Chitika, iPad owners account for 94 percent of all web traffic made through tablet computers.
This, according to the firm, signals but one measure of how Apple is leading in the tablet space.
Chitika says that for every 100 iPad which generated an online ad impression, only one tablet running on another mobile operating system has also …

Shipments of the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet precipitously dropped during the just-ended quarter as Apple’s iPad grew in market share, new data reveals.
According to research firm IDC, the Apple iPad grew its market share to 68 percent in the first quarter of 2012.
This is a marked increase as the iPad had 54.7 percent market share during the fourth quarter of 2011.
Nonetheless, the iPad actually slumped in terms of shipments as Apple managed to ship “only” 11.8 million iPads in the January …

Kickstarter is the Finance Star of the Moment for Start-ups / image via Slashgear

Spurned by venture capitalists for your hot idea, like a wristwatch that can display information from your iPhone?
Look no farther because here comes Kickstarter again, a site where ordinary folks who like great new ideas back them with as little as $99 a pop.
The New York Times this morning reported that Eric Migicovsky, an engineer who wanted to develop a line of watches that links to an iPhone and displays …