American consumer electronics giant Apple and Chinese tech company Proview may soon settle their fight with each other concerning the rights to the iPad trademark in China, a new development suggests.
According to The Associated Press, a court in China already began mediating between the two companies in their iPad trademark spat.
The information was revealed by Ma Dongxiao, a lawyer representing Proview.
“It is likely that we will settle out of court. The Guangdong High Court is helping to …

Your iPad Can Actually Work and Look Better With Rakuten iPad Keyboard Case / image via Tecca

With the iPad image still in the process of transforming itself into the latest high-tech icon recognizable anywhere on the planet, its latest look may include one that is a bit different but could make it look—and work—better.
Industry observer Tecca Tuesday reported that Japanese accessory maker Rakuten has come up with an iPad keyboard case that would make the iPad tablet perform with the …

Genericization: A Brand-New Word From The New English By Apple / image via The Next Web

There is betting and you’ll probably lose that when someone walks into a computer store anywhere in the world, the persons will immediately ask the clerk for an iPad even when they mean tablet, any brand of tablet.
The Associated Press, reporting from New York, this morning said Apple is not simply leading the way in the planet’s technology business trek, as it continues to hold on to the position as …

Despite Getting Some Hard Hits, iPad Still Gets Top Billing in Today’s Tablet Parade / image via EuroNews

Don’t look now, but if you’re looking to see who the current top dog is in today’s over-heated tablet parade, it’s still Apple’s new iPad.
Called simply the new iPad (without any appended numerals),  the new iPad –pardon the repetition—has been named by online tech and trends analyst Consumer Reports as still the best tablet in the market today, citing the device’s …

BlackBerry Maker Confirms Focus On Investors Rather Than On New Devices

Research In Motion, the Canada-based maker of the popular corporate favorite BlackBerry smartphone, is confirming that its focus is now on its corporate customers, admitting that it is experiencing difficulties in competing with the current mobile device leaders led by Apple and Android OS-using devices.
In a report from Toronto this morning, the Associated Press quoted RIM CEO Thorsten Heins as saying that the …

Safe Continuous Charging for Your iPad / image via EuroNews

If you’re one of those iPad users who worry with no end about keeping your brand new tablet in tiptop condition, here’s one less worry when it comes to battery charging issues that may have kept you awake nights.
Apple has reacted to user concerns voiced earlier this week on why the iPad battery kept charging even when the iPad display said the tablet was on 100% power.
Mobile computing observer Tecca this morning said Apple …

Apple Offers Refund for Owners of New iPads in Australia Following Threats of Litigation over Ad Claims / image via itv.com

Apple, the giant maker of the wildly popular iPad tablet, this morning said it was ready to refund owners in Australia of the new iPad released two weeks ago, reacting to charges that it had misled customers over the tablet’s capabilities.
Earlier today, an Australian consumer watchdog agency today said it was filing a case in court Wednesday against Apple Inc. for …

It’s Not New, But Smuggling of Apple’s iPads to China Is Still Big News / image via EuroNews

The ultimate purpose may be clear and common knowledge,  but Reuters in San Francisco and Hong Kong reported today that the smuggling of Apple’s incredibly popular iPad – far and away the fastest selling mobile device in history since its worldwide release a couple of weeks ago – is still top news, particularly because the destination of the Apple devices is Mainland China.
The report …

Apple Starts Rejecting the Apps to UDID / image via VentureBeat

Apple today is reportedly taking very seriously its earlier concerns about user privacy security, announcing it will be rejecting any applications for its devices that seek to access UDIDs.
A UDID is a Unique Device Identifier found in all Apple iPhone and iPad Touch consisting of a sequence of 40 letters and numbers that is specific to each of the company’s mobile devices. It is virtually impossible to guess even by dedicated …

A … Hot Gadget – The New iPad Heats Up Faster / image via Tweakers.net

Barely launched on the market, the new iPad already reports its first problems. The worst one seems to be the unusually high temperature. Tablet users have complained on the Apple forum that the new iPad heats up so much that it is still impossible to hold it in hand.
The people at Tweakers.net conducted a test to see if the accusations launched by users are real. They have analyzed two tablets, namely the new iPad …