iPad buyers: Your tablet is at the store (maybe)

	Latest iPad gets top marks from Consumer Reports despite 'Heatgate' | Apple confirms imprecise iPad battery meter, says it's by design
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	iPad buyers: Your tablet is at the store (maybe) The wait for a new iPad ordered online from Apple stretches one to two weeks, but customers can walk into a company store now and buy a tablet, according to a stock sampling. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue In this Issue Latest iPad gets top marks from Consumer Reports despite 'Heatgate' Apple confirms imprecise iPad battery meter, says it's by design Mac owners 3X more likely to preview next OS than Windows users New iPad clears China regulatory hurdle Why the key to Apple's future is in the clouds Matt Hamblen: Adjusting to iPad instead of laptop Jonny Evans: Collected: Apple iPhone 5 ships June and other crazy claims iPad's Australia problem exposes LTE roaming issues Apple to offer refund over Australian 4G iPad claims Jonny Evans: Apple's new iPad is even better than the last -- ChangeWave RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hosting.com 100% Application Availability in the Cloud Optimize your infrastructure for mission-critical applications while minimizing costs. Powered by Microsoft SQL Server and Hosting.com. Availability--Performance--Scalability--Security. Guaranteed. Learn more at the April 12 webinar from Microsoft and Hosting.com subject matter experts. Register now! Latest iPad gets top marks from Consumer Reports despite 'Heatgate' Apple's third-generation iPad is hot, but this time in a good way, says Consumer Reports. The consumer reviews magazine created a stir two weeks ago when it said the latest Apple tablet could get as hot as 116 degrees Fahrenheit in some spots when running games. Despite that finding, CR on Monday gave the new iPad the top spot in the magazine's tablet ratings. Read More Apple confirms imprecise iPad battery meter, says it's by design Apple reacted to reports that the new iPad under-reports its battery status, saying a researcher's analysis was essentially correct but that that's how the tablet and its iOS software were designed. Read More Mac owners 3X more likely to preview next OS than Windows users Mac users are nearly three times more likely to be running an early version of the OS X Mountain Lion operating system than PC owners testing Microsoft's Windows 8, the Chitika online ad network said. Read More New iPad clears China regulatory hurdle Apple received Chinese regulatory approval for an iPad device, signaling that the company plans to bring its newest tablet to the country, even as it faces a continuing legal battle over the iPad trademark. Read More Why the key to Apple's future is in the clouds When Apple changed its corporate name from Apple Computer to Apple Inc., it marked the first step in the transition from Apple's focus on the personal computer as the hub of consumer digital life to an ecosystem driven by a diverse collection of connected devices and services. Read More WEBCAST: Autonomy Understand Your Data: The Future of Backup and Archiving Join us to hear the impact of private and public cloud solutions, "big data" and your choices while market evolves. Learn More Matt Hamblen: Adjusting to iPad instead of laptop This could work: an iPad with a Bluetooth, instead of a heavier laptop. Read More Jonny Evans: Collected: Apple iPhone 5 ships June and other crazy claims Apple manufacturer Foxconn is recruiting staff to man the iPhone 5 production lines with the product apparently set to ship in June, today's smartphone rumor claims. Really? Read More iPad's Australia problem exposes LTE roaming issues The controversy over Apple's iPad 3 not working on Australian LTE networks may be just one signal of problems ahead for international LTE roaming. Read More Apple to offer refund over Australian 4G iPad claims Apple will offer refunds to people who bought its latest iPad following a claim by Australia's competition regulator that it ran misleading advertisements over the device's 4G connectivity, according to reports. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's new iPad is even better than the last -- ChangeWave The first iPad satisfaction survey is in and it confirms that claims Apple will lose leadership of the tablet market are based on wishful thinking, rather than substantial evidence. Read More
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