Apple A4 Chip Outperformances Qualcomm Snapdragon; iPad Teardown Reveals Hardware Very Similar to iPhone

AnandTech ran comparative benchmarks on iPad, iPhone 3GS and Nexus One to see how Apple’s new A4 SoC stacks up against the Samsung chip in iPhone and Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 chip in Nexus One. The Snapdragon will also be used in many tablets coming later this year, so this comparison should give an idea of what we can expect performance-wise from those tablets. AnandTech ran two tests, in the first test they recorded load time for various websites and in the second test they used WebKit SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark tool.
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HP Slate Video Highlights Features Lacking on iPad

For Apple, iPad was yet another successful product launch, as the device sold more than 300,000 units in first 15 hours. This prompted HP to release video of their upcoming iPad like tablet called HP Slate. The video highlights features of Slate that are missing from the iPad, like webcam, USB port and SD card slot. HP shows Skype running on the tablet, a photo gallery application, iTunes, multitouch and video recording.
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Apple Invites Press for iPhone OS 4 Event on April 8th

Just two days after iPad launch, Apple today sent out invitations to media outlets for an iPhone OS 4 event that will be held on April 8th. The invitation shows the shadow of number ‘4’ and says “Get a sneak peek into the future of iPhone OS.” No other information is provided on the invitation about the event.
It is rumored that iPhone OS 4 will bring multitasking for third party apps, better notification system and unified mailbox. We should find out more on April 8th. We will be doing live coverage of the iPhone OS 4 event. Please join us on April 8th at 10 AM PST/ 1 PM EST on live.techztalk.com.

Apple Sells Over 300,000 iPads First Day

Apple today announced that it sold over 300,000 iPads in the US as of midnight Saturday, April 3. These sales included deliveries of pre-ordered iPads to customers, deliveries to channel partners and sales at Apple Retail Stores. Apple also announced that iPad users downloaded over one million apps from Apple’s App Store and over 250,000 ebooks from its iBookstore during the first day.
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OS on Apple iPad Reveal Upcoming iPhone, iPod and Second iPad Model

BGR is reporting that iPad OS has some interesting references to upcoming Apple productions. The devices section in the filesystem shows new model references including iPhone3,2, iPhone3,3, iPod4,1 and iProd2,1. The current model number for iPhone 3GS is 3,1, for iPod touch is 3,1 and for iPad (aka iProd) is 1,1.
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Long Lines Welcome Apple iPad

Apple iPad went on sale today and hundreds of people waited in line outside Apple stores throughout the country to get their hands on the new device. As always Apple store at 5th Avenue in New York saw the biggest crowd. Some estimates say that there were more than 1000 people waiting in line at the time of launch at the 5th Avenue store. Analysts predict that Apple will sell around 250,000 iPads on the launch weekend. And if the lines are any indications that number can prove to be very conservative. We have added a video of iPad launch at 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York below. Check it out.

iPad News: Sold Out by Early Afternoon on Launch Day; Netbook Growth Slows in Anticipation; and Sales Prediction of 7M in 2010

Apple’s new iPad will hit the stores on Saturday at 9 AM. And Envisioneering Group’s analyst Richard Doherty is already predicting that iPad will be sold out by early afternoon on Saturday. He expects long lines at Apple Store on launch day, as buyers get help setting up e-mail and adding software apps for the first time on their new iPad.
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Sharp Develops 3D Touchscreen for Mobile Devices

Sharp has developed a 3D touchscreen LCD featuring the industry’s highest brightness that can switch between 2D and 3D modes. Users can view 3D images without the need to wear special glasses, making this LCD ideal for mobile devices such as digital cameras, mobile phones, and smartphones.
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Review Roundup: Apple iPad

Apple introduced the new iPad, a tablet like device in January and will start shipping the device on April 3rd. Since Apple announced the iPad, opinions about the device have been polar opposite. Some are calling it revolutionary and future of computing, while others are calling it just a big iPod touch, even though most of them haven’t touched the iPad.
We have added links to few of the best iPad reviews available online:
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Intel and AMD Reignite High End Server War

In past few days both Intel and AMD have introduced new top-of-the-line server processors. AMD added world’s first 8- and 12-core x86 processors to their Opteron lineup on Monday. Intel followed AMD’s announcement by introducing Xeon 7500 processor series that is based on Nehalem architecture and comes with up to eight cores.
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iTunes 9.1 and iPhoto 8.1.2 Updates Bring iPad Support

Apple today updated the iTunes and iPhoto software. The update brings iPad syncing capabilities in both the software along with minor new features. iTunes 9.1 comes with several new features and improvements including:
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Application and Content Tsunami Coming for iPad Platform

Apple’s upcoming iPad can already support more than 150,000 applications that are designed for iPhone. But that’s not stopping thousands of developers, publication houses and media companies from developing exclusive content and applications for the iPad. Redesign of applications for iPad is important because it offers four times more screen real estate when compared to iPhone, allowing developers to put more information on the same page.
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Next Gen iPhone Rumors: Coming to Verizon, Higher Resolution Screen with A4 Chip

Now that iPad launch is nearly here, iPhone rumors are taking the front stage. The Wall Street Journal today reported that Apple is developing two versions of next generation iPhone, one GSM based (for AT&T) and one CDMA based (for Verizon). Both versions will be thinner and faster than present iPhone 3GS. The GSM version will follow the yearly update cycle and will be launched this summer. Whereas the production of CDMA version will start in September and it will ship later this year.
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Apple: iPad Arrives This Saturday

Apple’s new iPad will be available in all 221 US Apple retail stores and most Best Buy stores this Saturday, April 3, beginning at 9 a.m. Starting at just $499, iPad lets users browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.
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Samsung Introduces First LTE Handset SCH-r900

Samsung has introduced first commercially available LTE network infrastructures and LTE-enabled, multi-mode, CDMA, 4G handset, the Samsung SCH-r900. Samsung and MetroPCS Communications have formed a partnership to launch LTE network and devices for LTE network in US. Samsung Mobile’s network infrastructure supports a wide portfolio of enhanced node B (eNB) products, including rack types, remote radio heads, picocells and distributed antenna system (DAS) hosts.
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Analyst: Apple to Sell 1.2 Million iPads in Q2 and New iPhone Form Factor Coming

Barclays Capital’s analyst Ben Reitzes believes that Apple will sell more than 1.2 million iPads in first three months. Apple will start shipping the iPad on April 3rd and according to The Wall Street Journal the company already has pre-orders for hundreds of thousands of units.
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Robotic Test Reaffirms iPhone’s Touchscreen Superiority Over Other Smartphones

Few months back, Moto labs posted results of a simple test – which basically consists of using a basic drawing application and a finger to slowly trace straight lines on the touchscreen of each smartphone. The test clearly showed that iPhone’s touchscreen offered higher degree of sensor accuracy compared to devices like HTC Droid Eris, Motorola Droid and Google Nexus One.
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HTC EVO World’s First 3G/4G Android Smartphone

HTC and Sprint have announced world’s first 3G/4G Android handset, HTC EVO 4G that supports Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network for up to 10 times faster download speeds than 3G network. The Android 2.1 handset features 4.3-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 8-megapixel camera, forward facing 1.3-megapixel camera, 1GB RAM, 720p video recording, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, HDMI video-out and microSD card slot.
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Samsung Introduces Galaxy S Android Smartphone with 4-inch Super AMOLED Touchscreen

Samsung introduced their new Android based handset Galaxy S that will come with 1GHz Snapdragon processor and new 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen at CTIA Wireless 2010. The new 4-inch Super AMOLED display has 800 x 480 resolution with less reflection, free viewing angles and supper-fast touch response. The screen is 20 percent brighter than regular OLED screens, has 80 percent less sunlight reflection and increases battery life by 20 percent.
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Nintendo to Launch 3D Capable Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo announced today that the company will launch “Nintendo 3DS” during fiscal year ending March 2011, on which games can be enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses.
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