Samsung showing some muscle - Apple accepted a 20% increase in chip prices

South Korean media reported that Samsung has raised the price of chips for iOS devices by 20%. According to them, Apple reportedly wanted to immediately suspend cooperation with Samsung but unfortunately Apple did not found suitable manufacturer.

Apple iPad mini get pictured, maybe its the real thing

From some pictures posted on Twitter by Sonny Dickson, we can already see how it will look  perhaps this new tablet from Apple.

Overlapping the new iPad Mini and iPad 3 are distinctly different both in size and design.

Ipad mini should have a diagonal of 7 or 7.7 inches, with stereo speakers more in the bottom and a bit 'rough edges

Apple announces the results of the third quarter of fiscal 2012, iPad scores new Record

As planned , Apple has announced  the results of fiscal Q3 of 2012 sales and receipts revealing the third year Conference Call for AAPL shareholders. The last fiscal quarter, which began April 1 and ended on June 30, once again registers receipts and record sales, thanks largely to the New iPad launched in early quarter !

The Company posted  revenue of $ 35 billion and a net quarterly profit of  $ 8.8 billion  or $ 9.32 per diluted share. These results compare with revenues of $ 28.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $ 7.3 billion, in the same quarter last year. The  gross margin  stood at  42.8 per cent  compared to 41.7 percent in the quarter last year.International sales accounted for 62 percent of quarterly revenue. 

Apple continues to evaluate stylus integration on the iPhone and the iPad

The Cupertino company continues to explore the possibility of integrating the capacitive pen in his iDevice as evidenced by two recent patents covering specific technologies of interaction between the stylus and touch screen interface with . We underscore this timely to avoid confusion, exchanging idea really "innovative" (if it was not that it could not be patented) with an idea, that of the capacitive pen, extensively tested and integrated into products already on the market (Galaxy Note). 

INRIX Traffic: The new app for iPhone and iPad that pulls you out of traffic

INRIX, a leading international provider of traffic information and services for motorists, INRIX Traffic announced a new application for iPhone and iPad that helps drivers to better manage their travel and avoid traffic . The application allows, in fact, to reduce the costs caused by traffic jams thanks to the innovative features that allow a considerable saving of time. Among the main functions:

•  The faster ways of work and home: drivers can easily decide which path is the best choice to avoid the daily traffic. INRIX is only able to analyze the impact of accidents, sporting events, concerts and other events have on local traffic, providing the fastest routes and ensuring minimal delay.
• Suggested starting point and time involved: the service of INRIX Traffic Forecast Slider shows drivers with the best options to avoid annoying delays.
• Sharing times of arrival: allows you to send the scheduled arrival time to their contacts in just a few gestures.
• Personalized traffic alerts: Drivers can adjust your application to ensure they are alerted only on certain categories of accidents or events that affect the path of interest.

The new iPad ready to land in 30 more countries around the world

Currently the new iPad is sold in over 50 countries in the world and after opening the markets in Lithuania, Colombia and 12 other countries , now the chain of countries  after one month is even bigger and goes to 30 more countries where the new iPad will be sold.

The launch will take place on Friday May 11 with 23 countries (Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius , Morocco, Peru, Taiwan, Tunisia, Vietnam)  and then continue the following Saturday 12 in the remaining 7 countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates).

Apple, by the end of this week, will start selling its new product in 90 countries around the world, a goal that is certainly important to understand how the company's products are popular in all corners of the planet.

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Apple announced the sale of over 3 million new iPad's in just 4 days

Apple has announced a few hours a new sales record achieved, this time, the new iPadthird generation, within 4 days, has reached and surpassed the three million units sold .Once again, a figure beyond the expectations and forecasts, which is unequaled in the industry.

With a official press Apple announced more than three million new iPad sold in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the U.S. Virgin Islands in just four days on Friday 16 Saturday 17, Sunday 18 and Monday, March 19. The new iPad brings interesting new features, such as the new Retina display, the chip A5X GPU quad-core, and a 5 megapixel iSight video to 1080p and support for 4G LTE networks in the United States and Canada.

These are the words of Philip Schiller, senior vice president of International Marketing Company:

"The iPad is a new blockbuster from 3 million in sales - the biggest ever launch of iPad. Buyers are appreciating the new iPad features, like the great screen Retina, and we look forward to offering it in the hands of many more customers around the world by next Friday."

After the record of pre-orders recorded by the product, analysts had predicted 66 million units sold in 2012 and 1 million in first weekend . The results can be compared, compared with sales of the first two generations of iPad: 300,000 for the first iPad first day of sales in U.S. and one million  estimated for the iPad 2 in the first weekend. In particular: the first iPad took 80 days to reach a height of 3 million in sales . Sales of the iPhone 4S approach those that scored 4 million in 3 days !