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Hardware iPad News

Early thermal testing shows iPad 3 running 10 degrees hotter than previous generations

You may love your new iPad 3, but it’s been commented as a toasty beast. Per Engadget, thermal imaging of a side-by-side comparison of the third-generation iPad and the iPad 2 found Apple’s latest tablet running 10 degrees (Fahrenheit) hotter than its predecessor. Dutch site Tweakers.net performed the GLBenchmark test on the two generations of […]

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News Software

Apple preps Mac OS X 10.7.4 betas for external developer testing

Operating system updates, they’re a good thing. Per AppleInsider, Apple is apparently wrapping up work on its next performance and maintenance update for the Lion operating system, as OS X 10.7.4 will soon make its way to developers for testing. Sources familiar with the software update say that a pre-release build of Mac OS X […]

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battery iPhone News

iLounge review finds iPhone 4S battery less robust for 3G data, media when compared to iPhone 4

The good news is that the iPhone 4S is out and is being regarded as fairly spiffy. The bad news is that its battery may not be the greatest thing in the known universe. Per the iLounge review, the site compared the iPhone 4 battery to the iPhone 4S battery to test comparative better times […]

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iCloud News Software

Apple to reset iCloud backup function on September 22nd, may release final iCloud version in near term

Backing up might be a bit weird on Thursday. Per iLounge, Apple has posted an announcement on its developer site for both iOS and Mac developers noting that it will reset all iCloud backup data on September 22nd. “On Thursday, September 22, the iCloud Backup data will be reset. Backing up to iCloud or restoring […]

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iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple field-testing iPhone 4 revision with CDMA support

It’s a rumor but it’s an interesting one. Per Boy Genius Report, Apple has begun field testing a new version of the iPhone, prompting continued speculation of an early 2011 launch of a CDMA-compatible iPhone. Citing a “solid Apple source,” the publication claimed Monday that iPhone model 3,2 has reached the field test phase, while […]