The iPad Mini news continues to come in with Makotakara translating a story from Liberty Times that reports that LG and AU Optronics have been certified to supply LCD panels for the 7.85-inch iPad Mini.

The report also indicates that both LG and AU Optronics are working to ship the panels for production for a fall/winter 2012 device release.

The report further indicates that TPK Holding will be producing four million … Read More

In yet another analyst report, this time Barclays says a new 7-inch iPad is on its way later this year.

According to the report, research leads them to believe that Apple may be planning to release a smaller iPad later this fall.

We believe that this type of product could be useful in promoting Apple’s agenda in education with e-textbooks. Also, the form factor could make sense in gaming, which could become … Read More

Update 1: According to CBC News Vancouver, one suspect has been arrested as of May 16, 2012.

This story is a bit of a tearjerker because it has a fantastic ending.

On May 10, 2012, Cassie Campbell was robbed by two men at the Metrotown Skytrain station in Burnaby, BC. Cassie Campbell is in her early 20′s, has cerebral palsy, is deaf, and cannot speak. The iPad provided her an integral … Read More

Western retailer London Drugs has announced the deployment of iPads to their staff across their 74 locations across Canada (BC, AB, SK, MB) to assist customers with real-time research and price comparisons. Customers should notice the rollout happening during the next two weeks, as noted in the press release they sent us:

“At London Drugs, we know we have the right prices and highly educated staff in our stores and … Read More

Rogers has announced today the inclusion of Sportsnet Ontario to their Rogers Live TV iPad app, to enable customers to stream the same broadcast from your television to their iPad over WiFi, as announced on the Redboard:

With Sportsnet Ontario on Rogers Live TV, you get the same broadcast feed on your TV and on your tablet.

As a refresher, here are the details:

Rogers Digital TV and Hi-Speed Internet customers in … Read More

According to a tweet this morning by @RogersBuzz, Future Shop and Best Buy are offering a free $100 gift card to customers that purchase a new iPad and activate it on Rogers.

Both the iPad 2 and third-generation iPad are eligible for the offer, however you will need the iPad 2 WiFi+3G or the new iPad WiFi+Cellular to use the device with Rogers service.

#Exclusive $100 #giftcard offer from @BestBuy & … Read More

Developed by Wolfram, the same company that powers Wolfram Alpha search engine used in Siri, Wolfram Mathematica is a world renowned application for complex computations and is also the only development platform which fully integrates computations into complete workflows. Currently available for desktop computers only, it looks like an iPad version of Mathematica is going to hit the App Store pretty soon. As noted by 9to5Mac (via Reddit), when asked … Read More

According to a new report from everyone’s favorite rumor site, DigiTimes, the rumored 7.85-inch iPad, or “iPad Mini”, will feature “G/F2″ thin-film touch technology. This technology reportedly enables the iPad to be slightly thinner.

As indicated by DigiTimes, this “G/F2″ tech will also reduce production costs and create an iPad that is thinner than the iPad 2 or third-generation iPad.

The G/F2 structure places the electrode on the top and bottome … Read More

Montreal-based aerospace company Bombardier has announced its plans to release their Flight Deck iPad app, to allow paperless cockpits for pilots of its business jets.

The app will provide pilots with a digital version of flight manuals and automatically receive updates from Bombardier, via secure advanced encryption technology to meet the standards of FAA, EASA and Transport Canada audit trail for paperless operations. Flight departments can also manually manage and … Read More

If you live in Nunavut, or happen to know someone that lives there, creating an original birthday song in the Inuit language wins you an iPad!

In an attempt to encourage people to create a birthday song in the Intuit language, the Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth are hosting a contest. The grand prize is $3,500 and an iPad!

However even second and third place win $2,500 and $1,500 … Read More