According to a new report by Digitimes, LG and Sharp, who have been finalized by Apple as suppliers of 2048 x 1536 resolution iPad 3 display panels, have increased shipments of such high-resolution panels. Total shipments of these new display panels, which began shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011, will exceed those of 1024 x 768 panels currently being used in the iPad 2 by Q2 of 2012. The report claims that … Read More

The Wall Street Journal is reporting sources have told them Apple is set to announce iPad-optimized textbooks at its upcoming media event this Thursday set to take place in New York City:

McGraw-Hill has been working with Apple on its announcement since June, a person familiar with the matter said. It wasn’t known whether Pearson and Houghton Mifflin also would participate.

Cengage Learning, one of the world’s largest higher-education textbook publishers, … Read More

Update 1: Elliott from Future Shop responded and told us only the official statement given to CTV was the one they are providing to outlets. Here’s an update from the Future Shop Community site:

Recently, several instances of fraud concerning the iPad2 were reported to various store locations in BC. In these cases, the original iPad 2 product had been removed from the packaging, and replaced with a slab of clay, … Read More

Jeremy Horwits, the Editor-in-Chief of iLounge, claims to have had a hands-on experience with next-generation iPad a.k.a the iPad 3 at CES 2012 (via MacTrast). Even though he’s apparently willing to share all the juicy details, he didn’t see the screen of the device, which, considering that many are expecting Apple to include a Retina display in the iPad 3, would likely have been quite the highlight.

Horwits describes what … Read More

OnLive Desktop for iPad has just gone live in the App Store and is now available as a free download. The app provides instant access to an iPad optimized cloud-based Windows desktop complete with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint allowing Office documents to be viewed, created and edited. Users do however need an account with OnLive to use the program. Both free and paid plans are available offering upto 50GB of storage and priority access. … Read More

Digitimes is reporting that Pegatron Corp, the leading manufacturer of Apple’s iOS devices, has already received production orders for the upcoming iPad 3 which is set to launch in March 2012. The report also claims that significantly larger production orders are expected for Apple’s “iPad 4″ which is scheduled to launch in October 2012, with an initial volume of about 7-10 million units. However, Pegatron has not yet commented on the report.

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Earlier today Apple released iOS 5.1 beta 3 to developers. Beta 2 was released back in December. Now, according to a discovery by @sonnydickson (via 9to5Mac), it appears the ‘About Dictation and Privacy’ screen within the latest beta makes references to Siri dictation.

Currently, Siri dictation is only available on the iPhone 4S. Both devices share the same dual core A5 chip, so any argument about the lack … Read More

Video sharing site Vimeo has unveiled its new mobile apps for Android and Windows Phone 7 devices at the CES Las Vegas 2012 with upload functionality and ‘watch later’ queue management. But more importantly, Engadget has learned from their sources that an iPad version is in the works too.It appear that upcoming Vimeo for iPad will feature full HD streaming with access to the Vimeo Music Store and browse-while-watching capabilities.

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Update 2: @safesolvent refers to this Wired story that gives the most accurate account of his iPad ‘passport’ experience. He also had his non-enhanced driver’s license with him.

Update 1: We spoke with Martin (@safesolvent) on twitter and he noted he used Dropbox to store his scanned copy of his passport. He has unofficially won the prize of iPad User of the Week. Congrats

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The RIM PlayBook holiday prices have continued throughout the New Year. Prices have been reduced to get rid of remaining stock, part of RIM’s almost $500 million dollar write off on the tablet, seen as a major disappointment by investors and critics.

Prices across Canadian retailers such as Future Shop and on RIM’s website still show the following prices:

16GB PlayBook: $199
32GB PlayBook: $249
64GB PlayBook: $399

The Real PlayBook Firesale … Read More