Dan Farber/CBS Just got a third-gen iPad? Apple might be willing to exchange it. In an unexpected move, Apple refreshed its 10-inch iPad today, leaving many third-generation iPad owners groaning at a suddenly subpar device. Apple customers like Roger Cheng have (until now) slept soundly knowing that any Apple product purchased is the “latest and …
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23 October
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Apple executive Phil Schiller trashed the Nexus 7 when showing the iPad Mini. James Martin/CNET Apple is growing concerned over Android tablets’ momentum. How do I know? Today, the company’s senior vice president of marketing, Phil Schiller, spent a fairly unusual amount of time talking about them. During the iPad Mini announcement this morning, Schiller got in quite the zinger …
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23 October
iPad mini event: Apple’s most interesting stats
The iPad mini, a refreshed iPad and three new Macs are all official at last — but what about those great big numbers Apple is so proud of spewing at every event? Here are the most interesting facts and figures divulged by Apple tonight. First up, Apple says there are 200 million iOS 6 devices out there, with its new operating …
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23 October
iPad’s Mini’s price makes it just a small threat to Android tablets
Well, it’s official. Apple today announced the iPad Mini, a 7.9-inch version of its immensely popular iPad. Available beginning November 2, the $329 device should be a top-seller this holiday season. In fact, it’s a safe bet that the iPad Mini will join products such as the Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, and Nexus 7 in winning big sales. But, …
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23 October
iPad mini: What we didn’t get
The iPad mini is here, with a 7.9-inch screen, 4G and the same chip and resolution as the old iPad 2. You can find out everything it does have here — but what’s missing? Read on for the list of stuff we’d hoped to see in the newest and smallest iPad. A price to match the Nexus 7 The Google …
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23 October
iPad Mini vs. fourth
Now playing: Watch this: iPad Mini packs a big punch 1:28 Though it’s typical that the youngest and littlest sibling gets all the attention, he or she isn’t always the favorite member of the family. The same can be said for the iPad Mini. In addition to the competition it faces with non-Apple tablets, the fun-size iPad still has some …
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23 October
Buy six horror ebooks for as little as US$1
(Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) Did you like the Humble ebook bundle? StoryBundle did it first, and has returned with a horror ebook bundle with six titles for as little as US$1. The Humble ebook bundle closed out this morning, qualifying as a roaring success. It sold 84,153 bundles, bringing in a total of US$1,201,961.57 — not as much as …
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23 October
Ceefax says goodnight as digital switchover makes way for 4G
See you, Ceefax. That digital switchover we’ve been hearing about for years is complete, and so we bid a fond farewell to the world’s very first teletext service. Tune in to BBC Ceefax now and you’ll see an onscreen clock ticking down to the fateful moment tonight, when Olympic champion Dame Mary Peters turns off the last analogue TV signal …
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23 October
LG expands on smart TV offering with Ovation
LG has added long-running arts and entertainment channel Ovation to its list of smart TV programming. Ovation on the LG Smart TV dash. (Credit: LG) Ovation, which has been on Australian pay TV for 15 years now, will be available from the LG smart TV dashboard later this month. It will be available as a subscription channel with a variety …
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22 October
Five great Halloween
Halloween is just over a week away, making this the perfect time to sit down with the kids and read them a spooky story, but not too spooky, of course. Oh, you better believe there are apps for that. I’ve rounded up five Halloween-friendly e-books for young readers, all of them interactive in some way, and all of them able …
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