Explosion At Apple Supplier Plant
Reuters are reporting this morning that an Apple supplier plant, Pegatron Corp, suffered an explosion at the subsidiary’s plant in Shanghai this weekend. Sixty-one people are said to have been injured with twenty three needing hospital treatment. This latest incident of course, this throws the spotlight back onto safety concerns that have plagued factories in China. Fire Not The Cause Apparently the fire was not the cause of this explosion but details of the actual cause have also not yet emerged. The plant itself is apparently set up to produce iPad 2 back panels although rumors are emerging that perhaps this is more likely to be the iPad…
iPad 3 Due In Spring 2012
Welcome to our new RUMORS section on theappwhisperer.com, here you will find juicy snippets of information relating to both software and hardware of anything to do with apps. You can also comment all drop your own rumors into our Forum section and we’ll pick them up from there. To kick off today, we heard a rumor that the iPad 3 will be knocking about in Apple stores around March/April next year. DigiTimes mentioned this following information relating to OEM production of the iPad 2. Despite production remaining high at 14-15 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, decline is expected to drop it down to 4-5 million units in…
The iPad 3 Display Will Be 2048 x 1536 Resolution
With the PPI rurmored to be be more than 264 on the new iPad 3, twice the 132 PPI on the iPad 2, questions are beginning to arise as to whether display manufacturers such as Samsung or LG could produce them in large enough numbers. According to CNET this morning, ‘the closest that iPad display manufacturers like LG Display and Samsung can get is 2048×1536’. According to a ‘source’, via CNET, ‘they have production plans for 2048 x 1536 displays, starting in November but those are only plans at this point’, apparently the source was referring to LG and Samsung. The problem it appears is making the huge quanities that…
Apple iPad 3 Delayed Until 2012
AllthingsD are reporting that it is increasingly unlikely that the highly anticipated iPad 3 will launch until 2012. An analyst, Mark Moskowitz from J.P. Morgan, explains: “In recent months, there has been rising investor speculation that a new iPad 3 would be launched for the holiday season,” Moskowitz wrote in a research note to clients. “Our latest research continues to indicate that there is no such device slated for production this year. … There are prototypes in the supply chain related to the next-generation device, but our conversations with industry participants suggest that a new device will not be available until sometime in calendar 2012.” No Surprise To be honest…
Apple Selling Refurbished iPad 2 Models Online
Apple provides a 1 year warranty on any refurbished device. All refurbished models come complete with a brand new battery and outer shell, so the models look like new. This time around the iPad 2 refurbished model prices have been reduced $50 per piece. This is a great chance to get yourself a reduced iPad 2, before Apple announces the iPad 3 this fall. Here are the available models along with prices and links: * 32GB Wi-Fi 3G- Black AT&T $679 * 32GB Wi-Fi 3G- White AT&T $679 * 32GB Wi-Fi 3G- White Verizon $679 * 64GB Wi-Fi- Black $649 * 64GB Wi-Fi 3G- Black AT&T $779 * 32GB Wi-Fi…
Apple Offers $100 Refund To Recent iPad 1 Purchasers
Have you recently bought a first generation iPad? Are you feeling pretty let down and wished you had waited for the iPad 2? Well, this offer from Apple may help the pain a little. Apple will refund the price difference to anyone who has their original purchase receipt and makes the request in the company’s standard 14 day return window. This should take you back to February 16, 2011. Return The Complete Product? If you wished you had the iPad 2 now you could of course, return your first generation iPad and get a full refund (as long as you are in the 14 day window). Then all you have…
