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Apple accused of “planned obsolescence?

A class action lawsuit was filed against Apple over the introduction of iPad 4 in Brazil. Institute of Politics and Law Software (IBDI) allegedly accused Apple of deviating from its usual yearly product update cycle amounts to “planned obsolescence” that harms the customers who bought previous generation devices. The lawsuit also alleges that Apple did not adequately communicate the discontinuation of the third-generation iPad in favor of the new fourth-generation models in the country, with consumers unknowingly buying the “obsolete” third-generation models.

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“The institute claims that the iPad 4 is not an effective technological evolution [compared to] the iPad 3 or ‘New iPad’, characterizing a sort of “planned obsolescence”. In practice, the accusation is that the Apple iPad 3 could have reached the shelves with the characteristics presented in the fourth generation – a processor, a connector and a camera a bit more advanced.”The lawsuit is seeking free replacements for customers who purchased the third-generation iPad, as well as reimbursement of 50% of the purchase price. Apple said that they were unaware of a lawsuit filed against them which was filed in a federal civil court on February 6.
Apple also faces a struggle over rights on the iPhone brand in the country. Apple lost the trademark after a court found in favor of Gradiente Electronica, a company that first registered the iPhone trademark in 2000. Gradiente Electronica had applied for the trademark in 2000 and was granted the rights to it 2008. It has indicated that it is open to selling the mark to Apple, although is able to continue selling the iPhone under its current name while additional appeals and negotiations play out.

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Pictures with Siri on the new iPad

The new operating system iOS 6 will provide Siri on the new iPad. The personal virtual assistant is only one of the 200 new features that what would be available on iOS 6.

From the moment it appeared in October, Siri has been available only for iPhone 4S and users have faced all kind of jailbreak methods for having Siri on their Apple gadgets. Now, officially debated at WWDC 2012, Siri comes to the new iPad, looking quite similar with its 4S counterpart. For activating the personal assistant on the iPad you have to hold down the Home Button, just like on the iPhone. So, those whom already possess Siri on iPhone 4S would know that it virtually does the same tasks: launch an app, play a song/movie trailer, get weather information, get movie facts, set up meetings, listen to notifications, create reminders and so on and so forth. Not to mention that now Siri can Tweet and came with brand new support for Korean, Mandarian for Taiwan and Cantonese.

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The new iPad owners’ reaction over their device: Very Satisfied

In spite of the rough comments that blamed the new iPad for having some vital issues, the iPad owners are highly satisfied with their new Apple tablet, as a survey from ChangeWave showed.

ChangeWave Research specified in a detailed way what this study is all about:

“A March 22-28 survey of 200 new owners looked at their impressions of the new Apple iPad, including overall satisfaction with the device, key likes and dislikes, and the impact of the heat issue.”

It turned out that 98% of the new iPad owners are pleased with their device, out of which 82% are Very Satisfied and 16% are Somewhat Satisfied. There are also few users, namely 2% of them, who found the new iPad’s issues Somewhat Unsatisfied.

I wonder what gave to the 16% of the customers an uncertain reaction over their device. Luckily, ChangeWave also queried the 200 users about the features of their new tablet and discovered what they like best and what they dislike most. As expected, the Retina Display was the new iPad’s milestone feature, followed by the long battery life, the 4G LTE, and the iSight Camera, while the price of Apple’s new tablet and also of Wireless data plan irked the owners most.

Contrary to all the infrared tests that proved that the new iPad runs hotter than specified, customers were little displeased with the excessive heat; only 7% of them considered the heat that comes from the tablet to be an issue. In fact, ChangeWave took a closer look at the Heat polemic and discovered that, in fact, 89% of the new iPad owners haven’t experienced any problem at all with the heat.

Let’s just leave aside all the mean rumors about the new iPad’s issues and consider 2012 The New iPad’s Year, just as the previous one was the iPad 2 Year, but with 74% of very satisfied owners.

Source: ChangeWave Research

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How to let Hipsters know that you have the third generation of iPad? (Comic Magazine)

The latest generation of  iPad is definitely going to chuckle over success. Hundreds of people that have been lined in front of Apple stores to be the first ones that got their hands on the new device is the best proof that it’s going to go like a bomb.

Our comic magazine for today shows the Apple addict how to highlight the fact that he has a NEW iPad and not an older version.

Source: The Joy Of Tech

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Queues in front of the Apple Store in Japan

First in line is the Japanese fellows’ motto that wanted to be the first ones that got their hands on the new iPad. The expected gadget will reach Apple Stores in US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, UK, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands at 8:00 am local time tomorrow, March 16, which by “virtue of Tokyo being 16 hours ahead of California” meaning that Japanese Apple fans are the first ones to get the latest version of the iPad.

Starting with March 23 the Apple device can be purchased in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

Sticking to Japanese iPad fans, they are already lined up in front of the Apple Store, in the Ginza district of Tokyo. It’s said that the lines began growing on Thursday night local time, meaning 36 hours before the big opening.

Source: The Next Web