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Next iPad, iPad mini claimed for March?

A redesigned iPad with a similar bezel to the existing Mini makes sense.  Though honestly the important change is that the next generation needs to get thinner and lighter again, hopefully by employing something like Sharp’s IGZO panels to improve the energy efficiency of the screen, and especially reduce the need for LED backlighting and thus allow them to shrink the battery back to a reasonable size again.

A retina iPad mini this quickly?  I hope they don’t sacrifice the things that make the Mini so great, e.g. its size and weight.  If they make it all heavy and thick like the current iPad Gen 4 that would be a horrible mistake.

Personally I’d like to see some accomodation at least in the full sized iPad for keyboards, in particular say moving the lightning port to the long side so a keyboard attached there could draw power from the existing battery and thus be smaller and lighter.  Even better would be a magnetic solution like the Surface has but that’s probably too much too ask right?

Posted by Glenn on January 11, 2013 at 12:06 PM (PST)

Netflix streaming issues persist on Apple TV

This is #### everytime i try to watch netflix on my macbook it freezes at like 2% or 7% or 4% and it just starts out at these percentages and doesnt move…

Posted by Ian on January 9, 2013 at 7:35 PM (PST)

Best Buy files complaints on Walmart iPhone 5 pricing

Just browse through websites like complaintreviews.com and you’ll read hundreds of upset people that have taken to the interwebz with their complaints.

Best Buy had to price match, otherwise they risk their entire price match promise. If they lost that then what do they have left?

IMO they would have lost millions more if they HADN’T lost money on the iPhone sell.

Posted by Chrissy Jamie on January 9, 2013 at 4:15 AM (PST)

Lunatik to show four new iPhone 5 cases at CES

Lunatik services sucks!.  I shop online and the item supposed to arrive by Jan 3th and havent got it yet (jan 7th). i have sent emails requesting info but no answer from them.

Posted by Yam on January 8, 2013 at 12:42 PM (PST)

2013 CES First Looks worth seeing

“…  the SwitchEasy FreeRunner for iPhone 5 is ready to challenge far more expensive rivals such as LifeProof and OtterBox cases.”

Is that FreeRunner waterproof? It doesn’t look like it from here. It looks like it offers something like the splash-resistant protection of an OtterBox Defender — but it doesn’t look submersible, like LifeProof’s cases.

Posted by Ken W. on January 8, 2013 at 8:02 AM (PST)

Happy New Year 2013 From iLounge!

Hi and Happy New Year to you
I would like to ask you if you have heard any rumors or any news regarding if in 2013 there will be a new version of the iPad with retina display. I have never owned an iPad ( Although I have an excellent and powerful Mac at home) and I was wondering if I need to buy the newer one that was released in late 2012 or just wait for a newer version in 2013. Many thanks in advance.

Posted by Roberto Molina on January 4, 2013 at 10:57 AM (PST)

Survey: Apple online store drops in satisfaction

That’s supposed to be CI, not SI

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on January 3, 2013 at 10:35 AM (PST)

Survey: Apple online store drops in satisfaction

As Phil’s copy above already notes, it is unknown how many of the survey takers specifically rated Apple. Without knowing how many of those 24,000 people answered about Apple that calculator is worthless for determining CI

I’m not busting on anyone here’s chops, this is about the ridiculous fluff piece that is failing to report *anything* that supports a survey as valid. They engage in bad reporting by skewing already normalized results to inflate changes, and fail to report even the most basic of standard information like the MOE or SI. There is nothing here to defend, so why bother?

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on January 3, 2013 at 10:35 AM (PST)

Carbon Audio debuts Zooka Bluetooth speaker

Great design!

Posted by Galley in Greenville, SC on January 2, 2013 at 7:07 PM (PST)

Soundmatters debuts Dash 7 Bluetooth speaker

Aw crap! I just got my Foxl Platinum on Monday.

Posted by ~ruindpzzle in san diego, CA on January 2, 2013 at 11:49 AM (PST)

Survey: Apple online store drops in satisfaction

http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm

Plug the numbers in and you’ll see that 24,000 people across the U.S. population yields a less than 1% margin of error. Argue the validity/results/etc. as you will.

Posted by Jeremy Horwitz in East Amherst, NY, USA on January 2, 2013 at 11:29 AM (PST)

Carbon Audio debuts Zooka Bluetooth speaker

Hi Arthur,
Please give me a call on our Toll Free line 877538 5885 and I will be happy to help you with your issue.
Mike M
Customer Support Carbon Audio Inc.

Posted by Mike M on January 2, 2013 at 11:24 AM (PST)

Survey: Apple online store drops in satisfaction

@2: I think you may be reaching considering the remaining statistical stupidity. However, they make the same error with Dell, so probably just general stupidity.

For any normal reporter, dropping from a score of 83 to 80 is a drop of 3% since you’re already talking about a normalized score from 0 to 100.

Skewing the drop to a normalized score is just plain obfuscation, never mind that it is not 4%, it’s 3.6%, which while “close”, is still hooey.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on January 2, 2013 at 10:33 AM (PST)

Survey: Apple online store drops in satisfaction

Isn’t a score of 80 96% of 83 and thus a 4% drop?

Posted by TosaDeac on January 2, 2013 at 10:10 AM (PST)

Survey: Apple online store drops in satisfaction

Substance of what the survey found aside, in what universe is dropping from 83 to 80 equal to a 4% drop (from the original article)?

Then, even assuming everything about their sampling method was sound, survey questions were valid for getting at meaningful results, etc., +/-3% is the normal variation for survey based sampling, aka, this year Apple scored merely a different faw score, but not a drop in satisfaction anywhere except in the heads of PR copy writers who think that 3% is really 4% and, if actually true, a barely measurable drop.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on January 2, 2013 at 9:26 AM (PST)

Do Not Disturb issues reported as ad debuts

My phone is stuck in Do Not Disturb mode.  I have tried all the fixes that I have seen (turn the feature off/on, change the schedule, power cycle the phone), but if I have the feature turned on, the phone is in Do Not Disturb mode.

Posted by Eric on January 2, 2013 at 8:56 AM (PST)

Happy New Year 2013 From iLounge!

Happy New Year iLounge!!!!

Posted by Audrey McGirt on January 2, 2013 at 8:27 AM (PST)

Netflix streaming issues persist on Apple TV

I’m having exactly the same problem outlined by Peanut on post #34. Has been doing this for a month or so. I’ve contacted Netflix twice via their support chat service and went through all of the obvious troubleshooting procedures, rebooted my router, restarted Apple TV, signed out and back in to Netflix. None of these have fixed the issue.

Posted by Tracy on January 1, 2013 at 11:16 PM (PST)

Netflix streaming issues persist on Apple TV

Keeps stopping and going back to film info screen, also approx 6 times on average during films it starts playing the start of the film whilst the audio stays up to date?!?!?! Never had ANY probs with lovefilm….

Posted by Peanut on January 1, 2013 at 3:43 PM (PST)

Happy New Year 2013 From iLounge!

Happy New Year Jeremy!😃

Posted by Ant on December 31, 2012 at 11:52 AM (PST)

Carbon Audio debuts Zooka Bluetooth speaker

I purchased one of these for my wife for a gift.  After charging for a day, tried to pair it with two iPhones, then two iPads.  Didn"t work.  Devices would locate Zooka, but would not connect.  Took to Apple store and exchanged.  It did connect there, but brought home and it exhibited the same search but would not pair with anything.
Ideas?
AS

Posted by Arthur Smit on December 31, 2012 at 7:37 AM (PST)

iTunes 11 poll ends, Apple in 2013 poll begins

I can’t see anything better about iTunes 11. It’s just more confusing.

Posted by Dick Bacon on December 30, 2012 at 4:44 PM (PST)

iTunes 11 poll ends, Apple in 2013 poll begins

I hope that you will send the results of the iTunes poll to Apple!

iTunes 11 sucks big time and shows that Apple has lost the plot…

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4555356?start=0&tstart=0

Posted by Huggy Bear on December 29, 2012 at 4:43 PM (PST)

iTunes 11 poll ends, Apple in 2013 poll begins

Most Hoping to See from Apple in 2013?

Restore the iMac to a Useful Computer Again!

More than anything, I desperately wish Apple would reverse course in destroying the iMac as a useful device. They already try and make it work like an iPad instead of the computer it is. Look at the simplistic piece of crap they turned iTunes into.

New models have no Superdrive (it has NOT become irrelevant. Not for most of us).

Alas I have little hope any such thing will happen. Apple seems determined to make the iMac obsolete.

Posted by Michael Dominic on December 29, 2012 at 9:08 AM (PST)

GarageBand adds AirPlay, Bluetooth audio support

Can I update my IPad version of GarageBand to play Bluethooth?

Posted by Mike on December 29, 2012 at 5:56 AM (PST)