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Visualized: new iPad burns 10 degrees hotter than its predecessor

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We wouldn’t exactly be going out on a limb by suggesting that the new iPad is Apple’s hottest tablet to date — even before Tim Cook confirmed as much earlier today. But while Apple has plenty of reason to brag about the device’s sales figures, it’s s…


Reports claim new iPad is too hot to handle

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Apple CEO Tim Cook said on a company conference call on Monday that the new iPad sold in record numbers during its debut weekend. The executive did not share specific sales figures, but Apple did say that demand was “off the charts” when online pre-order inventory sold out last week. While the new iPad offers a number of benefits over its predecessor, there may be one difference between the second and third-generation iPads that consumers are not so happy about. According to emails from BGR readers as well as a number of posts on various forums and social networks like Twitter, some new iPad owners are finding that their tablets suffer from a serious overheating issue during typical usage. The


Quanta sues AMD, claims it sold defective products

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Yikes. Quanta — also known as the planet’s largest contract maker of laptops — has just slapped a nasty lawsuit on the world’s second-largest chipmaker. According to Bloomberg, Quanta is alleging that AMD and ATI sold chips that “didn’t meet heat tol…


Apple reportedly swapping recalled iPod nanos for 6G counterparts; you have yours?

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It’s been a few weeks since Apple’s issued a worldwide recall on a number of its first-gen iPod nanos at risk for becoming uncomfortably hot under the collar. Evidently, many folks who’ve sent their devices into AppleCare to get swapped are findin…


Apple is replacing first gen iPod nanos due to faulty batteries

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After offering to swap out a few faulty first gen iPod nanos in Korea back in 2009, it appears Apple has finally seen fit to get them out of owner’s pockets here in the US (update: worldwide) too. An email just sent to registered owners (included af…