New iPad: A Million More Pixels Than HDTV

The new iPad offers dramatically increased cellular speed and one of the most spectacular displays ever seen in a mobile device.

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Yahoo Folds Up Livestand, Its Would-Be Flipboard Killer

Yahoo has pulled the plug on Livestand, its iPad/tablet news app. Yahoo rolled out the app last fall, and positioned it as competitor to apps like Flipboard and Zite. But the app never got any traction, and has been on the chopping block for much of 2012.

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Vend Rings Up $2 Million for Point-of-Sale Technology

Vend, a start-up with offices in San Francisco and New Zealand, has raised $2 million to develop point-of-sale software that runs on any device, including iPads and legacy hardware found at the register. The round was led by Point Nine Capital in Europe. Vend, which has raised $3 million to date, says it has signed up 11,000 users in 80 countries and is processing one million transactions a month.

So Much for the Big Apple-Samsung Summit

Should have held it on the Napa Valley Wine Train.
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iPad Keeps Apple No. 1 in Mobile PC Sales

The mobile PC business is booming, and thanks to exploding iPad sales, Apple remains its undisputed leader.
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TV Everywhere’s Counting Problem

The big-media guys know how to serve up video to you on any device, anywhere you are, anytime you want it. But keeping track of it is another issue.
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One Small Keyboard for Logitech, One Giant Leap for iPad Productivity

Logitech’s $100 Ultrathin keyboard for iPad might just be worth the high price.
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iSwifter’s New App Brings All Flash-Based Facebook Games to the iPad

While Facebook is slowly working out the kinks to bring more games to mobile, there’s a small company in Menlo Park, Calif., that has beat them to it.
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ESPN Retools Radio App, Launches on iPad

ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.
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Going on Vacation? Ditch the Paper Guidebook and Try These Apps.

Stuck on Earth offers a visual tour of the world; Frommer’s day-by-day guides are packed with info.
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Kindle Fire Shipments Fizzle