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So, it looks like no iPad 3 this year folks.
Source:
Monday, August 15, 2011
Digtimes Flip-Flops, No iPad 3 in 2011
Apple cancels iPad 3 supply orders for 2011?
Last Friday TiPb heard that while Apple had considered releasing iPad 3 as early as this fall, it ultimately wasn’t going to ship until the now traditional spring timeframe. Now the intermittently reliable Digitimes is reporting that Apple has cancelled orders with suppliers for iPad 3 parts for this fall.
Apple was originally set to launch its iPad 3 in the second half of 2011 with a supply volume of 1.5-2 million units in the third quarter and 5-6 million in the fourth quarter, but Apple’s supply chain partners have recently discovered that the related figures have all already been deleted, the sources pointed out.
Further, we theorized part of the reason could be the costs and yield rates of the reported 2048×1536 Retina Display, which Digitimes
The sources believe that the yield rate of the 9.7-inch panel that feature resolution of 2,048 by 1,536 may be the major reason of the supply delay since such panels are mainly supplied by Japan-based Sharp with a high price and Apple’s other supply partners Samsung Electronics and LG Display are both unable to reach a good yield.
They also report that backlighting and other issues with the Retina Display may also be playing a part. If Digitimes proves accurate, it’ll be interesting to see if the other part of our tip pans out — that iPhone 5 is set for October 7.
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Daily Tip: How to find the UDID or serial number of an iPad, iPhone
Trying to figure out where to find the UDID or serial number of your iPad, iPod touch, or iPhone? There are many reasons you may need to look up your UDID, IMEI, or serial number of your iOS device. While earlier generations had the serial printed on the back casing of the device, many newer models don’t. There are still several ways you can obtain this information both natively on your device or via iTunes.
Follow along to find out how.
As a side note, a lot of information is taken out for privacy reasons. Obviously your fields will not be empty.
There are a few ways to obtain serial numbers. The most common in under Settings.
If your iOS device will not boot and it has a SIM tray, you can also pull out the SIM tray and view the serial printed on it. As long as your SIM tray has not been mixed up with anyone else’s, it should be the correct serial number.
To view your UDID number in iTunes, use the following steps –
To view your UDID number from on your device, use the following steps –
Viewing device information from programs like UDID are especially convenient if you aren’t home to plug into iTunes and need to access the information quickly.
But what if your device is stuck in restore mode and you can’t load this information in iTunes or on the device?
You can still pull the information if you have a previous backup file as the backups are saved as “UDID – Date”.
Simply navigate to the following location and view your UDID as the name of your backup –
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
Have you used any of these methods or a different one? How’d they work for you?
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Apple cancels iPad 3 supply orders for 2011
Last Friday TiPb heard that while Apple had considered releasing iPad 3 as early as this fall, it ultimately wasn’t going to ship until the now traditional spring timeframe. Now the intermittently reliable Digitimes is reporting that Apple has cancelled orders with suppliers for iPad 3 parts for this fall.
Apple was originally set to launch its iPad 3 in the second half of 2011 with a supply volume of 1.5-2 million units in the third quarter and 5-6 million in the fourth quarter, but Apple’s supply chain partners have recently discovered that the related figures have all already been deleted, the sources pointed out.
Further, we theorized part of the reason could be the costs and yield rates of the reported 2048×1536 Retina Display, which Digitimes
The sources believe that the yield rate of the 9.7-inch panel that feature resolution of 2,048 by 1,536 may be the major reason of the supply delay since such panels are mainly supplied by Japan-based Sharp with a high price and Apple’s other supply partners Samsung Electronics and LG Display are both unable to reach a good yield.
They also report that backlighting and other issues with the Retina Display may also be playing a part. If Digitimes proves accurate, it’ll be interesting to see if the other part of our tip pans out — that iPhone 5 is set for October 7.
D.A says Gizmodo “not motivated by financial greed” in iPhone case
Morley Pitt, San Mateo County’s assistant district attorney said Chen’s decision to pay $5000 for the iPhone prototype was not motivated by financial greed, but rather “his claim was that he was undertaking a journalistic investigation.”
However, Pitt said that his office would proceed with misdemeanor “possession of stolen property” and “misappropriation of lost property” charges against two individuals who took the iPhone prototype without proper permission.
Journalists and their working material is usually protected by a variety of federal and state shield laws, which make it difficult for prosecutors to obtain and use their documents and material for criminal prosecutions. Addressing the issue, Pitt said, “We had a conflict between the penal code and the 1st Amendment and California shield laws,” Pitt said. “We felt that the potential Gizmodo defendant [Chen] had a potential 1st Amendment argument — one that we weren’t prepared to address on this particular set of circumstances.”
The case has drawn fire from various sides over the past year. Supporters of Chen said that the case was evidence of the overwhelming power of massive corporations like Apple and their ability to silence journalists. On the other hand, critics argued that this is evidence of a consumer culture that has lost all respect for intellectual property rights of firms that depend on a certain level of secrecy to effectively operate.