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Don’t know what to do with your iPad 2? Now that the newest iPad is here, many users are no longer that interested in the 2^nd generation iPad except of course those who bought the device because of the lowered price. With an iPad 2 Superguide one can get from Macworld, there are a lot of things you can do with the tablet PC aside of course from the things you do on the device now.

In the superguide, you can find a full rundown of the best ways to use your iPad either for work, for your communication or to enjoy multimedia.

The first thing you should do is activate your device and then fill it up with your favorite movies, music, series, apps and even podcasts. The superguide will also show you how to easily convert media files for your iPad consumption, help you master multitouch movements with your fingers tweak your device’s system settings, as well as help you get organized when it comes to your folders.

If you run into issues, the iPad 2 superguide could also help you troubleshoot what’s wrong with your Apple device. It will also help you protect your system from malware and viruses.

Although an iPad is not really like your laptop or notebook, it is a great tool that adapts easily to its users’ needs. Whether you are organizing your contacts, your schedule or your mail, you can do all these pretty easily.

Now why would the tech-savvy want a superguide? If you remember those reviews on the iPad 2 –well the reviewers didn’t exactly have it easy because although the device is uber popular, there are those things that one cannot easily understand. From a design viewpoint, the iPad 2 raised the bar on sleekness and sexiness –something that many really want.

Apple fans have to face the sad truth according to recent studies on the security features of Apple products. Sad and disappointing this may be, your Macs and other Apple gadgets do not offer the right kind of security that users need.

A recent report by Trend Micro has shown that Apple products are very vulnerable compared to its peers. This study indicated that Apple has 91 vulnerabilities. Oracle, the next in line in terms of vulnerabilities,  has 78 followed by Google with 73 vulnerabilities and Microsoft by 43. Read the rest of this entry »

1998 –the first iMac came out and it was called the iMac G3. It came in rather bright colors rather than the bland devices first seen from the California-based company. It also had a round body making this Apple product more appealing than its competitors. (Photo via Apple)

By the year 1999, the Power Macintosh G3 came out and much like the iMac that came out a year before, the device came in bold colors. (Photo by Dietmar Naujok)

The Macintosh G3 released in 1999 was followed by the iBook that same year. This very modern looking laptop was also known as the Clamshell because of its shape. (Photo by Jared Benedict)

If you think that cube CPU systems are revolutionary, think again, Apple already introduced them in the year 2000 and they are called the Power Mac 4G Cube. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

And finally, the first iPod –we are now in more familiar grounds. This is the first ever music player in the industry that went digital.

It was in 2001 when Apple came out with the PowerBook G4. This was a laptop computer with a 12 inch screen.

In its efforts to be different from the rest of the industry, Apple came out with the rather alien-looking iMac G4. It was followed by the iBook G4 and the PowerMac G5in the year 2003, and later on the iMac G5 in the year 2004.

It was also in 2004 when Apple came out with the iPod mini. It was discontinued in the year 2005 though because it was not received well by the market. It was followed by the iPod nano, the iPod Shuffle and other products that Apple is now very much known for -the rest of course, as they say, is history. Through the years, Apple provided the world with numerous innovations in technology and today, the company still survives and even has a cult following.

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1988 – the Macintosh llx was introduced by the company as a part of the update for the Macintosh II. It had an 800 KB floppy drive as well as a 1.44 SuperDrive.

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The Macintosh SE/30 released in 1989 was considered as the fastest compact Macs at the time. The graphics were of course still in black and white but the SE/30 was definitely popular. The SE/30 even appeared in the TV series Seinfeld during its first seasons.

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The Macintosh portable is the first ever portable computer that sent an email from the Space Shuttle mission STS-43. It was used by the space shuttle program in 1991.

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Dubbed by Frank Casanova as wicked fast, the Macintosh IIfx had a lot of names. These names included Stealth, F-16, Blackbird, F-19, IIxi, Zone 5, Weed-Whacker, and Four Square.

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Released in the year 1991, the Macintosh Powerbook 140 was the first laptop ever made by the Cupertino company. It was followed by the 145 in August of 1992, and the 145B in July of 1993. It was intended as a replacement for Apple’s portable computer.

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The Macintosh LC 575 is one of Apple’s upper low end products released in the mid-90s.

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In 1995, Apple came out with the PowerBook 5300. However, due to its lackluster performance it was discontinued on August 3, 1986.

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The Power Macintosh 7220 also known as the Power Macintosh 4400 in the United States and other markets, was released on November 1996 and later on discontinued in early 1998.

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The 20^th Anniversary Macintosh looks like one of those science fiction devices in movies in the early 80s.

These products were later on followed by slicker more appealing products from the company signaling the start of a technological revolution.

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Apple iPhone 4 owners who were affected by the product’s antenna problems can now get $15 from the Cupertino company as a settlement for their troubles.

According to the website iPhone4settlement.com, owners of the said device have between today and August 28 to claim their cash settlement. The claim form can be filed online or mailed if you prefer to mail it. You only have to fill up the claim form with your information and you’re done. Although one can send in their claim forms online, you would have to print it out for you to be able to sign it –attaching an electronic signature is not allowed.

The settlement, according to the website is only available to those who bought the iPhone 4 before February 17th this year. Those who bought the iPhone 4 at a later date would have to deal with the antenna problem (if it still exists) on their own.

The antenna problem of the iPhone 4 started in 2010 shortly after it was introduced officially to the general public. In fact, shortly after the iPhone 4’s launch, many new owners posted videos online showing that the Apple device was having reception problems and what was odd is that it only happens when it is held in a certain way. This gave birth to the rather controversial antennagate in 2010.

Soon after the videos came out online, the technology giant held a press conference showing that this does not only happen to Apple devices but to other brands as well. To pacify dissatisfied customers however, Apple offered free bumper cases to make things right. Records show though that 2 months later, the company no longer offered this deal and class action lawsuits started coming out of the woodwork. Around 20 cases made its way to court with the argument that the company concealed and misrepresented their product just to get higher sales.

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The two Steves, Steve Wozniak and the infamous Steve Jobs launched their first creation in the early part of 1976.

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A year later, Apple II was released and it finally was made out of glass and other materials. The first one was a wooden one, according to CBS News author Chenda Ngak.

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In 1978, Disk II came out –pushing the boundaries of what is available in technology at the time.

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By 1979, Apple II Plus came out followed by the Apple III. The latter has a resemblance to the computers we have today, although it is a much smaller version.

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Three years later, Apple came out with Lisa –a slicker looking computer with two disk drives.  This particular computer was the first computer that had a mouse.

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In 1984, Apple IIC was released by the California company with an introductory price of $1, 295. This was marketed as a portable computer because it only weighed 3.4 kilograms.

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On that same year, the first Mac was introduced to the market. You probably will not recognize this Macintosh but it is the precursor to Apple’s famous Macintosh line.

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It was in 1985 when the Macintosh XL came out. Its introductory price was $3, 995. The production of this computer was discontinued a year later.

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The Macintosh Plus was introduced in 1986. It had a 1 MB memory but expandable to 4 MB. The CPU system was from Motorola. The Macintosh Plus was discontinued on October 15^th, 1990.

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The Macintosh SE came out a year after the Macintosh Plus. Its notable features include being the first compact Macintosh that Apple ever produced at the time. It had an internal drive bay, an Apple Desktop Bus and was known for its faster data throughput.

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It was in 1987 when Apple finally went mobile. The Newton was the start of a new kind of Apple technology. The bar PDA had a touch screen and featured a range of productivity tools.

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Apple IIc Plus came out in 1988 and was sold at $675. It had a ProDOS operating system and an impressive 128 KB memory expandable to 1.125 MB.

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The life-ruiningly fun game is now available at the Apple store and those who are fond of Homer and his family can now get to play the game for free. Yes for free!

Gamers can now access Springfield and take a look at never-before-seen scenes in Springfield. Fans say that it is about time that there is a Simpsons game for Apple users and as I write this update, many are now accessing iTunes to get a hold of Tapped Out.

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Excited about the iPad 3? Rumors have been going around since last year that the next generation iPad will arrive early quarter this year. Since it is already February, a number of Apple fans are now pacing nervously –awaiting of course for the arrival of the iPad 3.

Tech blogs have been buzzing that the arrival of the device is near and it will be launched on March. Through our research, there is still no indication on when the iPad 3 will arrive but there is sufficient evidence that it will arrive on the first week of next month.

Sources say that the icons of the iPad 3 are rendered rather crisply and there won’t be a Home button visible. Whichever the case, iPad fans are excited to see the device even if many of Apple’s detractors always say that Apple is not necessarily the leader in such technology but just a company that manufactures overrated products.

While some choose to buy Apple products, others stick to Apple’s strongest competitor –Samsung but what does it take for an Apple aficionado to jump ship?

The legal battle over copyright infringement involving the two companies has been a hot topic in the past few months. Apple is shown in a bad light in this legal battle but this probably wouldn’t stop Apple fans from lining up the streets near Apple stores in March when the iPad 3 will be officially released by the Californian company, sources say.

Although Samsung is relatively more advanced than Apple based on the opinion of many technology experts, Apple offers something that many of its competitors cannot –a very aesthetically pleasing user interface and designs that spell modern, sleek, and simple. There is beauty in simplicity they say and this is what Apple is probably all about. If one wants minimal –Apple is definitely the place to go to.

In its quest for world domination, Apple has repeatedly sent its lawyers to ban its competitors from markets worldwide due to infringement.

Recent reports show that the Cupertino company also tried this in the German market but was denied for its request to ban the Galaxy Tab 10.1N.

The Regional Court in Dusseldorf denied Apple’s request to ban the Samsung tablet yesterday with the court stating that the Samsung product is sufficiently different from that of the iPads. This was a major blow to Apple’s ego because just over a week ago, it was declared by the Munich court that Samsung did not infringe Apple’s touch interface technology. It is interesting to note that Samsung had much difficulty with the market because of Apple’s lawsuits and appeal to the courts not only in Europe but in other parts of the world.

Although Apple is on the attacking end in this story, just last year, the company was sued by a company based in China for using the trademark iPad. There is no news yet about how Apple will go about in releasing the iPad 3 in China.

Apple is not about to let a market as big as China slip away just like that, one analyst says, the best that Apple could do is give the third generation iPad a new name, he continues.

Whatever happens though, one can be sure that Apple items will always be hot stuff. In fact, with rumors coming from all corners that the iPad 3 will be launched by Apple on March, Apple fanatics now have their moolah ready to buy the item.

Apple’s cult following is phenomenal and it is one of the very few brands that could make people  throw eggs at Apple stores just because the store did not open on time during the release of one of their devices (remember Beijing?).

The new iPad will be powered by A6 processors, sources say and it will come from Samsung. Rumor has been going around months ago that the third generation iPad will be sporting an A5 CPU and will be quite equipped to go head to head with the new tablet PCs released by other companies. Other predictions came out though that the iPad 3 will come in two versions but no one from Apple has confirmed this.

The good news is it will come in March according to reliable sources and this buzz is already creating a frenzy on what the iPad 3’s specs will be. It might hit the shops earlier though because Apple might be launching the product on Steve Jobs’s birthday which is on February 24^th. Many are praying that this will come true in a way because lots of people would like to get their hands on the new iPad. Whichever the case, it will arrive soon and no sooner than March and this is something we can all rely on.

One hundred percent accuracy is of course not possible when it comes to discussions like these so all we could provide is information from different sources and more often than not, contradictory. Do not fret though because one of these rumors are bound to come true anyway, it is all just a matter of time.

Pulse taking is a good way to get relevant information and one of the more sure things one can provide fans is that the A6 processor news might be true. However, if this does not come true, one thing is for sure, the iPad 3 will be quite powerful. No one knows how much the iPad 3 will cost but one only has to base it on how much the iPad 2 costs when it was launched.