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Apple enjoys huge profit surge

The world’s biggest tech firm, Apple, has seen profits surge by $2bn to 6.62bn for its last financial quarter – a new record for the company. However, analysts have still conspired to paint a gloomy picture, claiming that revenues of $28.3bn were lower than expected. It’s the first time in …

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Eye-tracking comes to iPad

Topware Interactive’s Two Words II: Castle Defence is the first iOS game to allow players to control the action with their eyes. The latest update for the app introduces 3D-ET technology, while uses the iPad 2’s front-facing camera to follow the gamer’s eye movements. According to Topware, this enables the …

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iPad 2 supplies threatened

An explosion at the Foxconn factory in Chengdu China which resulted in three deaths and 15 injured is likely to put Apple’s iPad 2 supply further in constraint. The explosion and fire at the plant, which a DigiTimes report said accounts for around 25-30 per cent of Apple’s iPad 2 …

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iPad 2 is a UK sell-out

Apple has yet to officially confirm it, but newspaper The Daily Mail is reporting that the iPad 2 has officially sold out in the UK. At present it’s impossible to determine whether this is primarily due to (the undoubtedly extremely high) demand or more because of the wider pressure Apple …

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Gadget games bonanza hits retail

The biggest gaming gadgets of 2011 will be released in the next six days and consumer anticipation is sky high, say media experts. Nintendo’s 3DS and Apple’s iPad 2 are both due on sale today (Friday, March 25th). Meanwhile, Sony’s PlayStation Phone – Xperia Play – is set for Thursday, …

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iPad 2 pricing announced

Apple has finally confirmed its UK prices for the iPad 2 ahead of the device’s official UK launch this Friday (March 25th). As was exclusively revealed by MCV’s sister site PCR this morning, the launch has been pushed back until 5pm on Friday thanks to a national shipping error. Prices …

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