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It's not an Apple product launch without a swirl of some breathless controversy , and the new iPad hasn't disappointed, including criticism that it either overheats or undercharges . On the latter, Apple recently responded to criticism that the iPad's battery indicator is misleading . Apple agreed that the battery indicator does, in fact, show 100% before it's actually crossed that threshold. In an interview with AllThingsD's Ina Fried, Apple Vice President Michael Tchao said, “That circuitry is designed so you can keep your device plugged in as long as you would like.” The battery icon on iPads -- and iPhones and the iPod Touch -- appears fully charged, but continues a little dance between discharging and charging until the device is unplugged; having the icon display "100%" is to avoid confusing owners, Fried explained in her post.

Earlier this week I wrote about the sudden burst of distinctive new campuses  being proposed for Silicon Valley. But while building your own architectural wonderland has now officially become a trend here, it was Apple's proposed spaceship campus that kicked it off.  Alas, getting the thing off the ground is taking longer than expected. During Apple's recent annual shareholder meeting, Chief Executive Tim Cook told the audience that the building wouldn't be ready by 2015, and that now the company was looking at 2016 to occupy it.  "It is taking a little longer," Cook said, in response to a question from a shareholder.  PHOTOS: 10 tech companies to watch in 2013 Cook didn't give any specific reason for the delay, though he did say the company was continuing to fine-tune its plans.

According to a survey by Robert W. Baird & Co., the tablets customers want the most are: 1. Apple iPad Height: 9.5 inches Storage: 16, 32 or 64 GB Cost: $499 - $829 2. HP TouchPad Height: 9.45 inches Storage: 16 or 32 GB Cost: $99.99, $149.99 3. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Height: 10.1 inches Storage: 16, 32 or 64 GB Cost: $499.99 - $799.99 4: Motorola Xoom Height: 10.1 inches ...

Over the last year or so since I became a mother, what was my iPad has morphed into the family iPad, has been renamed Elmo by our nearly 2-year-old son, Christopher, and seems to be a bit of a mystery grab bag when I finally get it back in my hands. From his many early FaceTime and Skype chats with "Nana," my mother, he's gotten quite proficient at using it. He now slides the virtual arrow to open it, selects the on-screen folder that reads "Chris' books" and deftly taps through a series of book apps that entertain and engage him. And he knows the ones he wants.

Earlier this week I wrote about the sudden burst of distinctive new campuses  being proposed for Silicon Valley. But while building your own architectural wonderland has now officially become a trend here, it was Apple's proposed spaceship campus that kicked it off.  Alas, getting the thing off the ground is taking longer than expected. During Apple's recent annual shareholder meeting, Chief Executive Tim Cook told the audience that the building wouldn't be ready by 2015, and that now the company was looking at 2016 to occupy it.  "It is taking a little longer," Cook said, in response to a question from a shareholder.  PHOTOS: 10 tech companies to watch in 2013 Cook didn't give any specific reason for the delay, though he did say the company was continuing to fine-tune its plans.

Will Apple's rumored iTV challenge Google's YouTube with a built-in video sharing service of its own? It's likely, says Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek, who can be counted as a contributor to the ever-churning Apple rumor mill. On Monday, Misek said in a note to investors that the iTV, whenever it arrives (if it arrives -- Apple hasn't confirmed such a device is on the way), will offer a "YouTube-like" feature that will enable users to easily share video online that they've produced on iPhones and iPads, according to a Bloomberg report.

Are you damaging your new iPad just by charging it? That seems to be what Apple is suggesting in response to questions about whether the third-generation iPad continues to charge even after the battery indicator reads 100%. Last week, DisplayMate Technologies reported discrepancies between the charge indicator and the power available. According to DisplayMate President Raymond Soneira, if you stop charging the iPad when the indicator reads 100%, you're really only about 90% charged . This means you probably won't get the maximum running time you'd expect from a fully charged device.

Apple iPad Price: $499 Wi-Fi, $629 3G Size: 9.5 by 7.5 inches with a 9.7-inch (diagonal) screen Battery life: 10 hours Weight: 1.5 pounds Processor speed: 1 GHz Disk capacity: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB Operating system: iOS Number of apps: 250,000-plus Camera? No Internet connection: Wi-Fi-only and 3G models Touch-screen rating: 4 out of 5. Sensitive, bright. Resolution could be better. Overall: Thumbs up Impression: The iPad is still the Cadillac of tablet computers, with its large screen, fast processor and elegant design.

The Tesla Model S may be a silent car, but other automakers will no doubt hear it coming. In its first crack at a premium sedan, the Silicon Valley electric-car maker has matched or beaten the likes of the Audi A7 or Mercedes-Benz CLS - products of a century of German engineering. Similarly packaged as a sleek four-door coupe, the Model S delivers the performance and polish implied by its $89,770 price. All that's missing is the roar of internal combustion. Ask the folks at Tesla Motors Inc. how they pulled this off and they'll say Tesla isn't a car company.

After spending about a day with the new iPad, it's clear that Apple's third-generation tablet is an improvement over its two stellar predecessors.  Apps launch faster, websites load quicker and the camera actually takes good-looking pictures this time around thanks to a 5-megapixel rear shooter. But there is no question that the best feature found in the new iPad is its display. With a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, and 3.1 million pixels in total spread across the screen, the new iPad's screen has a higher resolution screen than today's 1080p high definition TVs. The device offers the sharpest, most impressive screen I've seen on any tablet, ever.

Remember e-book readers? You know, those neat little electronic gadgets that let you read digital copies of books, and just books. The Nook. The Kindle. Ringing any bells? If not, ask someone you know who can recall a time before tablets, about two years back, and they'll tell you all about them. See, once upon a time, those little devices were the hottest consumer electronics product around.  In 2008, we bought 1 million of them , according to market research firm IHS iSuppli . By 2010, we bought 10.1 million.

First, the good news for Apple: The tablet market continues to surpass all projections as the iPad and iPad Mini are exciting consumers. That's according to IDC, which on Wednesday released its latest projections for tablet shipments this year Wednesday.  The research firm raised its  2012 forecast for the worldwide tablet market from 117.1 million units to 122.3 million units. "Tablets continue to captivate consumers, and as the market shifts toward smaller, more mobile screen sizes and lower price points, we expect demand to accelerate in the fourth quarter and beyond," Tom Mainelli , research director for  tablets  at IDC, said in a news release.

Today is the day Apple is expected to debut the iPad mini (or, possibly, iPad Air). We'll be live-tweeting the media event, which starts at 10 a.m. Pacific time, from the California Theatre in San Jose. The Tech Now blog will also publish posts as news happens, so check back with us to see what's new with the iPad and other company announcements. If you're wondering what to expect from Apple, tech blogger Sal Rodriguez has a roundup of iPad mini rumors from the last few months.

  The iPad mini, or whatever it may be called , will hit stores and doorsteps on Nov. 2, according to several reports. It's long been expected Apple would announce a 7.85-inch screen tablet sometime in October, and after sending out an invite for an Oct. 23 event earlier this week, it appears Apple is set to announce the gadget. But a release date has been less clear. A roundup of iPad mini tablet rumors [Photos] TechCrunch , however, is the latest and perhaps most credible source to come out with a launch date.

Apple is widely expected to announce a smaller-sized tablet called the iPad mini later this month, but what exactly do we know about it? The screen For starters, the screen is expected to be 7.85 inches, as opposed to 9.7 inches on the current iPad. The iPad mini is supposed to rival Google's Nexus 7 and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD, both of which have 7-inch screens and start at $199. If Apple can put out a similarly sized and priced product with a larger screen, that could give the Cupertino company a leg up in the lower-end tablet market.

Microsoft caught our attention on Thursday with a media invitation to a super-secret event in Los Angeles: "This will be a major Microsoft announcement -- you will not want to miss it. " Although the tech giant gave no hints about what it was planning to announce at the Monday event (heck, the invite didn't even say where it would take place!), a source has told the Wrap that Microsoft plans to unveil a tablet to rival Apple's iPad. The entertainment blog said the company plans to introduce a Microsoft-branded-and-manufactured tablet at the event, "marking a foray into a new hardware category that would put the company in direct competition" with Apple.

The third-generation iPad is the best iPad ever released, and it's also the best overall tablet currently on the market. But is that really saying much? Before the new iPad, the iPad 2 was our top choice among tablets, and since Apple's iPad first arrived in 2010, the product line has defined what a modern tablet should be -- a full multi-touch display up front, speedy performance, tablet-specific apps and video, music and games just a tap (and a credit card purchase) away. The new iPad simply continues the evolution of Apple's tablet with slightly better specs all around, but the user experience of the new device is largely the same as with the iPads that have come before it. Meanwhile, Android tablets -- such as the Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet, Motorola's Xyboards and Xooms, Samsung's Galaxy Tabs and options from Acer and Asus -- are continuing to improve, but at this point rivals still can't entirely match the iPad in terms of its hardware refinement, the ease of use and power of the iOS operating system or the diverse selection of apps and entertainment available in the App Store and iTunes.

And the launch date of the Apple iPad 3 will be? For the record, Apple hasn't said yet, but the latest rumor is that the iPad 3 (or whatever it will be called) will be unveiled March 7. On Monday, the website iMore reported that "sources who have been reliable in the past" told it that Apple's next iPad will launch March 7 and pack a retina display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a quad-cord processor and "possibly 4G LTE networking. " The retina display, the quad-core CPU and the 4G rumors all line up with the speculation that has been circulating for months, but iMore's report of a March 7 launch date is new. Shortly after, Apple-centric blog The Loop quoted iMore's report and simply added, "Yep.

There's a thin line between a brand becoming ubiquitous and becoming generic. And no premium brand wants to be generic. Some experts say that Apple's iPad as a tablet-segment leader may now be facing that. "For the vast majority, the idea of a tablet is really captured by the idea of an iPad," says Josh Davis, a manager at Abt Electronics in Chicago. "They gave birth to the whole category and brought it to life. " A company's biggest fear is that its brand name becomes so commonly used that a judge rules it too "generic" to be a trademark.

It's not an Apple product launch without a swirl of some breathless controversy , and the new iPad hasn't disappointed, including criticism that it either overheats or undercharges . On the latter, Apple recently responded to criticism that the iPad's battery indicator is misleading . Apple agreed that the battery indicator does, in fact, show 100% before it's actually crossed that threshold. In an interview with AllThingsD's Ina Fried, Apple Vice President Michael Tchao said, “That circuitry is designed so you can keep your device plugged in as long as you would like.” The battery icon on iPads -- and iPhones and the iPod Touch -- appears fully charged, but continues a little dance between discharging and charging until the device is unplugged; having the icon display "100%" is to avoid confusing owners, Fried explained in her post.