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Did Apple’s A4 iPad Processor Cost $1 Billion To Develop? – Geeky gadgets

Apple ’s new iPad will feature a new processor which was developed by Apple [AAPL], and it is based on an ARM Cortex A9 MPCore processor, but how much did this chip cost Apple to develop? According to the New York Times, the Apple A4 processor … Read this except’s full story



Swimwear seller hit by Apple’s removal of ‘sexual’ apps – Apple Insider

As Apple has officially clarified its new ban on “overtly sexual content” in the App Store, one application featuring pictures of women in bikinis — to sell beachwear — found itself removed. Designer swimwear retailer Simply Beach, based in the U.K … Read this except’s full story



Apple to Port iPhone Operating System to New Platforms. – Xbitlabs.com

Consumer electronics manufacturer Apple apparently has big plans for its iPhone operating system going forward. A recent job posting revealed that Apple was looking forward a software engineer with knowledge of hardware design to port Apple iPhone OS … Read this except’s full story



Smartbooks Expected to Prove Popular by 2015 – PC World

German company Smartbook AG is selling Smartbook-branded laptops, and holds a trademark for the word Smartbook … The first waves of devices are coming from established vendors such as Lenovo and Sharp (even Apple’s iPad is technically a smartbook … Read this except’s full story



163 million smartbooks to ship in 2015 – Network World Fusion

A new research study estimates that 163 million “smartbooks” will ship worldwide in 2015 – a significant rate of growth given that the very first models only appeared in 2008. According to ABI Research senior analyst Jeff Orr: “As ABI Research … Read this except’s full story