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Another day, another lawsuit finally drawing to a close. This time, a judge has approved a settlement for a class-action lawsuit filed against Apple and AT&T, based on the unlimited data claims of the original iPad that were later withdrawn by AT&T. So, if you bought a 3G iPad before June 7th, 2010, you’ll get a $40 payout from Apple, even if you stand among AT&T’s grandfathered customers. Meanwhile, if you purchased the original 3G iPad but didn’t get a mobile plan, you’re also eligible for a $20 / month discount for up to a year under the carrier’s current $50 offering. The toddler-aged class action was born out of affected customers’ frustration over the change and the belief that they overpaid for their devices as a result. Unfortunately, the ruling won’t be finalized until February 2014, so don’t expect to hear from Apple about the payout — or plan a modest $40 dinner for two — until then.

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Via: GigaOM

Source: Law360, Scribd

In the summer of 2010, a decision was made to end the unlimited data plan offered to iPad 3G owners, something that spawned a class action lawsuit that has been in play for a while now. As of this week, the dispute has been put to an end, with AT&T and Apple resolving to settle […]

It’s not that much of a stretch of the imagination to believe that Apple might unveil gold, or “space gray,” iPads in the upcoming month(s). That’s why it’s quite interesting that Chinese tech site DoNews has posted photos of a champagne iPad mini 2, complete with TouchID sensor.

Not enough evidence? Sonny Dickson, the same fellow who released the most accurate pre-release photos of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, has today tweeted out his own information regarding the inevitable iPad mini launch, as well as a photo of an unassembled iPad mini 2 in “space grey.”

From the unconfirmed photos, as well as Dickson’s predictions, it seems that there are quite a few similarities between the latest flagship iPhone and the forthcoming iPad mini. As you can see in the images above and below, the next-gen iPad minis will allegedly come in champagne gold and the same space grey we’ve seen with the iPhone 5s.

Dickson also tweeted, without revealing photos, that the iPad mini will be available in silver as well. Furthermore, we may see a TouchID fingerprint scanner on the Apple tablets, also shown in images.

No word yet on whether or not the iPad mini will sport a high-res Retina display.


As with any Apple leak, these images are far from confirmed, but Dickson has a solid track record and the details seem to make sense in terms of Apple’s evolution. After the iPhone 5 came out in the anodized aluminum black “slate”, so too did the iPad mini.

Dickson also mentioned that, according to his sources, the iPad mini 2 would include Apple’s new A7 64-bit chip, the M7 motion coprocessor we’re seeing in the iPhone 5s, along with 1GB of RAM. As for the 9.7-inch iPad 5, Dickson’s sources revealed that it will pack 2GB of RAM under the hood, presumably sporting the same specs as little brother.

Again, we haven’t even received an invitation to the iPad/iPad mini launch event (expected to go down sometime in October), so it’s far too early to tell the legitimacy of these claims and/or photos.

Still, these aren’t too far outside the realm of possibility.

[via PhoneArena]

Just the other day photos of a space grey fifth-gen iPad surfaced and given that Apple has been rumored to launch the new iPad and iPad mini 2 come October, we guess the frequency of the leaks aren’t surprising. In any case a new video has made its way online, courtesy of Unbox Therapy where they show off the new Smart Covers that have been designed specifically for the fifth-gen iPad. The video shows off the Smart Covers in a variety of different colors and shows that it has been designed specifically to fit the new iPad 5, or whatever Apple plans on calling it.

The fifth-gen iPad is expected to keep the same display size as its predecessors, but at the same time will be taking design cues from the iPad mini, such as making itself thinner and keeping the bezels of the display narrower. Ultimately what this means for would-be iPad customers is that they get to enjoy the iPad’s larger display, but in a small and thinner body, which we can only imagine is a good thing. In any case we’re still keeping our eyes and ears peeled for an invite by Apple for its rumored October event, but in the meantime you can check out the video above if you’d like to see what the new iPad Smart Covers look like.

Fifth-gen iPad Smart Covers Shown Off On Video original content from Ubergizmo.

Just days after the first release of iOS 7, 7.0 that is, the folks at Apple saw some intrepid explorers bypass the basic lockscreen security of the software. Today the fix is in – iOS 7.0.2 is available for iOS devices of all kinds – all those that could use iOS 7 in the first […]