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Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab is Banned in US

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Now that the dust has mostly settled in the legal battle between Apple and Samsung, let’s explore one of the issues of copyright regarding the Samsung Galaxy Tab that was at the center of the debate.  Both the mobile phone giants tried their best to win this legal battle through depositions and court witnesses, which proved to be a difficult dilemma for Samsung.

Galaxy Tab and iPad Design Issues

Designer Testimony

According to Jin Soo Kim, the industrial designer who worked on the design of Galaxy Tab 10.1, the work for the Samsung tablet was started in October, 2009. He also presented an email dated 2006, which clearly shows that the work on the Tab was underway in 2006.

This was much before the scheduled unveiling of iPad 1 and iPad 2, which took place in January 2010 and 2011 respectively. Kim further added to his testimony that the major goal of Samsung was to get the largest screen on a fairly smaller piece of hardware.

Total Denial of Guilt

Kim acknowledged the fact that there were certain amendments and design changes done to the Galaxy tablet. He also clarified that it was done only keeping competitive factors in mind, while there were no intentions to replicate the iPad’s design. Kim denied allegations that he attempted to copy the design of Apple products at any point in time during the designing process of the Galaxy Tab.

Kim also did not acknowledge rumors claiming that Google had sent an email to Samsung asking the phone manufacturer to change its designs of the Galaxy phone series. The email from Google actually referred to the design issues relating to the original Galaxy Tab, which apparently never made it to the consumer market.

The Outcome

In the end, Judge Lucy Koh handed Applean injunction against Samsung selling their Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US, agreeing that the device infringes on several of Apple’s iPad patents.

Since you won’t be able to buy a new one anytime soon, if you already own the Galaxy Tab and need repairs, contact iFixYouri for experienced technicians.

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Steve Jobs’ iPad Stolen for a Clown

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Barely weeks after the Apple co-founder’s home was broken into and valuables were taken back in July, evidence emerged pointing to one Kariem McFarlin. Police said the 35-year-old resident of Alameda stole items including a silver-colored iPad device that belonged to Steve Jobs. The mobile device was allegedly robbed from his home situated along Waverley Street.

Given to Kenny the Clown

The police said that Mr. McFarlin gave the iPad to his long-time friend, a 47-year-old man known as Kenny the Clown (whose real name is Kenneth Kahn). The professional clown recounts how his friend walked up to him and handed him the silver-colored iPad.  Kahn was unaware that the iPad belonged to Steve Jobs until four days later when the police came asking for the device.

Kahn, a well-known street performer, had a brief opportunity to use the stolen iPad for his clown routine.

The Court Hearing

Although Kahn admits that his friend is not “any type of menace”, records held in the courts show McFarlin has pleaded guilty to different offenses in the past. The police have added that the offender has confessed to his crimes and will require a sum of $500,000 to bail himself out.

The Concerned Parties

With a case like this that involves one of Apple’s greatest inventors, Steve Jobs, one would expect both the family and his Apple counterparts to comment on the incident. But to date, none of them have come forward to issue a statement on the matter.

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The future of iPad is finally clear…

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So we’re all pretty stoked here at iFixYouri about the latest and greatest iPad that is coming out. We were all quite unsure of what it was going to be called. We actually had a friendly wager going on here at the office as to what it would be named. Unfortunately, all of us got it wrong so the wager was a wash.

Apple pitched it as “The New iPad”…so basically it just took on the original name…iPad. Clever huh? We thought so. It was kind of off from apple to revert back to a name they had already used. Apple surprised us on this one.

We’re very excited to announce that we’re already starting to receive parts for the New iPad, or the iPad 3, or the iPad 3rd generation, whatever you want to call it. Our iPad 3 repair services are up and listed on our website, and we’re looking forward to helping out those in need, whenever is needed.

I think my favorite feature is that the screen is going to be MORE clear than that of an HD tv. It amazes me that something like a television now a days is so clear it is like looking through a window, and to imagine that a portable handheld device, is going to have a display that is better quality than that, well that is just down right incredible.
The retina display of course will be backed by a faster, A5x quadcore processor. The new iPad will carry the same sleek design that its’ predecessor had, and come in both black and white front glass.
The demand for iPad 2 repairs has skyrocketed. We feel that this may be due to the glass sitting on top of the frame, rather then in the frame like the iPad 1.
We’re gearing up for the iPad 3 and will be ready to service any needs that you have. Have a question or just want to chat? Give us a call 888-494-4349 or email us at [email protected]

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iPad 1 vs iPad 2 weight differences

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Let’s start with the weight:

Here’s a breakdown of weights:

iPad 1 – 712.60g
iPad 2 – 600.60g

iPad 2 – 112g lighter

ipad 1 front half(LCD & Glass assembly) – 347.90g
ipad 1 back half – 364.70g

ipad 2 front half(LCD & Glass) – 263.20g
ipad 2 back half – 337.40g

Where’d they save the most weight? I’d say with eliminating the frame that the glass sits on, using thinner LCD and thinner glass, they saved 84.7g. That makes up for 75% of the weight reduction.