Some new iPad rumors this week, along with some encouraging rumors about iPad3, just when I’m beginning to learn iPad2 …
* iPads in Space & Apple TV Rumors that Just Won’t Die
* ‘Newsstand’ Sparks Surge in Magazine Subscriptions
* What’s Really Next for Apple in Television
* Will computer tablets help save newspapers?
* Future iPad Could Have 3D Gesture Controls
* What are the Essential Apple iPad Apps?
* Apple’s Siri-Enabled TV: 4 Problems
* Apple’s iOS 5: A Good Fit
* iPad 3 retina display
* iPad 3 Release Date
. . . and more
What are the Essential Apple iPad Apps?
Miles and miles beyond the “starter kit” of apps that come with your iPad, you can get practically limitless additional use from your tablet by downloading more apps from Apple’s App Store. Here are recommendations for ten downloadable apps that you might quickly find to be essential.
But there’s so much more you can do with your iPad. At the time of this writing, Apple offers something like 130,000 downloadable apps from its online iTunes App Store. 
Full story : Tablet PC Review
iPad 3 Release Date
Latest rumors surrounding Apple’s iPad 3 suggest that it is set to arrive at some point in spring 2012, and that it will arrive with a thinner version of its connector, according to CNET reports.
The rumors came from one of CNET’s Asian sources, and if true the tablet should be even be thinner than the current iPad 2. However, that would also mean that it may not be compatible with previous iPad docks and keyboards. Full story : Christian Post
Future iPad Could Have 3D Gesture Controls
Someday, touch might not be the only way you control your iPad. The iPads of the future might be manipulated by 3D gestures, a patent uncovered by Patently Apple suggests.
A patent application filed by Apple with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office shows that you’d be able to control cursors, icons, files, lists, text, images, etc. with various hand signals. There is an array of gestures that could be used to manipulate these elements like symbols such as check marks or question marks; letters or pre-set patterns; a pattern set by the user; or combinations of these. (the patent) Full story : Leslie Horn – PC Magazine
Apple’s Siri-Enabled TV: 4 Problems
Apple may soon let you throw away your television remote and instead simply tell your TV what to do with commands like, “Switch to the Jets game on ESPN at 6 p.m.” At least, that is reportedly Apple’s vision for a new TV running a version of Siri, Apple’s digital personal assistant that debuted recently on the iPhone 4S.
The Apple TV version could ship as early as 2013, according to reports in The New York Times. Full story : PCWorld
What’s Really Next for Apple in Television
“I’ve finally cracked it!” Steven P. Jobs, co-founder of Apple, told his biographer, Walter Isaacson.
Although Mr. Jobs was referring to Apple’s plans to build a full-fledged television, he was not actually referring to the TV set, which is how the comment has been widely interpreted. Instead, it is becoming clear that Mr. Jobs was talking about Siri, Apple’s new artificial intelligent software on the iPhone 4S. Full story : bits.blogs.nytimes.com
iPads in Space & Apple TV Rumors that Just Won’t Die
More iPhone 4S talk, the new Apple television frenzy, the iPad is a Wi-Fi glutton, and the iPad has a new home on the International Space Station — along with Angry Birds. It’s like the world is begging for Mac OS Ken’s Ken Ray to jump into the middle of it all.
So, yeah. Apple may, at some point, make an actual TV TV. And we know because Steve Jobs said so. Full story : The Mac Observer
iPad 3 retina display
Apple defines retina display as the “display’s pixel density being so high, your eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels.” The retina display resolution of iPhone 4S is 960 620. It means 326 pixels per inch (PPI) into the 3.5-inch screen. This is the maximum detail that human eye can discern at 12 inches.
However, CNet states that packing those many pixels into the iPad 3 is well-nigh impossible. The maximum that has been achieved by Samsung and LG are a maximum of 2,048 1,536 resolution, for 264 PPI. This is twice as sharp as iPad 2′s screen, but way far from retina display. Full story : Northern Voices Online
Will computer tablets help save newspapers?
Cash registers should be whirring happily this holiday season with sales of Apple’s iPad, Amazon’s Kindle Fire and other computer tablets. If the wave of buyers behave anything like those who went before, they’ll be spending a lot of time on their new gadgets following the news.
But how best to capture, and profit from, the latest digital phenomenon? Most news companies have placed their bets on building customized tablet applications. Remold your content, produce catchy tablet-specific features and a new generation of readers and advertisers will follow. Or so the theory goes. Full story : James Rainey Cash Los Angeles Times
Apple’s iOS 5: A Good Fit
Apple’s latest major revision of its mobile operating system proves that the company is capable of learning from its mistakes, while moving the bar for rivals such as Google’s Android.
Although on the surface it appears to be an improved iOS 4, the addition of cloud-centric networking and sharing features makes iOS 5 a true milestone for the platform. Full story : eWeek
‘Newsstand’ Sparks Surge in Magazine Subscriptions
Apple’s Newsstand application, which allows iOS 5 users on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to subscribe to and purchase magazines, has reportedly resulted in a surge of magazine subscriptions.
According to paid Content, Cond’ Nast recently said its weekly subscription sales for nine of its digital magazines (Allure, Brides, Glamour, Self, GQ, Golf Digest, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Wired) increased 268% since the storefront made its debut alongside iOS 5. Full story : Fox Business
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