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Apple iPad Sales Shine While Android Tablets Shipments Slump

On paper, it appears that the tablet market is dropping off.  According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), tablet sales for the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12) reached 17.4 million units, 1.2 million below IDC’s first quarter projection.

Based on the company’s Worldwide Media Tablet and eReader Tracker report, Apple pulled through with a strong quarter, but Android-based tablets dropped off so significantly that it caused the overall sales numbers to drop.

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Braven Six Series Bluetooth Speakers — Another Great Audio Choice for iOS Devices

Braven Six Series speakers know how to multitask. Not only can this sleek, portable speaker play audio from an iOS device via Bluetooth, it’s also a speakerphone, and it will charge your iOS device without any additional power source. Daisy chain two speakers together for even better sound. Amazing, right?

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PadGadget Giveaway – Enter to Win a BookWedge iPad Stand

Wondering what to get Mom for Mother’s Day? Maybe you are an avid reader looking for the perfect stand to hold your iPad while reading in bed. Or, perhaps you are a frequent traveler in need of a portable iPad stand to carry on your journeys. Well, you’re in luck! Today’s PadGadget giveaway gives our readers a chance to win a BookWedge stand for the iPad.

Weighing in at a mere 3.5 ounces, the BookWedge is a great portable iPad stand option. It’s easy to use and designed to hold your iPad, eReader or trusty old book in just about any setting. Constructed of a thin plastic and covered with a soft outer material, the BookWedge holds your device in place it and prevents it from slipping during use.

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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 18 iPad Apps on Sale

For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 18 great apps to add to your iPad collection.  We have 7 productivity / entertainment apps and 11 game apps in today’s bundle.

We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 75% off, a couple are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

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New Apple Products Will Use Liquidmetal According to Inventor

Liquidmetal. Have you heard the term before? If so, it may be because there have been rumors circulating that Apple is planning to use the substance in its next iPhone, since Apple has owned the rights to use Liquidmetal since 2010.

Just what is Liquidmetal? Business Insider had a chance to speak with one of the inventors, Atakan Peker (photo at right), who gave a rundown about the alloy, when we might see it, and how it might be used in future mobile gadgets.

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Learn to Build iPad and iPhone Apps with Free Course from UC Irvine

The University of California Irvine Extension is offering free online webinars to the public for learning mobile app development. You may not be able to get a Master’s degree with these courses, but you’ll probably learn a little something about app development.

The college extension program is offering an online certification course called, “Application Development for Social Networking” that runs from July 2 through August 12. In the meantime, the free webinars, titled “Mobile Development for Apple iPhone and iPad Information Session,” “Application Development for Android Device Information” and Social Networking Program Information Session” will begin as early as May 30.

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EA Kills Off ‘Rock Band’ for iPad and iPhone

Rock BandIt’s official, as of May 31, 2012, the original Rock Band iOS app will no longer be playable, with the servers being shut down and support being dropped.

Even though Rockband Reloaded is a pretty fantastic app that we’ve taken the opportunity to recommend, many players still prefer the original (not to mention those who have made a sizable investment into the app which had a USD $9.99 price-tag and even more on extra tunes).

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Pump-Up Your iPad’s Volume with this Easy DIY Project

SoundScoopEven the maximum volume on the iPad can sometimes seem a little quiet, which has prompted many of us to perform thet tried-and-true ‘cup your hand over the speaker’ trick that gets us a little more sound –which works really well for a quick video clip but isn’t terribly practical or comfortable for more than a few seconds. Fortunately, coregeek has a DIY solution called the SoundScoop that should help you out at a cost ringing in around USD $0.99.

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Target to no Longer Sell Amazon’s Kindle but Will Continue to Carry iPads

Last night, The Verge got word that Target is planning on phasing out all Kindle products over the next few months due to a “conflict of interest.”

This is a remarkably unusual move on Target’s part considering the Kindle Fire was the retailer’s best-selling tablet on Black Friday last year.

Luckily, you’ll still be able to find an iPad, as well as plenty of other tablets, on store shelves in the foreseeable future.

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Spotify for iPad Available Now in the App Store

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about a Swedish technology consultant’s interesting Instagram post of Spotify for the iPad with the caption, “It’s getting closer!”

Well, today, that statement has come to fruition. Spotify has received a major update that makes the music streaming app iPad compatible and its beautiful.

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Facebook Messenger Native iPad App Coming Soon

It took Facebook a year and a half to finally launch an official iPad app, much to the chagrin of the social networking public. The company released a dedicated chat app back in August of 2011 and some of us figured the iPad version would take just as long to become a reality.

Well, it isn’t here quite yet, but 9to5Mac has seen proof of its existence, and it looks like it is close to completion.

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iPad Surpasses iPhone in Web Browsing

In December of 2011, the iPhone held the top spot as the device most often used for web browsing, but that changed in February of 2012, when the iPad overtook the iPhone, becoming the dominant browsing device.

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Disney Uses iPads to Speed Up Lines at Theme Parks

For anyone who has ever visited a Disney theme park, you’ll remember the lines the most. Those long, boring lines that cause anxiety, heartache and even a tantrum or two are hard to forget. In 1999, Disney decided to fix the line issue by creating the “Fast Pass.”

Now, the happiest place on earth will get the iPad treatment for those on track to the Fast Pass line.

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Dump the Flowers, Mom Wants an iPad for Mother’s Day

Mother's Day

Those of you still shopping for that perfect Mother’s Day gift (or for those of you who were just reminded by this post that Mother’s Day is coming up) should maybe rethink the traditional flowers order this year.

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Will Apple Offer its Own Mobile Service for the iPad and iPhone?

Whitey BluesteinMaking another trip around the rumor mill is the suggestion that Apple is moving torward becoming their own mobile service provider with full intentions of being able to subscribe iPad and iPhone customers directly.

The only difference with the news this time around is it is being given legs by Whitney Bluestein, a veteran wireless industry strategist who can offer some credibility to this idea.

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