Explosion at iPad plant in China

Explosion at iPad plant in China

Explosion at iPad plant in China. Foxconn explosion could hit iPad 2 production. Two people have been killed and 16 injured after an explosion occurred at a Foxconn manufacturing plant in China.

The explosion, which happened on Friday evening, took place at a subsidiary of large manufacturing company Foxconn in Chengdu, China and could have knock-on effects on the production of iPad 2s. Foxconn is known to be Apple's prime contractor for the manufacture of its consumer electronics hardware.

Mike Abramsky, an analyst from RBC Capital who specialises in Apple, released a note on Friday in which he wrote that the manufacturing plant is one of two key sites for the production of Apple's iPad 2 tablet, according to CNN Money. The Chengdu plant was opened in October to boost Foxconn's manufacturing capacity at a purported cost of $2bn (£1.23bn).

Sony unveils its twin-screen tablet

Sony unveils its twin-screen tablet

A split from the norm: Sony unveils its twin-screen tablet that opens like a book - but will it take a bite out of Apple?
* Sony will also produce a conventional tablet as it aims to break the market
* S1 and S2 will use Google's Android 3.0 operating system
* Tablets will both be wi-fi and 3G/4G compatible
* Prices and release dates not revealed

Being able to carry your entire book collection has become a feature of tablet computers. But Sony has gone one further by making a device that folds open like one too.

Sony announced it is entering the tablet market dominated by Apple's iPad with not one, but two devices.

The tablets - called S1 and S2 - will use an operating system based on Google's Android 3.0.

And in what Sony hopes will provide a key selling point, the latter has two 5.5-inch displays that can be folded like a book. The S1 has a 9.4inch display.

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iPad Smart Cover - Corporate Case iPad 2

iPad Smart Cover - Corporate Case iPad 2

iPad Smart Cover - Corporate Case iPad 2

"What is uniquely popular, we have called Smart Cover, - said Steve Jobs on stage. - We have developed this case under the iPad 2. Although it is not quite cover it in the understanding, to which you are accustomed to. ... It's a plaid" . Further, any number can play with the translation of the word cover, but one thing is clear - a remarkable case came out. He and the truth is not like anything - there really Apple has shown that its industrial design is one of the best in the industry. iPad 2 is so thin that it makes no sense to increase its volume, or else lose all the beauty. Apple is to protect only the screen, leaving intact the aluminum cover. Due to its flexibility iPad Smart Cover can act as a multifunctional base. The beauty of the cover is that it at any time can be removed for a few seconds: as fixatives used magnetic mount. One magnet is built into the tablet, the other - in the case itself. Together, they cling to each other. If you close the cover, the iPad will automatically turn off itself, without any buttons. Obviously, with the help of electromagnetic induction. The choice will be available five polyurethane colors for $ 39 and five leather for $ 69. The inner surface is covered by iPad Smart Cover microfibre to automatically scrape away the dirt screen tablet. In my opinion, a worthy solution. I do not need iPad 2, just wrap this cheholchik.

Apple to unveil iPad 2 on March 2

If the latest chatter is true, we may finally get our first glimpse at the next iPad in a little more than a week.

Kara Swisher over at All Things Digital says she has "multiple" sources who claim that Apple will hold a media event in San Francisco on March 2.

Apple has yet to officially confirm an event next week, but according to Swisher, the company "seems poised" to take the wraps off the long-anticipated iPad 2, with the event "likely" to take place at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.