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New reports are suggesting that trading standards organizations centered in Europe are looking into whether Apple should actually be marketing the new iPad as a 4G device. The reaction follows Australian sales regulators who suggesting that Apple was misleading the public by advertising the iPad as 4G compatible in Australia, despite the device being incompatible with the LTE networks in that country. Apple has offered refunds to disgruntled customers who may be unhappy with their purchase but it’s more than likely that few people will be taking Apple up on the offer.

Unfortunately, Swedish and UK authorities are now looking into the matter, as to whether the iPad, advertised as 4G in both of those countries, should be advertised as such when there are no networks that would support 4G on the device in those countries. This therefore raises some questions about whether it should be even called a 4G device in those countries.
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The new iPad runs a little hotter than the previous generation, to the tune of 5 degrees Celcius or 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the site Tweakers.net. Using a thermal imaging camera the site has discovered that the case temperature of the third generation iPad tops out at around 33.6°C after five minutes of running benchmarking software, whereas the iPad 2 hit 28.3°C. Anecdotal reports from users are suggesting that the small increase in temperature is barely noticeable for most people and is generally much cooler than the heat output on the bottom of your average laptop.

Apple has issued a statement to the site The Loop which says “The new iPad delivers a stunning Retina display, A5X chip, support for 4G LTE plus 10 hours of battery life, all while operating well within our thermal specifications…If customers have any concerns they should contact AppleCare.”
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Following on from Apple’s media event yesterday in which the company announced that the new iPad and the new Apple TV would be available for pre-order immediately, shipping times have started to slip for the new, and obviously highly popular, devices. When the Apple Store was eventually updated with the new models, the initial ship times had suggested that the new iPad would be delivered on March 16th. However, the new estimates on the online Apple Store are suggesting that the device will not ship until March 19 at the earliest.

The white model of the new iPad seems to be either more popular or in shorter supply than the black model as shipping times for the white iPad are being hit first. In addition, the delivery date for the new Apple TV had also been March 16, only hours after the Online Store reopened. However, the most recent estimates suggest that the device will now not ship for 1 to 2 weeks, suggesting that delivery will not now take place on March 16.
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