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The Economic Daily, according to major Taiwanese newspaper which was among the first to correctly report that Apple was making a tablet claims that the same company is now working on the iPad 2.

Nothing much is revealed about the specification, but, Apple is readying another tablet similar to the iPad but with a 7-inch touchscreen for launch as early as end of this year. The current iPad screen is 9.7-inch.

According to this report from Apple Insider , production on the iPad 2 is already under way in China
Chimei Innolux will supply 7-inch LCD screens, which use the same IPS (in-plane switching) technology found in the original iPad, which improves viewing angles and colour on LCD screens. Touchscreen technology for the screens will come from Cando Corporation.

Apple has also tapped Compal Electronics, one of the world’s largest contract laptop computer makers, to assemble the new iPad.

The companies named in the Economic Daily report declined to comment. Contract manufacturers and component makers normally do not reveal what products they’re working on because failure to maintain secrecy can cause them to miss out on future contracts.

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After the post regarding iPhone: Singapore and Hong Kong offer cheapest iPhone 4, now we looking for Apple iPhone 4 is coming soon in Malaysia and offered by Maxis and DiGi. Both telcos put up their iPhone 4 register of interest page at July 20, 2010. Both campany will official press announcement with pricing information in the coming months.

DiGi iPhone 4 register of interest page
DiGi made a step ahead Maxis to first announce the iPhone 4 register of interest page. Maxis iPhone 4 register of interest page is online after a couple hours, in the same afternoon.

Maxis iPhone 4 register of interest page

Maxis page asks for a lot more information, such as the iPhone 4 model you are interested in, contact information, as well as IC/Passport number. All fields are mandatory. On DiGi page, all it takes is only your email address.

Both telcos have not revealed iPhone 4 price and release date. But Digi will make an official press announcement with pricing information in the coming months, which state at FAQ.

Please note that “register of interest” only notify you when iPhone 4 is available. It is not “pre-order” that allow you to reserve iPhone 4. So, we still need to wait for pre-order to launch, and pricing announcement?

The Facebook App for Android has finally received a new update. The previous one was seriously in dire need of a revamp and lags poorly behind the iPhone version.

With the latest version, you can play videos, and photos/videos appear as a scrollable reel at the bottom. Viewing notifications is easier by dragging up the Notification bar below. Events is now included but Facebook Chat is still missing.

Overall it fixes a lot of kinks and the app is much more refined than ever before. To update, just head to the market to download the latest version.

After the user complaint about the iPhone 4 antenna, Apple has a section on its website to demonstrate the three smartphones currently in the market that show the same problem as the iPhone 4.

From the website:

Understanding attenuation and signal loss.
The opposite of amplification, attenuation happens whenever a signal is obstructed. All antennas — including television, radio, GPS, and cellular antennas — can experience attenuation. And with most antennas, the density and composition of the human hand can cause attenuation to a greater degree than some other materials. On a mobile phone, signal loss typically occurs when your hand attenuates the most sensitive part of the antenna. In the photos and videos below, we demonstrate how different grips cause attenuation on many popular smartphones — including iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.

To watch the demonstrate video, visit apple attenna performance!

In any case, Apple is using a tried and tested PR tactic to deviate attention from the real issue by putting forth an argument that the iPhone 4 is not the only phone with such a problem.

It will be interesting to see if Samsung, HTC and BlackBerry will respond to this.

By the way, if you missed the press connference earlier, here’s a link to the official video. Enjoy.

Just after the post regarding iPhone 4: You’re Holding It Wrong…The right way to hold iPhone 4, now, we share with you the video where dropping calls when you held your iPhone 4 left-hand.
I guess this answers the question whether to buy, or not to buy. Apparently, touching the bottom left corner of the iPhone 4 lowers the “bars” and drops your calls. If you recall from the WWDC 10 keynote, that’s where the Bluetooth / WiFi / GPS antenna meets its GSM / UMTS counterpart.