Yesterday, UK-based Tesco offered their online Direct customers a new iPad Wi-Fi + 4G 64GB model for just £49.99 ($79), a 90 percent discount over the tablet’s regular price. Call it the deal too good to be true.

We’ve already told you how Apple and Samsung are working closely with each other to introduce the world to the new iPad. Now, The Korean Times (via Slashgear) suggests the two technology powerhouses are working to bringing us an 7" iPad “Mini” later this year.

New signage suggests the new iPad will officially arrive this Friday at 8 a.m. local time. According to 9 to 5 Mac, Apple is in the process of putting up artwork saying as such at each of the company’s US retail locations.

The first unboxing video for the new iPad is making the rounds. The video comes from the Vietnamese site Tinhte.vn, which also provided benchmark information for Apple's latest tablet.

Why didn’t Apple move Siri to the new iPad? Here are some thoughts.

Last November, we reported that CBS turned down Apple’s request to be a part of a rumored iTV initiative. Now, CBS CEO Les Moonves has added some more details about those failed talks, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The next generation iPad could be called the iPad 4G, according to 9 To 5 Mac.

It’s crunch time as Apple’s special iPad event is just minutes away. Now, a new Apple rumor has gotten the blogosphere very excited that we thought we’d pass along too.

Everything you need to know about today's special event! The rumors, news and much, much more!

We will eventually hear much more from Steve Jobs, even though the Apple co-founder died last fall. Walter Isaacson, Jobs’ official biographer, recently revealed that he would publish more from his interviews with Jobs, specifically those concerning future products, according to 9 To 5 Mac.

Apple is said to be readying the Gold Master build of iOS 5.1, according to a new report by Chronic Wire. This news comes one day before Apple is likely to unveil a new iPad and perhaps a new Apple TV.

Really looking forward to purchasing a second-generation Apple TV? You’re mostly out of luck. With Apple’s next media event just hours away, 98 percent of Apple’s 246 US retail stores no longer have the company’s “hobby” product in stock.

The holidays arrive nine months early this week as Apple is expected to unveil the company’s third-generation iPad at a special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on Wednesday at 10 a.m. PST. Besides the iPad 3, what else will Apple reveal on Wednesday? Here are some guesses.

With Apple’s iPad 3 event just days away, attention now turns to what to expect from the tech giant later in 2012. While much of the focus going forward will almost certainly be on the next-generation iPhone and possible iTV, another new product may soon be available: A 7-inch “iPad mini.”

It looks like Apple employees are already using the iPad 3, alongside iOS 6, just days before the company’s huge iPad event next week.

The iTunes Store is an entertainment mecca to purchase most things digital. Unfortunately, missing among the apps, music and books is the ability to buy and stream TV content. However, Apple is trying to make sure that changes before Christmastime, according to The New York Post.

Ever since Apple began sending out invitations to the company’s iPad event earlier this week, the blogosphere has been in a lather on whether the third-generation tablet would include a physical home button like each of its predecessors. The reason for the chatter was Apple’s invitation included a photo of what looked like an iPad 3 without a visible button, which would obviously be big news.

The latest iPad 3 rumor doesn’t actually have to do with Apple’s upcoming tablet, but rather its predecessor, the iPad 2. Along with a third-generation iPad, Apple is expected to launch an 8 GB iPad 2 at next week’s iPad event in San Francisco. In addition, the same source believes Apple is prepping a smaller iPad to be released in late 2012.

How much is your iPad 2 worth? We've got the answers here.

With Apple officially set to announce the third-generation iPad next Wednesday, March 7, attention now turns to what type of goodies to expect the tablet to include. On this, customers can expect a “significant” hardware update versus the iPad 2, according to Apple Insider.

Along with an iPad 3, Apple is expected to launch a new Apple TV next month, according to news first reported by 9 To 5 Mac. This would be the first Apple TV refresh since September 2010.

Sprint, the third largest wireless network in the US, has announced that it has committed to buying a minimum of 24 million iPhones over the next few years. This news arrived via Sprint’s most recent 10-K filing with the SEC and first reported by Barrons.

If he had lived, Steve Jobs would have turned 57 today. In recognition of Steve’s birthday, here are some classic clips of the late Apple co-founder and CEO. Enjoy.

Third-party iDevice design concepts are always interesting. This is especially true this year as we await the next-generation iPhone, which should include the first significant form factor change since the introduction of the iPhone 4 in 2010. Today’s iPhone 5 concept comes from Ciccaresedesign, creator of the iPhone Air concept.