Apple has sold three million new iPads since launch on Friday, March 16 and that’s with many consumers still awaiting new product. Eager fans spent the night waiting in line for the new device and crowds stormed retail stores to be the first to buy the new tablet. The new iPad features a Retina display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics, a 5 megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video, and still delivers the same all-day 10 hour battery life while remaining thin and light. iPad Wi-Fi + 4G supports 4G LTE networks in the US and Canada, and fast networks around the world including those based on HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA.

Worldwide media tablet shipments into sales channels rose by 56.1% on a sequential basis in the fourth calendar quarter of 2011 (4Q11) to 28.2 million units worldwide, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker. That represents an increase of 155% from the fourth quarter of 2010. The market experienced stronger-than-expected growth across many regions and at many price points, leading to a full-year 2011 total of 68.7 million units. Based upon the markets' strong 2011 finish, and the clear demand expected in 2012, IDC has increased its 2012 forecast to 106.1 million units, up from its previous forecast of 87.7 million units.

SAN FRANCISCO – During the Game Developers Conference (GDC 2012), Epic Games took a trip next door to take the stage at Apple’s media event to showcase its new Infinity Blade: Dungeons game. The new adventure set in the award-winning Infinity Blade universe is coming to the new iPad and other iOS devices later this year. Cliff Bleszinski, design director of Epic Games, talks about the new game and looks back at 20 years of Epic Games in this exclusive video interview.

With Apple’s big iPad 3 announcement in San Francisco, the company is ramping up production of displays across the board. Aided by expected soaring sales of its upcoming next-generation iPad, Apple in 2012 is projected to nearly double its spending on displays used in media tablets and smartphones, according to IHS iSuppli Display Materials & Systems Service research from information and analytics provi der IHS.

Remember the old Midway Arcade Treasures releases?  Or for that matter, Midway’s Greatest Hits on the PS One?  I sure do.  I spent hours on end reliving the games of my youth thanks to these compilations, and I couldn’t get enough of them.  But ever since the company was scuttled a couple of years ago, I always wondered if they would come back in some form.  And while I would’ve preferred a release on a console over an iOS-enabled device, I’ll definitely take what I can get from Midway Arcade.  This is a collection of arcade bliss that everyone should experience.

Wow, it’s amazing how just now the folks at Cave have become a household name when it comes to quality games.  This development team has been around for years, crafting the kind of “bullet hell” shooters that fans simply can’t get enough of.  Oh, well, take whatever fame you can get, I always say.  And that level of fame continues with yet another release from its extensive shoot-em-up – or “shmup” – collection with Dodonpachi Blissful Death, which acts as a prequel to the previously released Dodonpachi Resurrection.

With new Android rival tablets showcased in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012), Apple is apparently ramping up production in China for a March launch for its much-anticipated iPad 3. The new device is expected to feature an HD screen that rivals HD TV sets, a quad core processor for multitasking and 4G LTE support, according to Bloomberg.

With new Android tablets on display everywhere at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) in Las Vegas, there’s good news for retailers this year. Ecommerce software developer Ability Commerce has reported that its full-service clients saw an explosion in holiday revenue stemming from Android devices, as consumers bought everything from videogames to electronics in record numbers using mobile devices instead of the traditional PC. Mobile shopping overall was a huge success as retailers experienced increased visits, transactions and revenue across all of the major operating systems. The Galaxy Note tablet is shown in the video below from CES 2012, and is sure to introduce even more consonumers to mobile shopping, as well as gaming.

A new study by Martiz Research, which was taken a week before Thanksgiving, has indentified four key buyer segments in the overall tablet market. There are single-minded (21 percent),tablet-committed (44 percent), newcomers (13 percent) and low-end tablet buyers (22 percent). To marketers of Google Android tablets, including those that feature NVIDIA Tegra technology, the study provides key insight into consumer profiles that help effectively target this large market of potential buyers.

Telltale Games is bringing back the longest-running show in TV history. In conjunction with Universal Partnerships & Licensing, the new game Law & Order: Legacies is available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch on Apple’s App Store. Based on NBC Universal’s Emmy-winning “Law & Order” TV series, Law & Order: Legacies brings together an all-star cast of investigators and prosecutors from both “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: SVU”. Check out the unique cel-shaded gameplay in the video below.

With 2011 coming to a close and CES 2012 just around the corner, opinion-based website SodaHead.com asked its community to vote on the top new gadgets of the year. Not surprisingly, Apple took the top two spots, as the iPhone 4S was the winner with 39% of the vote, followed by the iPad2 with 25%. Rounding out the top five were the Kindle Fire (17%), Nintendo 3DS (12%) and the Nook Table (7%). The full list can be seen below the video showcasing Nintendo’s hands-free 3D device.