Apple's iPad with Retina display now starting at $399

Apple today announced another surprise, the iPad with Retina display replaces iPad 2 as the most affordable 9.7-inch iPad at $399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $529 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model. This removes the popular but non-retina enabled iPad 2 from Apple's catalog.

The fourth generation iPad features a 9.7-inch Retina display, the Apple-designed A6X chip, ultrafast Wi-Fi, a 5MP iSight camera which also captures 1080p HD video, a FaceTime HD camera, and support for LTE carriers worldwide,¹ all while delivering up to 10 hours of battery life.²  iPad with Retina display comes with iOS 7, featuring hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop, enhanced Photos, Safari and Siri.

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iOS 7.1 adoption at 18 % after 72 hours

Adoption of the newly released iOS 7.1 is at 18 % after 72 hours. This is according to Chitika which measures web traffic in North America.

According to AppleInsider, "for the purposes of the study, Chitika Insights studied tens of millions of U.S. and Canadian online ad impressions originating from iOS devices from Mar. 9 through Mar. 12." iOS 7.1 brought a slew of updates as the biggest revision to the Apple mobile OS since it launched six-months ago. The big bonus for users of older devices like the iPhone 4 is that overall performance has actually improved thanks to iOS 7.1.

Videotron to being selling iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c starting on March 28th

Videotron today announced it will offer iPhone 5s, the most forward-thinking smartphone in the world, and iPhone 5c, the most colorful iPhone yet, to customers beginning on March 28 2014. Customers may pre-register interest today at www.videotron.com/iphone/pre-registration. For more information please visit: www.videotron.com. For more information on iPhone, please visit: www.apple.com/iphone.

Video: All Hands on Tech checks Samsung's NotePRO 12.2 tablet

Samsung's differentiating its NotePRO 12.2 tablet as a business-oriented device with some enterprise and BYOD-focused applications and features. While 12.2 seems enormous for a tablet, specially since various Ultrabooks are at 11-inches. Brian Jackson and the crew at All Hands on Tech check out the finer points and PRO-ness of Samsung's ambitious business tablet.