Today’s Top Stories: iPad Heat Issues, Windows 8 Coming in October?

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Today’s Top Stories: iPad Heat Issues, Windows 8 Coming in October?
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Windows 8 Might Be Coming in October

Microsoft is on schedule to finish Windows 8 sometime during the summer, with a possible release in October, Bloomberg reports. According to the same report, Microsoft will host an event in April, when it will reveal the release date and other details about the upcoming OS.

New iPad Can Get 10 Degrees Warmer than iPad 2

Adding up to the recent reports that the new iPad gets significantly warmer than the iPad 2, Dutch site Tweakers.net (translated) used an infrared camera to measure the temperature of the two devices. Its conclusion: the new iPad gets up to 10 degrees hotter than the iPad 2, with the maximum temperature being 92.5 Fahrenheit.

Apple Sold 3 Million iPads in 4 Days

Apple's new iPad is selling well. So well, in fact, that Apple finally decided to give us an exact opening weekend sales number: 3 million devices sold. Compared to sales estimates for iPad 2 and iPad on their opening weekend, the new iPad is a record breaker and a hit with customers.

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