It’s Official: The Apple iPad 2 Has Issues

This is why it’s a good idea to invest in an iPad rental before going out to purchase one – especially when it comes to business usage.

New technology often comes with never-before-seen-quirks, and even the much-lauded Apple is guilty when it comes to this flaw.

This is why it’s a good idea to invest in an iPad rental before going out to purchase one – especially when it comes to business usage.

New technology often comes with never-before-seen-quirks, and even the much-lauded Apple is guilty when it comes to this flaw.

So – down to the nitty gritty. Customers are reporting that the new version of the Apple iPad has been displaying some difficulty when it comes to connecting to Verizon’s 3G network.

Officials from Apple have come forward to acknowledge the problem but have said little else so far.

According to the writers over at Cult of Mac, “A threadon the Apple Support Discussions forum now spans 9 pages long and is full of reports from disgruntled Verizon customers who are having problems with their iPad 2. The issues begin when 3G is turned off from within the settings app. When it’s turned back on, the data connection does not restore, simply displaying a “Searching…” message where the carrier’s name should be.”

This revelation comes just days after Consumer Reports gifted the iPad with its top rank, beating out its competition with “excellent” scores in every category. Even the regular old iPads held strong at second place, tied with the new Motorola Xoom.

These disappointments come at a time where Apple is poised to dominate the tablet market with little opposition. Will the other manufacturers seize this window of opportunity? It’s hard to tell for now, but analyst firm Gartner’s numbers seem to predict that the iPad will continue to dominate the market well in to 2015.

In 2015, Gartner expects the iPad to represent about 47 percent of the tablet market. But at that point in time, Android OS-based devices will have caught up somewhat, holding about 39 percent of the market share.

As per Gartner, one of the reasons for this slow growth has to do with Google’s decision to not open up its Honeycomb OS to third parties.

According to Roberta Cozza, one of the firm’s principal analysts, “The new licensing model Google has introduced with Honeycomb enables Google to drive more control, allowing only optimal tablet implementations that don’t compromise quality of experience. This might mean that prices will drop at a slower pace than what we have seen in the smartphone market.”