Apple's new iPad can keep your coffee warm

Want to keep your coffee warm with new iPad? Worry not, there is an app for it. With Consumer Reports, a US-based organization claiming that new iPad - the one with retina display - runs hotter than the previous models, a developer has come out with an app that claims to keep your coffee hot if you put the mug on the tablet.

The developer, which goes by the name of Primary Coffee, claims its app - HotPad - overclocks the processor in the new iPad to make it warmer than usual. HotPad is a web app and can be accessed through browser in the iPad.

"Lay the new iPad on a flat surface and press Run to overclock your processor. When 100% is reached, place your coffee mug on the digital heat coils to keep it warm for hours and hours," the app developer says.

A few days earlier, Consumer Reports - the organization that blew the lid of Antennagate regarding iPhone 4 - said the new iPad runs 13 degrees Fahrenheit hotter compared to iPad 2 while playing a game.

"Using a thermal imaging camera, Consumer Reports engineers recorded temperatures as high as 116 degrees Fahrenheit on the front and rear of the new iPad while playing Infinity Blade II," said the organization.

Apple responded to the concerns by saying that the tablet operates well within its thermal specifications and there is no cause for worry.

Even Consumer Reports added something similar to its study. "When the new iPad was at its hottest, it felt very warm but not especially uncomfortable if held for a brief period," it said.

Depending on the core hardware, most computing devices can get hot when used for demanding tasks like 3D games for longer durations. The higher operating temperature of the new iPad is likely a result of the more powerful graphics chip and larger battery inside it. Unless it is not burning hot, it is likely that there is nothing wrong with it.

From: thetimesofindia.com