Just How Big Is Apple [Infographic]

It is the first company to successfully pivot from computer maker to device maker. And its devices are now ubiquitous, its annual new product releases are among the most anticipated in the world and it recently announced it would begin issuing a dividend to its stock owners expected to generate $10 billion in the first year alone. There is also speculation that Apple will enter into the payments market in the near future (allowing its handheld products to serve in the same fashion as a credit card). This alone would turn them into a trillion dollar company.

But how do Apple's eye-popping statistics translate to the real world?

Apple's total sales in 2011 were $128 billion which is more than the gross domestic product of about 160 nations around the world including New Zealand, Iraq and Syria.

Apple's current market capitalization is $508 billion making it the largest company in the world.

Apple's release of its latest iPad was massive: the company sold 3 million devices in the first 72 hours of release.

695 iPads are sold every minute. 11 iPads are sold every second.

But how do Apple’s eye-popping statistics translate to the real world?

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Inside Foxconn Factory: Exclusive look at how an iPad is Made

Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz is the second reporter to go inside Foxconn the Apple's Chinese producer. In this exclusive video, see highlights from his tour of the assembly line and the Foxconn campus and facilities to see what living and working conditions are like for the hundreds of thousands of workers there.

Schmitz revealed, that there are 240,000 people working inside the Foxconn factory. “Nearly 50,000 of them live on campus in shared dorm rooms,” he wrote.

Apple Unveils New iPad with 4G LTE

Apple rolled out the latest version of the iPad Wednesday with a Retina Display, quad-core processor, 4G LTE, and an improved camera. . The gadget was not called the iPad 3 or iPad HD. Instead, Apple kept it simple with “new iPad.” The lack of a new name could cause confusion for buyers, particularly since the older model, the "iPad 2," will still be sold.

So what does this new iPad bring to the tablet scene? Check it out:

* 4G LTE
* 9.7 inch retina display with 2048 x 1536 pixels
* 5-megapixel iSight camera
* 1080p video recording
* 1.4 pounds and 9.4mm thick
* A5x quad-core graphics
* 44% greater saturation
* 10 hour battery life (9 hours on 4G)

Pricing:

* Wi-Fi only models: $499 for 16 GB, $599 for 32 GB and $699 for 64 GB
* 4G models: $629 for 16 GB, $729 for 32 GB and $829 for 64 GB

On sale March 16.
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Who Will Buy the iPad 3 [infographic]

The official introduction of the iPad 3 is bearing down upon us, with most rumors placing the Apple press event on March 7 (and a little rumor we heard placing it on March 6). It’ll probably have a higher-resolution 2048×1536 “retina” display, a 1GHz quad-core Apple A6 processor, 4G connectivity, and it might have a few other surprises, too.

This exclusive infographic is created by the experts at AYTM Research (Ask Your Target Market), with help from Mashable.

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iPads Vs. Textbooks [Infographic]

On January 19th, Apple made a huge announcement: The introduction of iBooks 2, which would include high school textbooks, and iBooks Author, which would allow anyone to create them.

Many think that Apple’s foray into education could revolutionize it. We don’t know yet how Apple plans to get iPads into the hands of every high school student, but we do know that it’s going to be very expensive for schools!

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