If you've been reading the news for the past few days, then you'll know that journalists -- namely Consumer Reports -- have been bashing the new iPad's tendency to become slightly warmer than other tablets when a graphics-intensive game is being played. Okay sure, it gets warmer, but Consumer Reports took this way out of proportion and created the temperature version of "antennagate".

All that was five days ago. Today, Wired published their own test results on the temperature issue, using the exact same environment that Consumer Reports had previously created. They found that the device actually runs at 108 degrees Fahrenheit, not the 116 degrees that Consumer Reports claimed it had. Then, they compared these results to that of the ASUS Transformer Prime, Kindle Fire, BlackBerry PlayBook, iPad 2, and Acer Iconia Tab A200 to find the new iPad's temperature is not as alarming as claimed to be. (Go read Wired's post for more information on this.)

So yeah, the temperature increases when you're playing a game at twice the resolution of any other tablet. I don't think anyone would expect it not to since the device doesn't really have a fan or anything. I think that, under these circumstances, this is fully understandable. There's nothing wrong with it at all and if it bothers you, then just get a case for your tablet -- I'm sure this will easily fix things.

Lastly, there was that other issue of the battery life and charging issues with Apple's latest device. Now this one got really ridiculous. At first there was a report from iLounge that the new iPad continued to charge beyond 100% and users drew the conclusion that their battery may be harmed by this.

In an email exchange with iLounge, DisplayMate President Ray Soneira indicated that the third-generation iPad—when connected to power via the included Apple 10W Power Adapter—actually continued to draw 10W of power for up to one hour after reaching what is reported by iOS as a full 100% charge.
Following these reports, John Fortt of CNBC had a lot of fun yesterday shocking users with the news that charging their new iPads over 100% would "harm the longevity of the battery".
Apple is saying when it reads 100% the battery indicator reads 100%. It’s actually full enough to give you the kind of performance that they promise in their marketing. That’s ten hours of all-day battery life. They say if you charge it more than that, you could harm the longevity of the battery. So they say this isn’t just an issue with the new iPad. It was an issue with the previous ones well but this battery is 70% bigger so you’re more likely to notice it.
Not only is this just plain ridiculous, but it's also quite unrealistic. I highly doubt Apple told CNBC that the battery health of a new device would deplete just because it was left on to charge too long. Yes, this can happen, but it'll take quite a bit of time to damage the battery's health to such an extent. It's also a bit strange that Apple would recommend unplugging the device at 100% since it takes nearly all night to charge.