New iPad Cost Breakdown; FAA Reviewing Gadget Rules; No New Xbox at E3

Apple continued to top tech headlines over the weekend, as the company is building its new 32GB LTE iPads at a cost of about half of what the company is charging for them. The iPad maker isn't making quite as much in profit with its new 16GB tablets featuring 4G LTE wireless capability and somewhat more with the top-of-the line 64GB model.

Despite the cost differences, an experiment by tech blog Gizmodo showed first-hand that . The takeaway? Users can be told that Apple' new iPad is better than its predecessor, but it's not as if they have a real-world bearing for what a "Retina display" or "faster processor" actually means.

Still yearning for more about the new iPad? Check out of the next-gen device. PCMag's lead analyst for mobile Sascha Segan gave the device 4.5 out of five stars for its breathtaking display, large app selection and excellent 3G and 4G network compatibility.

In other news, the Federal Aviation Administration is allegedly going to start looking into the (antiquated) rules it employs against those looking to use their electronic devices during any and all portions of airline flight. But during takeoff.

Microsoft also confirmed Friday that it , and from the sounds of things, there won't be a so-called Xbox 720 until 2013 at the earliest.

Also making headlines over the weekend:

• : Dotcom now has a chance to get all of his stuff back as he awaits word on whether he'll be extradited to the U.S. to face charges of copyright infringement.
• : The never-ending chicken-and-egg issue of gaining ground in Google results is about to take another abrupt turn.
• : Matt Spaccarelli took AT&T to small claims court in February to protest the company's data throttling procedures for users of its unlimited smartphone data plans.
• : They pulled the plug on hosting the new operating system due to concerns over what the release might contain on the inside – malware, especially – and the lack of transparency behind the project itself.
• : The result? Hold onto your hats: Einstein's special theory of relativity remains in effect.
• : The new game pits the feathery pig-seeking missiles against their porcine arch-enemies in the hostile environs of outer space.
• : Rose said a reported privacy breach in Oink wasn't possible, because all of the information was public in the first place.