Why Consumer Reports you ask? Well if you don’t remember, Consumer Reports were the ones who refused to recommend the iPhone 4 to their readers and it was really their report which kick started the whole ‘antennagate’ affair which Steve Jobs had to publicly defend.

Now though, Consumer Reports has chimed in on the initial wave of criticism regarding overheating new iPad devices, by stating the Apple’s new device can reach up to 112 degrees when playing games such as Infinity Blade II. However, they have said that even at this temperature, the device doesn’t feel uncomfortable in the hand and the device is still the ‘best tablet they’ve ever tested’.

This actually echoes Apple’s official word on the complaints as well, as they have said that their device features 4G LTE, an A5X chip, a ‘stunning’ Retina Display and 10 hours of battery life – all of which ‘run under their thermal specifications’. They have said that if customers continue to have problems, they can contact AppleCare for further assistance.

Somehow though, we have a feeling that this isn’t quite over just yet. As we mentioned earlier in the week, our new iPad units perform just fine under heavy usage and definitely do not get to the stage where it physically hurts when holding the device. The type of complaints pouring in on the Apple boards state otherwise though, so we’ll have to wait and see what happens from here. Free iPad bumpers anyone?

The new device has received a mixed reaction, with some Apple fans disappointed as it is identical to the iPhone 4 in design, the only difference being it features an A5 processor, the same chip used in the iPad 2, making up to twice as fast as its predecessor. More interestingly and what gamers will find exciting is the fact that it also features dual-core graphics, capable of running games up to seven times faster than the iPhone 4.

Last night at the event, Epic Games’ Mike Capps also made an appearance to announce the game Infinity Blade 2. The first installment, Infinity Blade, had managed to total more than $20 million in revenue on the iPhone and the developers will be hoping for much of the same with the help of the new device. As you can see from the footage below, they have seemingly taken full advantage of the faster speeds and, as a result, have ended up with stunning graphical effects.

According to TechRadar the iPhone 4S also features significant improvements that have been made with the downloading. It now has a new improved wireless system that allows download speeds to be doubled from the previous device, making game downloads much quicker. The new iPhone will be available in the US and UK as of October 14th. You can pre-order yours starting this Friday.

What do you think of the new device? Will you be pre-ordering one?