Apple aired the first 30-second television commercial for its iPad tablet PC March 7, with the spot highlighting the devices functions as an e-reader and portable media player. Apple also posted on its Web site that some 150,000 mobile apps will be available upon the iPads April 3 launch, an uptick from the 140,000 predicted during the Jan. 27 unveiling. Although analytics firms have seen what they say is an uptick in developers creating apps for the iPad, some program creators have voiced concerns about a lack of physical devices on which to test their offerings before release.
– Apple aired its first television commercial for the iPad during the
Academy Awards telecast March 7. The 30-second spot shows a pair of
hands using the tablet PC as a media player, e-reader, scheduler, and
e-mail platform. The iPad is expected to make its debut April 3, as the
company shows ever…