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Amazon Kindle May Beat iPad in Short Term, but Future Unclear

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos says millions of Kindle mobile devices have been sold, placing the online retailer in a strong position in the e-reader market. However, the release of Apple’s iPad tablet PC has the potential to put long-term competitive pressure on the Kindle and its other rivals. Amazon.com seems to be preparing for that eventuality by releasing an SDK for developers to use to create applications for the Kindle, but Apple is also planning an apps ecosystem for the iPad.
– Amazon.com is unlikely to see the momentum for its popular Kindle e-reader checked
in the short term by the release of the Apple iPad. However, recent moves on
Amazon.com’s part suggest that the company sees the iPad and other tablet PCs
as something of a competitive threat, while some analysts s…


What The iPad Means For Media Distribution In The Future

Many years ago (almost five years ago in fact) I wrote an article about what the music industry might look like in a digital distributed world.
My premise was that thanks to networked portable devices and the Long Tail, bands would survive because distribution networks would allow them to reach their fans much easier. In effect, [...]

Will Strong iPad Sales Undo ATandT’s San Francisco, NY Efforts?

Apple surprised many people during its iPad launch by sticking with AT T as its mobile carrier. AT T, which faced quite a few jabs in about its iPhone service in 2009, says it’s addressing network issues in its two most problematic cities, New York and San Francisco. But will a successful iPad launch add stresses AT T can’t afford?
– The Apple iPad is one more device soon to be gobbling data on the AT amp;T
network.

During AT amp;T’s
announcement of its fiscal fourth-quarter results on Jan. 28, however,
executives noted that progress
has been made in New York and San Francisco two areas where AT amp;T
has previously ac…


Pee-Wee Herman Pokes Fun At iPad

With a revolutionary, 9.7 inch touch screen, and amazing new apps, the Apple iPad promises to go where no tablet PC, netbook, or e-reader has gone before. Yet, how did not a single Apple executive realize that this thing sounds like something you’d pick up on the feminine hygiene aisle at Rite-Aid?

Apple Tunes iPad Tablet Apps to Make Consumers Say iWant

Apple’s iBookstore joins the App Store and iTunes Store to provide applications and content for the iPad. The iWork applications Numbers, Pages and Keynote further help to differentiate the Apple iPad from Amazon Kindle and other book reader devices. Apple CEO Steve Jobs claims that between Apple iTunes, App Store and now iBookstore, 125 million credit cards are enabled for one-click shopping on Apple devices, a big motivator for application development in the Apple world. Heres a look at some of the applications as shown during the iPad launch event on Jan. 27, 2010.
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Apple’s biggest product “iPad” tablet unveiled

Book publishers predicted that Apple’s iPad would boost interest in online reading, however, observers doubted the novel tablet computer would immediately revolutionize electronic publishing like the iPod changed music listening.
At the unveiling of the new device, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs demonstrated a new digital bookstore and application, iBooks, in an effort to reinvent the way [...]

Apple iPad Users to Soon Come Knocking for Corporate IT Support

Tech Analysis: Corporate IT managers who have honed their skills for supporting Apple iPhones at the office should get ready to start providing service for the iPad soon after Apple starts shipping it in 60 to 90 days. Inevitably, iPad users will start bringing iPads to work and requesting to sync up the new mobile devices with their office e-mail, calendar and appointments. That means IT managers should start thinking now about what policies to establish for supporting iPads.
– Now that we know the Apple iPad exists and that it is similar to the
iPhone/iTouch, what are the implications for enterprise IT
managers?
If the quot;consumerization of IT quot; trend continues, it’s safe to say
that the iPad will start showing up on corporate networks as employees bring
t…


eWeek Newsbreak Jan 28 2010

Finally the rumors have been laid to rest and at last the new Apple iPad has emerged. Its essentially an oversized iPhone with a few added features that essentially bridge the gap between an iPhone and a MacBook. Models are offered with Wi-Fi and 3G capability. You can pick up the 16GB WiFi enabled iPad for 499. Unlimited data plans will cost you about $30. The top end model is a 64GB version with 3G capability, which will cost you $829 when it reaches store shelves in a couple of months. This report will take you through its many features. Perhaps capturing just as many headlines recently is Oracles acquisition of Sun Microsystems for 7.4 billion dollars. Oracle President Charles Phillips, said the whole goal of the acquisition is to create tightly integrated solutions that would bring back the reliability found in IBM computers in the 1960s, but that are based on open standards. He believes that with Sun in the fold, the company can now do that. Well outline their road map. Telecommunications giants LG-Nortel and Accton have announced plans for a joint venture in North America. The new deal would offer voice and data solutions to cost-conscious businesses. According to Forrester Research, about 40 percent of enterprises and small and midsize businesses plan to increase security spending this year. The study found that both groups are paying particular attention to data security, network security and managed services. Also taking note of the security demand, Google has beefed up the latest version of its Chrome browser with new security protections designed to help developers build secure Websites.
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The Inevitable Impact of Apple’s iPad

Regardless of how Apple’s iPad and Google’s moves around HTML5 shake out, these developments will change the future of technology–because every new product and technological innovation helps shape what will follow in the future.

So
now weve seen the most hyped and anticipated product of the new year.
There, finally, was Steve Jobs, showing off the new Apple iPad amid
claims that the future of computing would never be the same.
Im
not quite sure just how revolutionary the iPad will be. I am of two
minds when …


Hitler Disappointed With Apple iPad

Not sure what to make of this parody — but we guess it just goes to show how disappointed some folks are about the features of Apple’s new tablet computer. It was one of the most highly-anticipated gadgets to debut in recent memory, but not everyone was impressed when Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled The [...]

Jobs Positions the Apple iPad Concept Between Smartphones, Laptops

Reporter’s Notebook: Apple CEO Steve Jobs says that the new iPad will be an entirely new mobile device category that will fit between smartphones and laptops while being able to perform many basic computing tasks better than either of the earlier devices.
– SAN FRANCISCO When
Steve Jobs showed off the Apple iPad to a packed house of mostly adoring fans
at Yerba Buena Center on Jan. 27, he made it clear that Apples ambition was
nothing less than to create an entirely new mobile device category.
Before revealing the price and mobile carrier optio…


Apple iPad Costs $499-$699, “Should Be Available In 60 To 90 Days”

Ending one of the worst-kept secrets in the world of technology, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the much-hyped iPad tablet reader in San Francisco Wednesday.

“We want to kick off 2010 with a truly revolutionary and magical product,” CEO Steve Jobs told a packed audience at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
So everyone’s wondering just [...]

Apple iPad Pictures

Here are some of the first pictures of the Apple iPad, the new device from Apple that has the entire internet abuzz today.

Steve Jobs announcing the Apple iPad

Steve Jobs holding the new iPad

The iPad app screen, courtesy of Gizmodo

A paint program on the Apple iPad

The New York Times on the iPad

Email on the iPad

iBook, an [...]

Apple iPad Unveiled In San Franciso

In San Francisco just moments ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPad — a highly-anticipated device that is expected to change media as we know it. Steve calls the gizmo one of his most important projects ever — that’s saying a lot for a guy who spearheaded the MacBook, iPhone, and iPod. The [...]

Apple iPad Videos

Apple released it’s new tablet computer today, calling it the Apple iPad. Here are some of the first videos for the iPad, showing the announcement, some functionality, and some of the first pictures of the new device:

Steve Jobs introducing the iPad

Photo ontage of the new Apple iPad

iPad features video

Apple iPad

The Apple iPad
There it is. The Apple iPad. Looks like people are going to need bigger pockets. Maybe we’ll see a new line of clothes specifically designed with oversized iPad pockets;-)
Wired goes so far as to say that the iPad will change our kids lives.
Stay tuned… more Apple iPad [...]

Apple iPad Tablet Ushers in New Era of Computing

Updated: Apple CEO Steve Jobs caps months of rampant speculation by introducing the Apple iPad tablet computer. The device is only one-half inch thick, weighs only 1.5 pounds and features a 9.7-inch IPS display. Powered by Apple’s 1GHz A4 chip, the iPad also boasts full capacitive multitouch, essentially bringing the fine user experience of Apple’s smash-hit iPhone to a larger device. The 16GB Wi-Fi-only model starts at $499. Users can pay $599 for a 32GB Wi-Fi-only model or $699 for a 64GB Wi-Fi model. These will ship in 60 days. There will also be more expensive iPad models with Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity.
– Apple CEO Steve Jobs capped months of
rampant speculation by introducing the Apple iPad
tablet computer Jan. 27.
The device is only one-half inch thick, weighs only 1.5 pounds and features
a 9.7-inch IPS display, according to
Engadget, which is live-blogging the event and has provided several e…


Live Online Coverage Of Apple Event – iPad Announcement

Since everyone is supposedly going to have one of these new Apple iPad Tablet devices (or whatever they’re called) we figured we’d jump on the bandwagon and offer some coverage here at PopCrunch. If you’re into the hype, here are 5 places online to get live coverage of the current Apple conference:
Gizmodo’s Apple Tablet [...]