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iPad Rumor Round-Up: SD Cards Again, Display Connector, Dual-Core Graphics, Super-High-Res Screen?

Apple's iPad 2 must surely be imminent: The rumor mill is spinning so fast that new nuggets are flying out of it seemingly every hour or so. We've gathered the latest and greatest for you.READ»

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Apple Superpowering iPad With iOS 4.2 in November

Early in today's special event, Apple gave everyone a sneak peak of the next, next iOS release--4.2. It's all about the iPad.READ»

Apparently Bonkers Analyst Amusingly Predicts iPad Sales Flop [Update: Conservative, Not Bonkers?]

According to Forrester Research, tablet PC sales will overtake netbook sales by 2012. But Forrester also predicted just 1.2 million iPads will sell in 2010. On what alternative universe data is conclusion based?Forrester's Research, ...READ»

Apple Readies for iPad's International Launch

Apple's just revealed that its international launch of the iPad is going to be a full-steam affair, and that Apple stores around the world will be opening early--just like for the U.S. launch. The international iBooks store is already ...READ»

iPad Sales Officially Rocket Past One Million

Apple's announced the sale of its one millionth iPad since the launch of the device on April 3, and according to some estimates 300,000 iPad 3G units slipped off shelves this past weekend. These are big numbers, with big implications ...READ»

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Wired Can't Quit Adobe, Pours Cash Into Flash-less iPad App

Wired magazine's efforts at producing an iPad imprint aren't going to be stifled by the spat between Adobe and Apple over Flash, apparently. The e-mag is plowing ahead--on a path paved with cash, apparently. We're all familiar with ...READ»

Apple's iPad Is Speedy--Because It Has to Be

 The iPad has landed, rocketing its gleaming metal tech down on the dusty computing world to set up a new Tranquility Tablet base. But report after report notes the iPad is anything but "tranquil"--it's blazingly fast. Why? It ...READ»

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Report: Developers Love Mobile Apps, Dig iPad the Most

We knew the iPad was going to be transformational mostly due to its app experiences and had heard opinions to that effect. Now Flurry finds developers flocking to the iPad at the expense of other platforms ... even the iPhone.Flurry ...READ»

Apple Winning the HTML5 Video War: ABC to Stream TV Shows to iPad

What seemed like a tiptoeing start to a revolution seems to be turning into a steady march: First we had rumors CBS was toying with iPad-friendly HTML5 videos, and now we learn this is a fact, and that ABC is joining the party, ...READ»

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iPad Slays Tablet Competitors With Killer Apps

Over the weekend a huge number of leaked images gave away what some of the first tranche of iPad apps will look like. Guess what? Everything we guessed about how exciting iPad will be has just been proved true--this thing's apps will ...READ»

Apple's iAd Could Bite a Chunk Out of Google's Mobile Ad Business

It's iPad week folks, so expect a deluge of excitement about tablet PCs, e-publishing, TV shows, and whatnot: Kicking us off is a juicy rumor that Apple's soon to launch a new "iAd" mobile advertising platform, ready to smack Google ...READ»

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The First iPad Jailbreak

George Hot (a.k.a. Geohot) has done it again: From the guy who was first to hack the PS3 and the iPhone comes a fast and easy new jailbreak for lots of iDevices. One of these, of course, is the iPad, which hasn't even gone on sale ...READ»

Amazon Reveals Kindle iPad App, Dooms Its Own E-Reader?

Amazon's just revealed its iPad Kindle reader version. The app will be available on other tablet PCs too, but the iPad is the hottest kid on the block, and it'll likely sell by the ton. Knowing this, we wonder: Did Amazon just kill ...READ»

Apple Reveals More About iBooks

Apple's iPad went on pre-order for the lucky Amer'cans today (the rest of us have to wait an interminable extra week or so) but Apple also revealed a little more about its iBooks effort. Guess what? It's surprisingly ...READ»

Microsoft's Courier Is Already Doomed: A Simple iPad App Shows Why

The tech world was surprised when leaks about Microsoft's Courier tablet concept surfaced, because it seemed MS had something really clever for once. But the Courier faces Appley doom. And not by the iPad directly, but iPad ...READ»

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No iPad Tethering, but Games for Days: Steve Jobs

It's just 25 days 'til iPad arrives on sale in some global locations, and the fever's mounting. To spur it on, Apple pushed its first ad during the Oscars, which Steve Jobs was at. He's also been emailing fans to confirm some ...READ»

iPad Rumors: E-Book Pricing, Launch Dates, and Wi-fi

The iPad may, or may not be, just 20-odd days away from store shelves, but there's still room for rumors to swirl. The latest ones are actually fascinating stuff for Apple fans, as they concern its launch date, and e-book ...READ»

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iPad's Dirty Little Secret to Success: Porn (SFW)

Apple can posture and ban sexy iPhone apps and Suicide Girls all it wants. Come March, porn will help the iPad rock. Here's why. (The following is perfectly safe for work.) READ»

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Thunderous Boom in a Perfect Storm of iPad Apps

Here's one in the eye for iPad doubters: According to Flurry's analytical app-developer tracking skills, January saw the single biggest peak in developer activity ever registered in its system. It's the iPad. Flurry's tracking ...READ»

Report: $499 iPad Costs Apple $230 to Make, Bring on the Discounts!

iSuppli has again done its trick of totaling a device's component costs to show the kind of profits the maker can get. This time, it's the fabled iPad...and iSuppli's data implies there's room for Apple to maneuver on sales ...READ»