iPAD TECHNOLOGY NEWS AND iPAD FREE APPLICATIONS

Apple recently released a statement regarding the international launch of the iPad. Here is their official statement from Apple Media Advisory site:

Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an iPad™. We have also taken a large number of pre-orders for iPad 3G models for delivery by the end of April.

Faced with this surprisingly strong US demand, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the international launch of iPad by one month, until the end of May. We will announce international pricing and begin taking online pre-orders on Monday, May 10. We know that many international customers waiting to buy an iPad will be disappointed by this news, but we hope they will be pleased to learn the reason—the iPad is a runaway success in the US thus far.

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According to Nick Farrell of theinquirer.net, Apple has admitted that Ipad can't do wireless very well.

The device came out last saturday and after a day the Apple message boards have been full of complains from the Ipad customers. Here are some of the complains:

powerguru

Ok. I used speedtest.net app both on iPhone 3GS and the new iPad. I clearly see the difference.

iPad download speed is 1.83 megabits/sec whereas
iPhone 3GS download speed is 14.77 megabits/sec

Upload speed seems comparable.

Also iPad uses 802.11 n and iphone 3GS uses 802.11 g. I do have N router.

Common apple send out a fix now. Disappointing.

GrangerFX

I am having the same problem with dropped WiFi. The iPad keeps asking for my password for the network it is supposed to be logged into. It seems to happen even when the iPad is not moving around. It does not happen too often (a few times a day) but it is annoying. I have a DLink DI-624 router which is a G band router. Hopefully this will be a software fix from Apple once they are able to track it down.

This could be a potential big issue but I believe Apple will surely fix it soon. And from what I read, it's not all of the Ipad were affected, only a few one.

sources:
theinquirer.net
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New York: iPad pre order: 91,000 Apple iPad sold in first six hours. Apple and Steve Jobs must be the happiest on the earth today. After a spectacular pre order opening for Apple’s iPad tablet yesterday, they are getting great response from gadget lovers.

Notwithstanding speculations and attacks from competitors, the company sold ninety-one thousand ipads in the first hour of pre order opening yesterday.

An HP advertisement recently attack Apple iPad for the fact that it will not support flash.

Only alarms will help you book one of the first iPads from Apple. Apple is starting to collect pre-orders for its newly introduced tablet iPad at early morning on Friday, exactly at 05:30 a.m. Hence, set two or three alarms and wake up early to grab one of the first products from Apple.

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By David Coursey

What will HP's Slate Tablet have that Apple's iPad won't? It's Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference between the two platforms. And, HP is right, though how Flash support will translate into sales remains to be seen.

While Apple has its App Store to provide applications for iPad users and iTunes for content, Flash gives HP users access to Web content and apps that iPad users can only dream of. Adobe's AIR provides a framework for developing applications for the HP Slate tablet and other devices that iPad also will not support.

HP has posted two new videos that use Flash and AIR support to take aim at the iPad ahead of its April 3 release.

The videos, demonstrating HP's likewise forthcoming (but not-as-soon) tablet, show how the Slate "will access the full web, and just a part of it," according to Adobe's Alan Tam, who does a four-minute demonstration of Adobe Flash and AIR running on the Slate in one of the videos.


HP introduced the Windows 7-based Slate in January at the Consumer Electronics Show, but has not announced a ship date besides "mid-2010." The device, to be priced "below $500" was considered underwhelming at the time of its introduction.

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The new device will fly off shelves, say some analysts; others think sales will build slowly
By Gregg Keizer

Computerworld - Apple's iPad will fly out of stores when it goes on sale in four weeks, and will build momentum through the back-to-school and into the holiday selling seasons, analysts said today.

"I expect a surge going out the door," said Ezra Gottheil of Technology Business Research. "There's a group of Apple advocates that will queue up no matter what. Apple has the most effective branding in the industry, and these people think of themselves as acolytes, they do think of themselves as the 'Mac' in Apple's 'I'm a Mac' ads."

On Friday, Apple announced that the iPad will go on sale April 3, and that it would begin taking pre-orders for the device, which is priced starting at $499, on March 12.

That news had been preceded by reports citing Peter Misek, an analyst with Canaccord Adams, who said iPad production problems would limit the number of units available at launch to just 300,000, considerably less than the 1 million many had anticipated.

Wall Street analyst Brian Marshall of BroadPoint AmTech leaned toward inventory shortages as well, and said that such news might pressure consumers to line up for Apple's new device. "They're definitely going to sell out in a matter of hours," he said of the iPad's debut. Read Full Stroy

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Future look, feel, and functionality of digital magazines in limbo
By Daniel Ionescu PCWorld

Print publications are lining up to offer digital interactive versions of their wares on Apple's iPad and other tablet-shaped readers — but there is a problem. Many of the coolest aspects of a digital version of static print magazines include multimedia and interactive content. Because Apple's iPad doesn't support Adobe Flash and Air multimedia technology, many publishers are wrestling with how to program their digital content for multiple platforms — be it Apple's iPad, HP's Windows based Slate tablet, or tablets based on the Android operating system.

Apple has yet to reach a consensus with Adobe over Flash and Air on the iPad. This puts publishers in limbo over the future look, feel, and functionality of digital magazines. With several tablets coming this year, publishers won't be able to code once and publish anywhere because Apple isn't going to allow Flash on iPads and iPhones any time soon.

The iPad has been heralded as a savior for the declining sales of magazines, with publishers revving up for the launch of the Apple tablet. But Conde Nast, which has titles such as Wired and GQ, has to decide whether to leave Adobe's Flash platform behind and embrace Apple's platform. Read More at msnbc.msn.com

by Jason D. O'Grady

The App Store was purged of over 5,000 boobs, babes and bikini apps over the weekend in a move that shocked (and potentially bankrupted) hundreds of app developers while making puritans proud the world over.
I question why Apple chose this route instead of simply relying on the iPhone/iPod touch’s Parental Controls feature (pictured). It’s as simple as grabbing your kids device and going to Settings > General > Restrictions and checking the appropriate option.
Are we not trustworthy enough to use the devices that we give Apple our hard-earned cash for? Apparently not.
At least Apple’s argument over its ban of Flash from its handheld devices has some technical merit. Apple claims that Flash is buggy on Macs and that it would cut the iPad’s battery life to 1.5 hours. But still, shouldn’t you be able to enable Flash playback at your peril on a device that you own?
The answer is no. Apple needs to protect you from yourself.

Apple could even display a warning to the effect that “Flash is buggy and will drain your battery” when enabled. I’ve made this point before and stand by my thesis that Apple is being disingenuous about Flash. The real reason Apple won’t put Flash on its devices is because it’s a competitor to the App Store and would cut into its bottom line.
This makes Apple’s sexy app purge seem even more random and nonsensical. If Apple is truly concerned about App Store sales and by extension, shareholder value, why would it remove 3-5 percent of its apps on a weekend whim? Shouldn’t Apple encourage devs to create more apps so that it can get 30 percent of every sale? I guess business is so good at the App Store that it can afford to pick and choose who gets the tables at it’s little pocket flea market.
Every idiot walking knows that Apple’s banning of apps like Pocket Girlfriend and their ilk does nothing to stem the tide of racy content on the iPhone and iPod touch. Free porn has been available on the Internet since before Mozilla 1 and is available to anyone who taps on the Safari icon. And let’s not forget the scores of racy audiobooks, R Rated movies and porn podcasts that are available in iTunes.
Apple just created a huge double standard by banning 99% of apps containing any of the three B’s while still allow Playboy and Penthouse apps to remain for sale. Sports Illustrated is still allowed to shill its three (count ‘em) swimsuit apps but UK swimwear retailer Simply Beach had its shopping app swept up in the Apple raid over the weekend, costing them precious sales.

Read more at blogs.zdnet.com