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Apple began accepting pre-orders for the iPad, its new touch-screen gadget, on Friday with an estimated 50,000 unites being sold in the first two hours. Click to read more.
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We already knew the iPad will ship without the iBooks app, which will be downloadable from the App Store, but on Friday, on the first day consumers could pre-order an iPad, Apple rolled out an iBooks page with more details on the upcoming e-books, as well as on the device.
Continue reading " More iBook, iPad details emerge on first day of pre-orders "
March 12 — Diane Brady, senior editor at Bloomberg BusinessWeek, talks with Scarlet Fu about cable, satellite and telecommunication companies’ efforts to control television content on the Internet and wireless devices.
Continue reading " Brady Sees `Battle of Wills’ in Cable Fight Over Content: Video "
The iPad comes in two versions, one wi-fi only, and the second including 3G connectivity via AT&T in the U.S., as well. With the launch of pre-ordering of the device, Apple has detailed more information about the 3G service.
Continue reading " Sign up and manage your 3G service direct from your iPad "
Apple is limiting pre-orders to two per customer. Shipping is free, and as the device will arrive on April 3rd in stores, those who have Saturday delivery in their area will receive it that day.
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An Australian swimwear company has developed the worlda s first men’s briefs made from banana plants.
A high-ranking Chinese minister on Friday warned Google that the company would be viewed as “unfriendly and irresponsible” if it stopped abiding by the government’s Internet-censorship rules.
Continue reading " China warns Google: Obey Beijing search rules "
Police said a man did more than take a pickup for a spin during a test drive this week.
Continue reading " Cops: Man copies key on test drive, steals truck "
March 12 — Ben Simpfendorfer, chief China economist at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, talks about Chinese inflation and the prospect of interest rate increases.
Continue reading " Simpfendorfer Sees Chinese Inflation Peaking Around 3.5% "
“We found no big differences in the greenness level of these forests between drought and non-drought years, which suggests that these forests may be more tolerant of droughts than we previously thought,” said Arindam Samanta, the study’s lead author from Boston University.
Continue reading " New Study Debunks Myths About Vulnerability of Amazon Rain Forests to Drought "
