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iPad Available in Nine More Countries on May 28
Apple announced that the iPad will be available in 9 more countries soon on May 28th. The countries are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Pre-ordering starts Monday 10 May via the online Apple Store. In the meantime Apple also announced that other countries like Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore will see the iPad in July. Prices are not yet published.
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HP Slate and Microsoft Courier cancelled
In one day 2 strange cancels arrive my mailbox.
The first was a normal one. One I can understand. HP announced they bought WebOS of Palm. Sometime later was announced they cancel the HP Slate with Windows 7 because they found Windows 7 to heavy as OS for their tablet solution. I don’t know if that’s a true reason. I find Windows 7 a good OS. I saw some touch pc’s working with Windows 7 and working really good, better than I expected. But… Hewlett-Packard did kill the HP Slate.
Now an even more strange cancellation. Engadget and Gizmodo were informed Microsoft killed the Courier project. I was hoping for this one. Now I will choose for the Apple iPad… because there is no competition. A pity if you ask me. I would like to use the iPad for reading and fun and using the Courier as my replacement for my traditional journal which I need to buy every some months because it’s full written with notes. The courier would extend my journal and add search and organise functions.
Apple won… but we will see in the future what other products will come into the market.
iPad rumour that it will cost 420 euros in the Netherlands
On several websites in the Netherlands a price of 420 euros for the 16 GB Apple iPad is rumoured. Also a release date of september 2010 is implied. I hope Apple will sooner announce the official price and launch date for the Apple iPad in The Netherlands.
I’m curious when the iPad will arrive in Europe and for which price in Euros. You can compare really easy within all countries who have the euro.
iPad outside US delayed 1 month
Due to high demand in the USA Apple announced to delay the introduction of the Apple iPad outside the USA for 1 month.
On the international list of iPad countries are at the moment only mentioned :
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italiy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK
All other countries have to wait longer to see if in their country the iPad will be available.
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First Apple iPad flaws reported (updated)
The first reports of Apple iPad’s flaws are receiving us :
- bad reception WiFi (wireless) connection (caused by dualband wifi routers, Apple offers fix)
- unable to reconnect WiFi hotspot(caused by dualband wifi routers, Apple offers fix) (update : Apple Article http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3304 )
- no copy/past functionality in some Apps while iPhone App did support it but the special App for iPad not
- become hot fast
- turns off without notice. it’s believed this is caused by the iPad becoming to hot. it should operate till 35 degrees celcius but in a sunny place outside this is very fast achieved because the big screen keeps a lot of hot on the machine
- already jailbroken, what is good for the consumers, bad for people trying making money with iPad
Curious how Apple will handle this.
Update note: Added the Apple Knowledge Article TS3304 regarding WiFi
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HP Slate vs Apple iPad
The war is on! HP has a commercial for their HP Slate :
And the Apple iPad do you ofcourse already know :
Look and choose yourself. We are living in a free country! Why not have both!!!
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HP Slate to beat the Apple iPad ?
What is this. Apple has introduced their iPad and HP comes with the introduction of the HP Slate.
Engadget.com had the exclusive scoop. I read it and I conclude this :
The first thing what I notice is that the HP Slate runs a ‘normal’ operating system, and with normal I mean a full OS. In this case they choose Windows 7 Home Premium. HP did some tweaking for the UI.
The screen is smaller. 8.9″ for the Slate and 9.7″ for the iPad. Resolution same story 1024×600 and 1024×768. I think minor differences.
HP Slate has intel processor and is capable of displaying 1080p (that’s fullhd). It even has a HDMI connector for video out so you can connect it to you LCD/Plasma or FullHD beamer. It also has 1 USB 2.0 port.
The storage is 32 or 64 GB of flash but is upgradable via SD card reader which is a great plus for the HP, the port supports up to 128 GB.
The HP Slate will have approx. 5 hours of running time compared to the 10 hours of the iPad.
HP Slate lacks 802.11 a and n but has normal gps instead of the agps which Apple only provide you on the 3G models.
The slate has 2 cameras, on inward-facing a VGA model and outward facing a 3MP model)
So I think if HP does their homework well, they can accomplish a good product which is worth to wait for.
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Apple sells over 300,000 iPads in first day sale
Apple announced that they shipped 300.000 iPads during the introduction day. That is without the 100.000 pre-ordered iPad 3G version. That’s not bad considering the first iPhone did 270.000 on the first day. Analists expected 700.000 but still it’s not bad for a launch.
Steve Jobs said : “It feels great to have the iPad launched into the world—it’s going to be a game changer,” he continued “iPad users, on average, downloaded more than three apps and close to one book within hours of unpacking their new iPad.” You can read the official press announcement of Apple here.
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Apple iPad shipped
The first announcements of blogsites and suppliers the Apple iPad is shipped. Soon we all can enjoy the Apple iPad.
I’m also curious. Í’m not a typical Apple user, to tell you straight. I never bought an Apple product before. The limitations of Apple always kept me away from buying it. Maybe the Apple iPad is the first Apple product which manage to have me as an Apple customer. Still hesitating. Microsoft’s Courier is more my kind of device, but how long will it take to be on the market. The Apple iPad is a good gadget to show and use. The Courier I think will be the best Nerd gadget for eBooks and taking notes… We will see soon.
Time will learn us.
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