Defining the iPad Ecosystem

 By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Apple iPad will hit stores in about two months, which means that developers, accessory manufacturers and clever entrepreneurs will be clamouring to release new products that complement and enhance the tablet's features and functionality. There's money to be made in the iPad ecosystem and as creative manufacturers with good products are on a cusp of a gold rush.

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Thoughts on the iPad

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The iPad, crummy name, amazing device. In terms of industrial design, this is likely to be up there with the MacBook Air, the Mac Mini and the iPod Shuffle in the "how did they fit all that...in there?" category. Sure, some would say that iPad is really a gargantuan iPod Touch. That's being extremely shortsighted-- wake up, smell the coffee and see that the iPad is Apple's triple-threat device and its going after netbooks, eReaders and portable gaming devices.

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Apple launches iPad tablet computer

Apple's CEO Steve Jobs today introduced iPad, a device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more.

The long awaited tablet is built on Apple's iPhone OS platform and can run most of the available iPhone applications natively. The iPad’s responsive high-resolution Multi-Touch display lets users physically interact with applications and content. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds— thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook.

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Nokia offers free Ovi Maps to smartphones globally

Updated on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 9:39AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Not to be outdone by Google's free GPS navigation on Android phones, Nokia is offering its robust Ovi Maps turn-by-turn GPS navigation for all compatible smartphones at no charge.

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