Apple sold three million iPad in 80 days Tweet

The company Of apple declared about sale three million iPad according to the data for past Monday, only in 80 days after the beginning of sales in the USA. In the following month of sale they will begin in 9 more countries.

Developers created already more than 11000 new applications specially for iPad, it also supports practically all 225 000 applications, accessible in the store Of app Of store, including those that they were acquired earlier for iPhone or iPod of touch.

iPad makes it possible to examine Web sites, to write electronic letters, to [prolistyvat] photograph and to look films in the high resolution, to listen to music, to play, to read the electronic books and much other. All this - on the large screen with the support Of multi-Touch. The thickness of iPad - 1,27 cm, and it weighs 680 grams, while the storage battery of iPad it is capable of working to 10 hours without the recharging.

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Frost & Of sullivan: iPad lays road to plane-table computers Tweet

The [konsaltingovaya] company Of frost & Of sullivan notes that the output of iPad for the market prepares soil for the appearance of new type of devices - the plane-table computers, which combine in themselves the mobile properties of [smartfonov] and the service lives of laptop computers. These devices, which possess all applications and possibilities of [smartfonov], with the support of wireless networks, can not only enlarge possibilities in the entertainments, but also contribute to the appearance of the new ideas of the application of a device in different branches, including publishing business and tourism.

As far as the model used to the plane-table computers is concerned, is the company Of apple again of [pribegla] to the model of on-line- store Of app Of store, from which to the device it is possible to draw off all possible applications. The circuit of separation of incomes 70/30, used with respect to applications for iPad, is used also in [smatrfonakh]. The competitors of the company Of apple also using this model.

Furthermore, plane-table computers can contribute to the appearance of the new ideas of the use of [gadzheta] in other branches. Appearance on the market for iPad accompanied development by the leading European newspapers of the huge amount of applications for iPad. Its application for the users of the devices of iPad developed French Le Figaro. The Italian newspaper La Of repubblica proposed application by the name “R+”. However, the application of the newspaper Of the Of guardian “Eyewitness” for the first hours after appearance in the network was loaded 90 thousand times. Taking into account the optimistic commentaries of editors, in the [konsaltinogovoy] company that, judging by everything, plane-table computers - these are those devices, which make possible the mobile interactive propagation of newspapers, unconfined by the size of display. Disputes relative to the price model at the same time, however, continue to boil: free advertising or paid model.

European tourist state organizations also plan to use plane-table computers, for example, in the museums, the places of archaelogical excavations and cultural measures. Because of possibilities 3d and dimensions of the display of plane-table computers it will be possible to take possession of the imagination of tourists, and to simultaneously help them to be moved on the ancient cities and the art galleries. Other ideas appear in the hotel business: the devices of iPad will help personnel of hotels to give its guests such services as satellite maps, types of streets and video clips with the image of local sights.

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Apple sells 3 million iPads Tweet

CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple says it has sold 3 million iPads less than three months after the new device went on sale.

The touch-screen tablet computer launched on April 3 in the U.S. and began selling last month in Asia and Europe. Apple Inc. plans to roll out the device in nine more countries in July.

The company has not broken out sales by region.

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Apple Sells Three Million iPads in 80 Days Tweet

CUPERTINO, California—Apple® announced that it sold its three millionth iPad™ yesterday, just 80 days after its introduction in the US. iPad is a revolutionary and magical product that allows users to connect with their apps, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before.

“People are loving iPad as it becomes a part of their daily lives,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more people around the world, including those in nine more countries next month.”

Developers have created over 11,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch™ user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 225,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®.

Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, then reinvented the personal computer with the Macintosh. Apple continues to lead the industry with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, and iLife, iWork and professional applications. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store, has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

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[iPad-Game] Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior HD Tweet

Indiagames and Digital Legends present the winner of the People's Choice Award of the 2010 International Mobile Games Awards (IMGA). A masterpiece of the 3D martial arts genre, the game is developed using motion-capture technology and features players fighting in historical locations around the world in an attempt to become the Master of Martial Arts and honor Bruce Lee's legacy.

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The Source Magazine Relaunches TheSource.com and Becomes the first Hip-Hop Brand Endorsed by Apple for the iPad Tweet

TheSource.com joins elite list of website brands whose web presence, content and design translate the iPad's capabilities.

NEW YORK -- The Source Magazine (www.thesource.com), the leading publication of Hip-Hop music, culture, politics and sports has relaunched its website with new digital properties and a sleek makeover design to attract the major players online. The new site has just been selected as one of Apple computers' 'Ready for iPad' websites, a prominent list of sites that take advantage of the latest web standards to deliver content that looks and functions beautifully on the new Apple iPad. On TheSource.com users will have access to the latest news, music videos and The Source Digital Archive, the only digital library of its kind chronicling over 20 years of Hip-Hop music, news, events and related content alongside every article, photo, interview, record report and Unsigned Hype since the magazine's inception in 1988. The Source Digital Radio, a free online Hip-Hop station programmed by tastemakers at The Source and powered by Slacker.com (www.slacker.com), will soundtrack the The Source brand's online experience with the latest Hip-Hop music. Exclusive content from the site will also be available to mobile users via the Nokia Ovi Apps store which supplies Nokia's network of 1.5 billion subscribers (worldwide) with the latest in mobile phone applications.

The Source and its digital team developed its new digital user interface to help create an innovative online community that allows visitors to create "MySource" profiles while logged onto the site and voice their opinions about various topics in The Source forum. After 90 days of beta testing to sort through The Source's massive amount of content, phase one of the site's redesign was created with a strategy to inspire users "to create their own digital expressions." Upgrades to the site's interface will come in versions 1.5 and 2.0 with more activity and interaction from users.

The Digital Archive features original copy from rare and hard to find articles, early images of Hip-Hop and videos spanning two decades of Hip-Hop culture. This complete catalog of information will become pop culture's most detailed documentation of Hip-Hop available online. Users will be able to research "unsigned hype" articles, "record report" reviews and magazine covers to see a time line of major Hip-Hop stars' rise to fame, including Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G., Lil Kim, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, Common, Eminem and more. Every aspect of Hip-Hop culture has graced the pages of The Source Magazine and for the first time that creative entity will live outside those pages digitally.

"The best way to see the evolution of Hip-Hop culture is through the pages of The Source Magazine and now thesource.com," explains publisher L. Londell McMillan. "Its transformation from music and entertainment into business, fashion, and politics is best understood from the multi-cultural and multi-generational prospective of The Source reader. The Source's digital archive is a reflection of that transformation. All other Hip-Hop inspired mediums are products of what was started at The Source Magazine over twenty years ago."

The Source Digital Radio offers a definitive Hip-Hop collection ranging from industry icons to groundbreaking newcomers and is available today on mobile phones [webOS smartphones, BlackBerry smartphones, iPhone and iPod touch, Android-powered smartphones], in-home devices [a Slacker-enabled TV or Blu-ray player] and on the web through Slacker Radio (www.Slacker.com/TheSource). Listeners have instant access to the station along with artist profiles, album reviews and album cover art. They are able to personalize the station, fine tuning to their own tastes in Hip-Hop music.

"The Source has been the leading international voice for Hip-Hop music, culture and politics for over 21 years," said Jonathan Sasse, Senior Vice President of marketing at Slacker. "We are honored to be working with The Source editors to offer the millions of Slacker listeners a personal radio experience that is representative of the legacy and future of The Source Magazine."

For more information log onto www.TheSource.com

About TheSource.com

TheSource.com is the website of the leading international voice for Hip-Hop music, culture, politics and sports. It is also the first Hip-Hop brand featured and selected by Apple for its 'Ready for iPad' campaign. The new site also features The Source Digital Radio, a free Hip-Hop station programmed by tastemakers at The Source and powered by Slacker Personal Radio; The Source Archives, the web's largest collection of content [i.e. cover stories, unsigned hype articles, original photos, hard to find first-ever record reviews] from the pages of Hip-Hop's only historical reference tool; The Buyers Guide, the ultimate product destination highlighting the latest in fashion, cars, dvds, lifestyle items and technology; and The Source TV, exclusive video content dedicated to Hip-Hop music culture and lifestyle.

About The New Era of The Source Magazine

The Source is the leading international voice of Hip-Hop music, culture, politics and sports for over 21 years. Along with its new media initiatives and new website [www.thesource.com], the first Hip-Hop site selected by Apple as iPad ready, The Source remains the industry's most recognizable Hip-Hop media brand worldwide. It is responsible for introducing the world to icons and legendary Hip-Hop artists such as Eminem, Notorious B.I.G., DMX, Common, and many others. From inception The Source has always stretched far beyond a mere music magazine. It is a multi-cultural and multi-generational lifestyle brand. The publication is now under a new era, new management and new ownership led by prominent media and entertainment lawyer L. Londell McMillan and The NorthStar Group.

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Connectify 2.0 Improves Throughput & Range for the Apple iPad Tweet

Connectify Creates a Windows 7-Based Wi-Fi Personal Area Network where Users Can Share their Internet Connectivity Anywhere with Improved Performance.

PHILADELPHIA -- Connectify, Inc. announced Connectify Version 2.0, a free software application for Windows 7, which turns any Windows 7 personal computer into a Wi-Fi hotspot allowing users to share their Windows 7-based Internet connection with friends, co-workers, and a multitude of mobile devices, including the new Apple iPad.

Improved Throughput & Range for the Apple iPad

One benefit of Connectify 2.0 is to increase the throughput and range of other Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices. Most highly mobile devices such as the iPad suffer from low radio transmission which reduces throughput speed and range. Connectify 2.0 can radically improve the range and throughput of the wireless Internet on an iPad connected through a Windows 7-enabled based internet connection.

With Connectify 2.0, the iPad is able to leverage the longer range, and have a more reliable Wi-Fi connection from the PC to join more distant Wi-Fi networks. Also, because Connectify can share any Internet connection, it is easy to get the iPad online through wired networks, tethered cell phones, or 4G modems.

Whether users need to set up a mobile office for a team of co-workers, extend the range of their home router, or just make Skype calls with their iPhone at the coffee shop, Connectify acts as a Personal Area Network or mobile hotspot that lets the user connect and share anywhere. In Connectify 2.0 the software detects and identifies devices by different manufacturers. This allows the software to bring full support to devices such as iPads, Nokia multimedia phones, and the Nintendo DSi. For those users who have experienced weak signals, forgotten passwords, or technical networking headaches with iPad Wi-Fi there is finally a solution.

Connectify un-tethers gamers, social Internet users, home users, and business professionals from their local coffee shop, airport, home, or commercial Wi-Fi location and automatically selects an active Internet connection for wickedly fast connectivity. Many games now use both the iPad and iPhone to play together, but because these devices do not support peer-to-peer Wi-Fi connections, they cannot play together without a fixed Wi-Fi access point. Connectify supplies that Wi-Fi network for file sharing and game playing from any Windows 7 PC, allowing games to be taken out of the home and office. Connectify offers a number of Personal Area Network benefits including working in groups, file sharing, playing multi-player games, remote PC and presentation control, and more.

Four Key Reasons to Connectify

* Absolutely Free and Unrestricted. Don't break the bank paying for multiple Wi-Fi connections on the road.


* Software Based Router. Take any Internet connection and share it wirelessly with no additional hardware, wires, plugs, or chargers.


* Connect with Mobile Devices. Easily connect any number of Wi-Fi-enabled devices to your network including laptops, phones, gaming systems, and more.


* Safe, Secure, and Reliable. Wi-Fi-enabled devices can see and join your Connectify hotspot just like any other Wi-Fi access point and are kept safe and secure by rock solid WPA2 Encryption.


"Connectify creates a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be easily shared between multiple users and dozens of simultaneously connected Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as laptops, netbooks, Apple's iPad, Nintendo's DSI, cameras, smartphones, MP3 players, and more. In one sense, Connectify makes Microsoft work on Apple devices," said Alex Gizis, chief executive officer of Connectify. "Now people can walk out of their homes or offices and know they will be able to connect, access, and share all the information they need to be social, productive, and sustainable during the day."

Connectify with Confidence

After installing Connectify, users click the Connectify icon in the system tray, choose the connection they want to share, and then enter a name and password for their wireless network. Easy Setup Wizards will help you walk through the setup, and tool tips that explain everything. Flick the other devices to on and look for the new connection. Join it, enter the password, and users can start sharing information, files, and photos. With the click of a mouse, this mobile hotspot application turns the PC into a Wi-Fi router for multiple users simultaneously.

Connectify Your World

* Connectify is great for reverse-tethering your iPhone: connect your iPhone to your Connectify Wi-Fi hotspot, and whenever your laptop is on the Internet, then your data connections (web browsing, Skype, YouTube, etc.) will go through Connectify.
* Conduct a Skype call with your iPhone or iTouch while using your personal computer to save money.
* Stop paying for multiple Wi-Fi connections for your team or across multiple devices; connect them all simultaneously.
* Take devices like your Wi-Fi phone, Wireless Printer or Eye-Fi-enabled camera from your office when you travel and it works just fine at any hotel or coffee shop, since the laptop is making the network look exactly the same to the devices.
* Allow multiple devices on Wi-Fi when there are sign up restrictions.


Connectify is available now absolutely free. Join our connected community. Go to http://www.connectify.me/ to download the application.

About Connectify

Connectify develops innovative wireless solutions for the military, business, and consumer markets. The Connectify software team is dedicated to bringing real wireless sharing to everyone, saving people time and money, and improving the cross-platform wireless experience.

For more information, please visit: http://www.connectify.me/about.html

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RIM is also intended to fight from Apple of iPad? Tweet

In the number of companies, which prepare competitors for [planshetnika] Of apple of iPad, already are present almost all producers of devices although in by something of similar to the afore-mentioned. In majority their all these companies deal with the production of [netbukov] and laptop computers. But here the company Of research in Of motion neither computers produced nor plane-table it did not declare about the plans with respect to the creation. Nevertheless, Wall Of street Of journal reports, from the words “of people of familiar with the object”, that plane-table, analogous iPad the producer of [smartfonov] Of blackBerry develops. And even it has finished prototypes. As communicates, the code name of project - BlackPad.

The plane-table Of blackPad has 4 GB of the built-in memory, 5 [MP] camera, and for the connection to networks 3G to it is required connection [smartfonom] Of blackBerry. As a whole the plane-table in RIM considers as “companion” for [smartfona]. Model will be equipped with the apparatus QWERTY- keyboard, which will be advanced with the horizontal orientation of device. The use of a screen keyboard is provided for with the vertical position. Also is assumed the possibility of using the device for retrieval for information both among stored in its own memory data and on-line. As the operating system was selected BlackBerry OS 6, which will be officially represented on the devices at the end of the third quarter of the present year.

Official the representatives of company RIM refused to comment on this rumor, although earlier by them it unofficially communicated that the project Of blackTab relates to priority trends in development of company.

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Ubuntu tablet threat to iPad? Nah Tweet

Apple mops sweat from brow, puts down smelling salts.

The founder of Linux Ubuntu has laid to rest stories of a tablet version, no doubt causing widespread relief in Cupertino.

Rumours of an Ubuntu tablet circulated over the weekend, based on an interview with Canonical's VP of Alliances and OEM Services. But those rumours have now been scotched by the man in charge, Mark Shuttleworth, who told Golem.de that Ubuntu remains about desktops, netbooks and servers.

Canonical is the company that funds and manages Ubuntu. Canonical's VP reportedly said that a touch screen version of the distribution was in the offing, and mentioned all sorts of places where the distribution might turn up including tablets. At the time we commented that this would seem in contradiction to previous statements, and sure enough Shuttleworth - the man behind Canonical and sometime amateur astronaut - has clarified the matter.

In the interview with Golem.de Shuttleworth makes it very clear that while Ubuntu will be working on a lightweight version for netbooks there is no tablet-specific version planned. The original interview, it seems, was referring to the habit of Ubuntu developers to run the platform on all sorts of hardware, as Linux hackers are wont, including tablets.

Competing with Android and Meego, not to mention iOS, would seem optimistic to the point of self-delusion. Any company, open source or otherwise, who decides to take on Nokia, Microsoft, Apple and Google for ownership of a market that might not even exist is surely fanciful at the very least.

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iPad Walking Robot Tweet

Make iPad and iPhone to walk!! I have developed a way to communicate with external devices by using headphone jack on iPhone / iPad.

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iPad Test - The worlds first iPad in zero gravity (Test from swiss television) Tweet

The Swiss science programme "Einstein" made the acid test: does the iPad's flip screen work in zero gravity? Watch the video with the first weightless iPad.

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Samsung seeks to challenge Apple’s iPad Tweet

Samsung Electronics looks to challenge Apple in the nascent tablet PC market with an aggressive marketing plan.

An industry source told The Korea Herald that the company plans to launch the tentatively named sPad in August and sell hundreds of thousands of units at competitive prices.

The plan is aimed at taking a lead in the domestic market before Apple’s hugely popular iPad arrives in Korea as early as the third quarter of the year.

Samsung will roll out the devices via SK Telecom, the nation’s top mobile carrier, said the source.
An Apple Inc. iPad tablet computer is held by an Apple employee at the store in London, U.K., on Thursday, May 27, 2010. (Bloomberg)

The sPad will run on Google’s Android operating system and initially feature a 7-inch touchscreen, the high-ranking industry official said on condition of anonymity because of the confidentiality of the matter. Samsung will add an 8-icnh model in October and a 10-inch model in December, he added.

“Samsung and SK Telecom plan to launch an aggressive sales drive for the sPad,” he said.

Samsung declined to comment on the release date and other details of the sPad.

KT, the No. 2 mobile operator, which exclusively sells the iPhone in Korea, reportedly plans to launch the iPad in Korea by the end of this year.

Samsung is striving to catch up with Apple in the smartphone market, even on its home turf, and to prevent a repeat in the tablet category. Apple’s iPhone sales have surpassed 700,000 units just six months of its introduction in Korea.

Many analysts doubt, however, whether Samsung will be able to lure customers away from the iPad given a dearth of content, which is key in the larger-screen device.

Google’s Android Market lags far behind Apple’s App Store in terms of the number and variety of applications available, especially ones for entertainment/ebook devices. Apple said on Monday that there are over 5,000 applications for the iPad, which will also run almost all of the more than 200,000 applications from the App Store, including apps already purchased for iPhones or iPod Touches.

“I expect the iPad to have the upper hand in content. In terms of hardware, the screen size of the sPad is somewhat small,” Choi Nam-kon, an analyst at Tong Yang Investment Bank, said. The iPad features a 9.7 inch touch screen.

“The iPad is a proven model. Given that the sPad is not yet proven, it is not even a matter for discussion which one is better,” he said.

The iPad is surging in popularity, with its international sales surpassing 2 million units in less than 60 days of its launch, Apple’s announced Monday.

A number of PC and handset makers including LG Electronics, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Nokia are expected to jump into the tablet PC market with devices mostly powered by the Android operating system.

The global media tablet market is expected to jump six-fold by 2014, according to recent data from IDC. The market research firm forecast on May 20 that worldwide media tablet shipments will grow from 7.6 million units in 2010 to more than 46 million units in 2014.

“These are early days for media tablets, an altogether new device category that takes its place between smartphones and portable PCs. IDC expects consumer demand for media tablets to be strongly driven by the number and variety of compatible third-party apps for content and services,” noted Susan Kevorkian, program director, Digital Marketplace: Mobile Media & Entertainment.

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Video on iPad made easy Tweet

Mobile-review have posted an article about Video on iPad made easy. Here is their final conclusion.

Eventually we have one shareware (QuickTime Player), one freeware (HandBrake) and one application legally available for free until May 31 (WiVC). The first one is preinstalled and does not require anything else until you start dealing with HD video. The second can do everything (if you know how to write profiles for coding). Even if you don’t have the necessary experience you can find the settings to convert the video not into 1024х576, but into more visually appealing 1280х720. I think the update will appear soon followed by the proprietary solution.

WiVC upsets only with its slow speed, but you have to pay for quality and high definition. This is not all. The miracles happen when you decrease the quality of resulting video. If you choose 640х480 then we don’t have one minute of playback time to one minute and forty seconds for conversion, but 1:1. As to the latest video trends the high tech 3D effects are likely to thrive with the highest quality (definition and resolution). Whether you need it for relatively old TV programs and serials we watch even ignoring the channels logos? The answer is a resounding no. Unfortunately, the decrease of picture quality leaves the file size mystically unchanged.

The most interesting is arguably the size. It’s an open secret that 16GB of internal storage (in the basic version of iPad) is not enough. It can be the pinnacle of desire for a phone screen, but not for iPad, which display is several times bigger. In other words, to watch video on iPad you will have to buy the 32GB version. If you want to get positive emotions and enjoy the high definition video go for 64GB.

This assumption can be supported by the following figures. One minute of video created with the help of QuickTime Player (HD 480p) requires around 13,75MB of storage. A movie of 1.5 hours will need 1,2GB, and the full season of 24 50-minute episodes of a series will take up almost 16GB, which is the maximum capacity of the basic iPad. One minute of video from HandBrake (with the abovementioned configuration for coding) needs 16,6MB. A movie in this case will require 1.5 GB and the full season – around 20GB. WiVC is even “heavier”– 28,5MB per minutes or 2,6GB for a movie and the record breaking 34,2GB for the full season of a series. Slightly more than 50% of the maximum capacity, but you will have HD picture.

The first draft of the article ended with the comparison of user friendliness and thumbs up for WiVC. The calculations from the previous paragraph may be quite important for many consumers though. No matter how stunning your HD picture is it will not worth much, if it cannot fit in. Such size (of a series) is a bit too much even for 64GB iPad. Finally, the practicality of the third converter reviewed today is under threat and the market is dominated by QuickTime Player, used by many (including me) in order not to look for anything different, and HandBreak, usually discovered by those who are somehow not satisfied with QuickTime Player. To tell the truth I now belong to the second group because 720p is really cool, but enough is enough.

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Waze on iPad Tweet

Waze on iPad

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IPAG 3G Sim to Micro SIM cutting Tweet

IPAG 3G Sim to Micro SIM cutting

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UBM TechInsights Verifies That the Samsung Wave S8500 Features the Same ARM Core as the Apple iPad Tweet

OTTAWA, Ontario -- UBM TechInsights announced an important discovery in the application processors of two popular consumer electronics devices. UBM TechInsights analysis has revealed that the just-released Samsung Wave S8500 features the same 1 GHz ARM CORTEX A8 core as that found in the very popular Apple iPad.

"By investigating the Samsung S5PC110A01 application processor and comparing it to the A4 application processor found in the Apple iPad using our specialized lab techniques, we were able to confirm that not only is Samsung the manufacturer of both application processors, but both application processors feature the same 1 GHz ARM CORTEX A8 core manufactured using a 45-nanometer low-power fabrication process," said Young Choi, Senior Manager of the Technical Intelligence Group. "With this find, we begin to see how Samsung is successfully asserting itself as the leader in the wireless and mobile applications processor market."

With the recent surge in sales of the iPad, speculation that the next generation Apple iPhone will also feature the same A4 processor as that of the iPad, and the belief that the soon-to-be released Android OS-enabled Samsung Galaxy S Smartphone will also use the S5PC110A01, sales of Samsung manufactured processors is expected to reach very high-levels. With these key sockets in place Samsung will easily maintain its position as the market leader in application processors that it originally attained in 2009.

UBM TechInsights used the best and latest technical expertise and analysis tools, in combination with years of experience in all aspects of the IP / Technology Lifecycle, to make our determination of the similar ARM cores in the Samsung S5PC110A01 and the Apple A4. Information about UBM TechInsights research on the Apple A4 processor can be found at ubmtechinsights.com. For more information about available research on the Samsung S5PC110A01, please mailto:sleclaire@ubmtechinsights.com.

About UBM TechInsights

UBM TechInsights is the preeminent firm for the provision of sophisticated information and advice to technology companies. We assist in the management of their technology and intellectual property portfolios, ensuring the reduction of risk and maximizing return on investment. Our leadership position is founded upon our commitment to the utmost integrity, and sustained by the ongoing investment and acquisition of the knowledge and capabilities necessary to meet our clients' evolving needs. When companies need assistance in managing their most complex technology or IP challenges, they turn to UBM TechInsights for assured results. For more information about UBM TechInsights, go to www.ubmtechinsights.com.

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iPad Rivals: Over a Dozen Windows and Android Tablets Shown at Computex Tweet

Companies showed off over a dozen new rivals for the iPad at Computex this year, including a nifty 10-inch touchscreen tablet that docks into a speaker from Compal Electronics.

The number of tablets at Computex Taipei 2010 pays testimony to the trend Apple set in motion in April. Now that the company has sold 2 million iPads in just under two months, PC vendors globally want a piece of the action.

In the weeks leading up to Computex, it appeared Google might sweep the show with Android-based tablets, but Microsoft swooped in with some key victories and the launch of Windows Embedded Compact 7 software for small devices.

One company that says it will make tablets using Android, Windows and the MeeGo software developed by Intel and Nokia, also showed off one of the neatest devices at Computex, complete with its own user interface (UI) and speaker-dock.

Compal Electronics, the world's second largest contract maker of laptop computers, unveiled a sleek Android-based tablet with a 10-inch touchscreen and a stereo speaker it docked into. The UI is similar to Acer's Shell UI, which works on Android smartphones. The UI simplifies navigation by making the home screen a room full of objects the user taps using the touchscreen. Tapping a stereo icon, for example, starts music playing.

Demand for tablets has risen thanks to the iPad, Compal CEO Ray Chen said at the show, adding that, "we have a lot of customers that are very interested in tablets."

The company's tablet uses Android version 2.1 and is on offer to PC vendors worldwide. Compal creates designs for vendors to choose from, then manufactures the devices at factories in China.

Acer, the world's second-biggest PC vendor, offered a glimpse of its own prototype Android tablet just prior to Computex, at a news conference in Beijing. It has a 7-inch display and a keypad, but Acer didn't say when it might be released or how much it will cost.

Foxconn reference designSeveral smaller Taiwanese and Chinese companies had Android-based tablets at their Computex booths, including Browan Communications, Firstone Technology, Digitran and FuJian Sanxi Electronics.

7-inch Prowave LifepadArm Holdings, which designs the processing cores popular in Android devices, estimates there will be about 40 tablet devices made using Arm-based processors this year, and several e-readers.

"Android has become remarkably popular in a short space of time," said Tudor Brown, president of Arm, at a news conference in Taipei.

10-inch Malata tabletThree Android tablets were on display at Arm's private showroom at Computex:

Foxconn's N928-1 with a 10-inch touchscreen, the Lifepad by Prowave with a 7-inch touchscreen and Wanlida Group's Malata brand tablet with a 10-inch touchscreen.

Wind Pad 110Micro-Star International (MSI) also showed off an Android-based tablet PC called the Wind Pad 110 at a news conference, but the company will launch a Windows-based tablet first, a strategy some of its rivals also announced.

MSI Wind Pad 100MSI's Wind Pad 100 has Microsoft's Windows 7 on board, a 10-inch display and a UI developed by MSI. It also features built-in 3G and Wi-Fi, GPS and HDMI high-definition video output. It will be available later this year.

Asustek Computer (Asus) also debuted its first tablets, two Eee Pads running Windows software.

A tablet PC from Asustek with Android on board was displayed at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) early this year, but the device did not appear at Computex. Asustek Chairman Jonney Shih said he's not sure the market is ready yet for Android-based tablets.

The Eee Pad EP121 sports a 12-inch touchscreen and has Microsoft's Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor inside

Shih said the launch of the iPad has created a unique opportunity for tablet-style devices and he expects demand for such products to grow this year.

Apple launched the iPad on April 3 in the U.S. and last week started selling them overseas in markets including Australia, Germany, Japan and the U.K.

Computex is one of Asia's largest electronics trade shows. The exhibition usually offers a view of what products consumers will see on world markets later this year.

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SNES HD for iPad Tweet

This is a great new game emulator for jailbroken iPads. Full screen Super Nintendo of your iPad, with your controller on your iPhone, via Bluetooth!

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My dog playing Air Hockey on the iPad Tweet

Pixel, playing, and winning an Air Hockey game on the iPad.

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Mobile-review have posted their review of the iPad Camera Connection Kit. Here is their final impression.

After all Camera Connection Kit can be a good purchase for those who travel a lot and take minimum things with them every time trying to leave more free space in their bags. The first obvious advantage of iPad+CCK suit is that you do not need to take with you ponderous notebook which is often used as a temporary storage for raw material. The “tablet” will play its part. It will also help to solve some simple work tasks that require receiving emails and writing replies, internet-surfing, some documents editing and so on. Secondly the process of file copying and transferring takes little time. It took me about two minutes to export 1 GB consisting of one 700 MB video and about 100 photos. In other words you can clean your card fast and simple, even when it is vital to shoot photos continuously. And thirdly, both adapters can fit into any, even very small pocket.

I almost forgot that iPad + CCK pack is not a solution for professional photographers who any way prefers to fill up their bags with working tools. That is to say not for those who patiently use 18’’ screen notebooks, not for happy owners of image banks, that keep all the material accumulated during work process and drained by their owners at the end of the process. In the end such a suit is not for those who love to delve in crude RAW files. iPad together with CCK is more likely a solution for amateur photographers like me. For those people who get up early during vacation in order to take packed lunch, get in the bus, and only on the road to another site seeing tour they realise that two- or four- GB card in their loyal Lumix is full of very important material.

The price in US Apple store starts and ends at $29 plus traditional tax. Russian underground channels sell such a simple kit for the sum that is at best equal to 5000 rubles what makes about $170. The conclusion is forced upon you: the kit is worth having but you should buy it abroad.

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