iPad- Mac users were expecting for Apple to release such a device very soon! If Apple failed to bring up such a device, then that would have been a major setback to its users and stockholders. The momentum was irresistible. The technical challenges in developing this new device- iPad was huge. Apple had to do everything from scratch for this new device and design a whole new operating system that is not quite Mac and not quite the iPhone. It had to rewrite its core applications and rethink the entire way a computer operates. Apple had a tremendous start with its iPhone and few hundred thousand apps designed for iPhone. The iPad was wisely designed to take advantage of these apps. The iPad can run iPhone apps at their original size, or in "pixel doubled mode" twice the size as on the iPhone, so that they nearly fill the iPad screen. Developers also can rewrite their iPhone apps specifically for the iPad in such a way as to take advantage of it new features. An important question for internet users. How will the iPad affect them? Of course, the "i" in its name stands for Internet and surfing the net through iPad will be a joy and a larger screen will give the users much more to play with. Apple says that it's like "holding the entire Internet in your hand," or like reading a physical book or magazine. iPhone has now its new rival. Creation of new iPad apps by developers can ease the gold rush that sprang up round the iPhone. Apple offers the SDK 3.2 beta for developers with the tools they need to start creating applications for the iPad, and an iPad simulator that allows them build and run applications on the Mac, lay out the user interface, test memory usage and debug. Productivity software iWork has been completely rewritten by Apple for iPad. Keynote contains custom graph styles, custom-designed themes, animations and effects, and brand-new features designed just for the iPad. Pages includes Apple-designed templates and formatting tools. Numbers offers over 250 formulas, flexible tables and sophisticated charts. The iPad's built-in Safari browser works just like the one on your Mac. And, like the version on your iPhone, you can scroll through pages by flicking your finger across them, or double tap to zoom in on a photo. The Mail application offers landscape view with a split screen showing both the current e-mail and the unread messages in your inbox. The iPad will work with popular e-mail providers such as Yahoo Mail, Gmail, Hotmail and AOL. And, of course, the iPad includes all of the same features as the iPhone, only in a larger form--video, YouTube, the iPod and iTunes, interactive satellite maps, the notepad, a calendar completely redesigned from the ground up for the iPad, Contacts and Spotlight search.The iPad will be shipped in three different internal storage configurations and with the option of Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + 3G, for a total of six different models. Heres the break up: 1. WiFi, 16GB: $499 2. WiFi, 32GB: $599 3. WiFi, 64GB: $699 4. 3G, WiFi, 16GB: $629 5. 3G, WiFi, 32GB: $729 6. 3G, WiFi, 64GB: $829 The combination of beautiful hardware and elegant software is undeniable, and what Apple may have lacked in imagination, the legion of iPad developers certainly will not. The possibilities for this device are huge, and we have no doubt that developers around the globe will take full advantage of that -- just as they have on the iPhone and iPod touch.
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