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How To Fix Your iPad's Wireless Problems (If You Have Them)

Having some problems with your iPad's WiFi connection? Apple's aware of the problem, and has some ideas on how to fix them.
According to Apple, the iPad might not automatically rejoin known WiFi networks using third-party routers that are dual-band capable (802.11 b/g and 802.11 n) when each band's network uses the same name or use [...:]

iSuppli: $499 16GB iPad Costs $259.60 For Apple To Build

The guys iSuppli are wonderful techno-vivisecters, capable of dismantling the latest Apple product with a few quick twists of the screwdriver and telling you how much all of the limbs and organs cost.
Predictably, they haven't waited long to do just that with the iPad. So how much does that pretty 16GB iPad sitting on your [...:]

No, The iPad Is Not A Baseball — Please Don't Whack At It With A Bat

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGUppxoJUVg
Warning: The above video contains violence and/or wanton destruction of Apple product, and should not be viewed by anyone sensitive to either.

Should you choose not to watch: It's a clip of a pack of teenage boys smashing an iPad with baseball bats.
Why'd they do it? Apple-hate? Nope. "I love Apple, actually," the apparent ringleader told [...:]

Yes You Can Take Photos With Your iPad

The iPad, as we all know, does not have a camera. But one developer has come up with an ingenious way of getting round that minor inconvenience, and turning the iPad into a photography device.
All you need to make it work is an iPhone.

The idea is beautifully simple: the iPad has no camera, but [...:]

Daily Deals: $189 160GB Apple TV, $360 No Contract 8GB iPhone 3G, 500GB Time Capsule

We kick off today's round of daily deals with a trio of Apple hardware. First up is a 160GB Apple TV unit for $189. Next is a deal on a no-contract 8GB iPhone 3G for $360. We round out the top trio of deals with a 500GB Apple Time Capsule for $179.
Along the way, we [...:]

Keep Calm and Carry On: Gelaskins Now Available For iPad

As a Douglas Adams fan, I've always envisioned Apple, and not the great publishing companies of Ursa Minor, as the most likely creators of one of the most remarkable books in the universe, and I was hoping Gelaskins would already have a skin up transforming my iPad into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by [...:]

Apple Begins Shipping More iPads for April 12

If you ordered an iPad after Apple moved delivery dates to April 12 from April 3, your gadget may be winging its way from China, according to a Tuesday report.
The Apple news site 9to5Mac is reporting customers are receiving shipping notification. Electronics retail giant Best Buy will also receive another batch of iPads in time [...:]

Apple Analyst Munster Lowers iPad Estimate, But Still 'Confident'

We've all been where Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster was on Monday. Always go with your first answer. After last week predicting Apple would sell 200,000 to 300,000 iPads on Saturday, Munster doubled that original figure to between 600,000 to 700,000. Then came Apple's official sales count: 300,000.
In a mea culpa of sorts, the analyst [...:]

Internal HP Document Admits Slate Tablet is Like Comparing Oranges to iPad's Apple

Well, it's official: as rumored, HP's own would-be iPad killer, the Slate, is basically just a keyboard-less netbook turned inside out.
In fact, it's such a underwhelming, bog standard effort compared to the iPad that in a leaked internal document, HP saw fit to highlight the iPad's advantages over the Slate in red.

Compared to the iPad, [...:]

Video of the Day: Ultimate iPhone Augmented Reality

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvjlX7EqQWg
Ever wish someone could invent an app that would let you picture ketchup on your iPhone and douse the real thing from your smart phone on to your fries?
That's the kind of whimsical hyper-reality Israeli pop band Izabo gets in their latest video for a catchy ditty called "On My Way." Yeah, OK, so it [...:]