Summary: iPad news * Adjusted manufacturing cost of the 16GB iPad $259.60 - LINK * Still no jailbreak tool for the iPad yet - tomorrow? Â Doubt it - seems to be a fake (iphonedevteam -vs- iPhone Dev-Team) * Jobs says cross-compilers create substandard apps * Tweetie bought by Twitter (http://blog.twitter.com/2010/04/twitter-for-iphone.html) - to become the official Twitter app Sponsor: Solve technical issues faster with GoToAssist Express. Try it FREE for 30 days. (http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/9710-98961-32087-1) iPad hardware breakdown * Battery * More than 10 hours with moderate usage * 25 Watt Hour lithium polymer battery * 1.0 amps (10 watts) is minimum required to charge the iPad. 2.1 amps is recommended * Most USB ports are only 500mA * Many newer computers have a 500mA port that is supplimented with another 500mA. Charges but slowly * Look for dual usb cables to emerge to resolve this * iPad uses 2.5W on average * Memory * 256MB RAM * The iPhone 3GS also has 256MB of RAM * iPhone 2G and 3G had 128MB * iPad RAM is included on the actual A4 chip for faster access time * wikipedia link iPad application reviews * Pages (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8) for the iPad - $10 - Easiest way to create content I've ever used (external keyboard suggested * Low Gravity Racing (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/low-grav-racer-2-hd/id363873985?mt=8) 2 - $4.99 -Â Racer game with a great 3D view... if you have the glasses. * Smule Magic Piano 4 stars $1 * Easy play for the piano novice * Play only with people all over the world! * Buzzie for the iPad 1 star $2 version and a free lite version * Just as bad as the iPhone version * Crashes consistently * Never got it to actually work * Weather Station Pro (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-station-pro/id364904462?mt=8) - $1.99 * Goodreader 3 stars $1 and free lite version * Ultimate Facebook (http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/05/facebooks-ipad-impostor-facebook-ultimate-removed-from-the-app-store/) - $2.99 - Removed from the store because of "violating Facebookâs trademark" * iBooks verses Kindle app - Both initially free * iBook (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibooks/id364709193?mt=8) * Prettier * Easier to buy books * Integrated with iTunes * Kindle (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindle/id302584613?mt=8) * Ugly page turns * Buying books takes you out of the app * Much larger book selection * A Vook: The Sherlock Holmes Experience, iPad Edition (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-vook-the-sherlock-holmes/id363756456?mt=8) - Free - The book of the future with videos and all OS 4 breakdown * Multitasking * Multiple exchange account support * Folders for apps * Rate on Delete is gone? * Still no iPhone tethering! Special Guest Interview * Gedeon Maheux - IconFactory (http://iconfactory.com/home) - Twitterrific (http://twitterrific.com/) * Discussion of Twitter acquiring Tweetie (http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/09/twitter-acquires-tweetie/) and the implications for third party Twitter apps. * Twitterrific Website
