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| Apple iPad is about the size of a hardcover book, half an inch thick and with a 9.7-inch multi-touch screen, similar to the iPod Touch and iPhone. The device can surf the web using its Safari browser, send emails via an on-screen, videos and games,qwerty keypad, play music, and display netbooks.Apple’s iWork also launched iBooks in conjunction with the iPad, a service that lets users buy and download books straight to the device. Penguin, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, MacMillan and the Hachette Book Group were announced as partners. The company said books will be sold in the ePub format, which is an open standard that can be read on most e-readers.
The announcement comes after months of speculation online. In technology circles, Apple’s new gadget has been the most hotly awaited product since the company’s last blockbuster, the iPhone. Industry analysts expect the iPad to put pressure on makers of competing devices, particularly e-book sellers such as Amazon.com. The company took measures last week in anticipation of the Apple device’s launch by boosting the royalties it pays e-book authors and by opening up its Kindle e-reader to third-party apps. Amazon is not primarily a hardware company and will need to rethink the Kindle, which is largely a single-use device, said Sidney Eve Matrix, a professor at Queen’s University specializing in mass communications. The iPad, on the other hand, is a full multimedia device like the iPod and iPhone. All about the features DOWNLOAD NOW |
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| With its crisp, vibrant display, and its unique software features, iPad is an extraordinary way to enjoy and share your photos. For example, the new Photos app displays the photos in an album as though they were in a stack. Just tap or pinch to open the stack, and the whole album opens up. Then you can flip through your pictures, zoom in or out, or watch a slideshow. You can even use your iPad as a beautiful digital photo frame while your iPad is docked or charging. And there are lots of ways to import photos: you can sync them from your computer, download them from an email, or import them directly from your camera using the Apple Camera Connection Kit. |