New iPad: A Million More Pixels Than HDTV

The new iPad offers dramatically increased cellular speed and one of the most spectacular displays ever seen in a mobile device.

iSwifter’s New App Brings All Flash-Based Facebook Games to the iPad

While Facebook is slowly working out the kinks to bring more games to mobile, there’s a small company in Menlo Park, Calif., that has beat them to it.
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ESPN Retools Radio App, Launches on iPad

ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.
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Going on Vacation? Ditch the Paper Guidebook and Try These Apps.

Stuck on Earth offers a visual tour of the world; Frommer’s day-by-day guides are packed with info.
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Microsoft’s Sneaky Success: The Xbox Is the Most Popular Video Player in the U.S.

New data says the game player serves up more video than the iPad, iPhone or Android. Google TV or Apple TV are so far behind they don’t even make the cut.
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With No Apple or Amazon at CTIA, iPad Rivals Free to Sling Arrows

Speaking with AllThingsD’s Walt Mossberg, executives from Barnes & Noble and Samsung make the case that there is room for more than just the Kindle Fire and iPad.
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Apple’s New iPad Hits 30 More Countries This Weekend

Whatever supply constraints Apple once faced with the new iPad, it appears to have resolved them. The company will launch the device in an additional 30 countries including Brazil, Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. Noticeably absent from this latest rollout list: China. With the addition of those nations, the total number of countries in which the new iPad is available for purchase will be almost 90.

What’s Behind the Drop in Kindle Fire Shipments?

One thing’s for sure — Apple’s iPad isn’t feeling the heat.
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Judge: Proview Can’t Sue Apple in California in iPad Trademark Battle

A California judge threw out Proview Electronics Co.’s lawsuit against Apple Inc. over the iPad trademark in China, the latest twist in the legal fight over the rightful owner of the tablet’s name.

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Paid Newspaper Aggregator Ongo Shuts Down

Ongo, a newspaper-backed startup that tried to sell digital subscriptions to a variety of publications, is shuttering after less than two years. The New York Times, the Washington Post and Gannett each put a reported $4 million into the company, but it never got traction with subscribers. Nieman Journalism Lab has a good exit interview with CEO Dan Haarmann, who blames Apple’s subscription policy, among other factors, for the company’s failure.

Four Reasons Why Andreessen Horowitz Is Investing $10 Million in Belly

Andreessen Horowitz has invested $10 million in Belly, a Chicago-based company that is building a loyalty network for retailers that will replace punch cards with mobile rewards.
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Kindle Fire Shipments Fizzle

Time Inc. Shrinking Again

Jambox Grows Up, Gets Bigger