Amazon, the largest online retailer in the world, is put into spotlight once again as a lot of Amazon shoppers noticed last Friday that all Macmillan books where pulled out in its online bookshelves over a price dispute.
The Times reports that Macmillan proposed selling books for the Kindle under the same terms it will offer [...]

Shenzhen Great Loong Brother Industrial Co. had launched their version of  iPad more than three months ago according to Shanghaiist.com. The makers of the Chinese device called the Apple iPad a copycat and an executive from the company said that the iPad like was launched in August last year and was also showcased in the [...]

Less then 48 hours in the spotlight for iPad the multi-touch tablet, speculations rising that Apple could already be facing legal action. Hardware manufactures Fujitsu and STMicro both may have something to say about Apple using the name “iPad” for the new device.

In speaking with the New York Times, Masahiro Yamane, Fujitsu’s director of public [...]

Now that we’ve all had time to digest the iPad announcement, what has changed and what can we expect?
We now know that

Price starts at $499 for base model and increases by $130 for models with more space and 3G capabilities.
AT&T to provide two data plans, one at $14.99 for 250MB and $29.99 for an unlimited [...]

Ahhh, Twitter! Hands down one of the best ways to communicate with “verified” people-in-power about random everyday things! Jason Calacanis, founder of Weblog, Inc. which he sold to AOL and the current CEO of Mahalo.com, was reportedly been given the elusive iPad prior to launch to play with  for 10 days. He started tweeting about [...]

Wow! The iPad. Not quite the name we were expecting, but nonetheless it is actually already exceeding our expectations! Check out Engadget to see the event, minute by minute in pictures!
It’s gorgeous, of course! It has 10 hours of running battery life and over a month of life in stand-by. 9.7 inch IPS display, 0.5 inch [...]

Finally! The anticipation was killing me. Apple today announced their tablet device: iPad.   The iPad? Really? That was the best name you could come up with? Regardless… I want one! With 3G connection (optional) and 802.11n wifi it should be a winner. I would have liked a camera for Skype calls and a GPS for [...]

Check out this clip where a female host on CNBC equates the name iPad to “feminine products”.
http://tv.gawker.com/5458322/cnbc-anchor-says-the-ipad-reminds-me-of-feminine-products
I happen to agree.  iPad is a terrible name.  So, who votes to change it to iSlate?

Stand Alone Inc. president Bob Gottlieb may have inadvertently announced one of the first iSlate games, a crossword puzzle game.  From their press release
“The Tablet version of Crosswords should keep the core functionality of the original, but optimize the user interface to be more reminiscent of its newspaper roots. Users will still be able to [...]

Stand Alone Inc. president Bob Gottlieb may have inadvertently announced one of the first iSlate games, a crossword puzzle game.  From their press release
The Tablet version of Crosswords should keep the core functionality of the original, but optimize the user interface to be more reminiscent of its newspaper roots. Users will still be able to [...]

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The last tablet to generate this much hype was carried down from the mountaintop by Moses himself.  Steve Jobs is getting ready to take center stage and present us with his slate full of his ten commandments.  Here a few leaked ones, the rest Steve will let us in on during his speech.
Thou [...]