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What’s Next Up Steve Jobs’ Tech Sleeve?
Wednesday is a date circled on most tech junkies’ calendars — the day that the Apple CEO presents some of his company’s newest digital nexuses. Fortune‘s Philip Elmer-Dewitt breaks down all the swirling rumors, from a new iPod …
Unlikely iPad Fans: Sumo Wrestlers
How can you get in touch with a sumo wrestler? Don’t bother texting him.
Futurist Vows Newspapers Will Be Irrelevant by 2022
Recycling bins are set to disappear in favor of rechargeable batteries.
Did Star Trek: The Next Generation Inspire the iPad?
If the iPad looks familiar, it’s because Trekkies have been making use of “smooth, flat, touch-based control panels” since the 1980′s.
Apple’s Lawsuit Headache: ‘iPads Aren’t Books’
Call it Apple’s “this coffee is too hot” moment.
Ndamukong Suh’s iPad Donation Makes Nebraska High-Tech
Apple touts its new tablet as a medium to “see the web, e-mail and photos like never before.” With a little help from a famous alum, future Cornhuskers recruits will have access to that avenue.
India Debuts Prototype for World’s Cheapest Laptop
How cheap? $35 cheap! And it’s likely to get even cheaper.
Oprah’s Big Gifts: iPads and Checks to Staffers
I want Oprah as my boss.
Hackers: iPad Has More Security Holes
A day after AT&T fessed up to its iPad 3G customers about a security breach, the hacker group that exploited the initial security problems claims more tricks are possible. (Via CNNMoney).
A 3G Security Slipup Involving the iPad Masses?
Gawker reports that a web security group has discovered some holes in AT&T’s network, exposing iPad owners’ personal information to the masses. The reported number of users affected is 114,000, and several famous names are on …
iPhone Users: Now You Can Bing It
While most of Monday’s tech media muscle went to the new iPhone 4, Apple quietly performed a search switch-up.
