New Apple TV Goes on Sale to Top One Million This Week

Recently, Apple announced to sell its new TV to top one million units later this week. You can enjoy the simplest way to watch your favorite HD movies and TV Shows and stream content from Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, and MobileMe on Apple TV.

Apple TV is introduced for the breakthrough price of just $99. Apple has already loyal customers over 400,000 TV episodes and over 150,000 movies per day for renting and purchasing through iTunes.

Apple TV is being recognized as small in size but big on entertainment. Stream movies, TV shows, music, photos and more to the smaller, redesigned Apple TV are the most attractive aspect of the TV.

You can get thousands of HD movies starting at $3.99 or you can get TV Shows on rent in HD quality.

There are streaming from the huge Netflix catalog of movies and TV Shows. You can control Apple TV with the free Remote App or stream content from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with AirPlay.

www.apple.com/appletv/, writes about the internet features of Apple TV, “Put down your mouse and grab a remote. In addition to movies and TV shows, Apple TV gives you access to some of your favorite Internet content — and makes it even more entertaining by giving it the movie-star treatment on your HDTV. Browse and play YouTube videos, watch your favorite HD podcasts, and listen to Internet radio through your home entertainment speakers. Apple TV even lets you access Flickr photos and MobileMe galleries. From the biggest screen in the house.”

Further it writes about the design of Apple TV, “The sleek new Apple TV has been completely retuned for your entertainment. It’s 80 percent smaller than the previous generation — even with a built-in power supply. Which makes it perfect for sitting neatly on a widescreen TV stand or squeezing into a crowded media cabinet. Not only does the new Apple TV have an amazingly small footprint, it’s also incredibly energy efficient. It stays cool without a fan, so it’s never noisy. And when it’s not filling your living room with drama, romance, and comedy, it uses less power than a night-light.”

iSlate: An Electronic Notepad for Indian Kids

Recently, a research came in light about iSlate which is an electronic notepad. It is being developed by the scientists from Singapore. It is a low-cost power stingy tablet for children in rural India. They can charge the device using solar energy.

An online news portal - timesofindia.indiatimes.com, writes about iSlate, “Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Rice University are developing an electronic notepad that consumes very little energy. This device, called I-slate may soon allow some of the estimated 100 million Indian children who attend schools without electricity to have access to an electronic notepad.”

Further the news portal adds, “I-Slate, Palem's brainchild, is in development at Institute of Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics (ISAID) which is based at NTU. The first prototypes of the I-slate, which were built by a team that included three Rice undergraduates, are set to undergo their second round of tests in India later this month.”

Further the news portal quotes a statement of NTU President Su Guaning also, “Developing an electronic notepad that is green, requires very little energy to operate and that could even run on solar energy in future is in line with NTU's emphasis on sustain ability research. The research will not just help in the sustainability of our planet but the development of such sustainable, low-cost technologies will also help the poorer communities in the world to close the digital divide. It will be life-changing and it will help to improve lives.”

The news portal quotes a statement of Rajeswari Pingali, ViDAL president also, “Children in village schools are just like their peers anywhere in the world: eager to learn, tech savvy, and willing to try new educational tools that engage their creative minds. The I-slate can help bring the marvels of technology into thousands of rural schools and contribute to an improved learning experience.” It would be one of the best applications like FaceTime to the Mac.

Apple iPad Introduced Nationwide through Verizon Wireless and AT&T Stores

From 28th October, 2010, all three products iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models are available at Verizon Wireless and AT&T Stores. More than 2200 AT&T Stores offer iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models.

Customers can buy 3G pre-paid data plans for iPad, complete with Apple’s easy on-device activation and management through AT&T Stores. Customers can get unlimited access to AT&T’s more than 23,000 domestic Wi-Fi Hot Spots without a term contract at AT&T Stores.

On the other hand, over 2000 Verizon Wireless Stores nationwide sell iPad. The store offers three bundles – “all featuring an iPad Wi-Fi model and a Verizon MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot — for a suggested retail price of $629.99 for a 16GB iPad with Wi-Fi and MiFi, $729.99 for a 32GB iPad with Wi-Fi and MiFi, and $829.99 for a 64GB iPad with Wi-Fi and MiFi.”

Customers can get a monthly access plan to iPad customers of up to 1GB of data for just $20 a month at Verizon Wireless.

Both stores - Verizon Wireless and AT&T Stores are offering the Apple products from 28th October, 2010. It is announced by Apple online news section also – “www.apple.com/hotnews/”.

This time, Verizon Wireless Stores are back with more attractive offers than AT&T Stores for iPad. Verizon Wireless offers a monthly access plan to iPad customers of up to 1GB of data for just $20 a month. It is really very affordable and low cost plan of this store. Verizon Wireless offers the product nationwide.

On the other hand, AT&T Stores offer iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models through its more than 2200 stores. It offers all iPad data plans are without a term contract with unlimited access to AT&T’s more than 23,000 domestic Wi-Fi Hot Spots.

So, both stores have really good offers for the Apple iPad customers. This time you can download free FaceTime to the Mac also.

FaceTime to the Mac Introduced by Apple

Recently, Apple announced the launch of public beta of FaceTime for Mac. It is a completely new application for Mac users. It provides video call to the iPhone 4 and iPod touch.

FaceTime to the Mac offers an intuitive interface also. FaceTime for Mac automatically uses customers Address Book. There is no need to create special buddy lists. FaceTime to the Mac works seamlessly with the built-in camera and mic on Mac notebooks.

Currently, FaceTime to the Mac, public beta is available immediately as a free download. You can enjoy with it as it is remarkable and fun. It gives you a chance to video calls to iPhone 4, the new iPod touch or another Mac from your Mac.

FaceTime to the Mac makes possible to talk, smile, wave, and laugh with anyone on an iPhone 4, iPod touch, or Mac from your Mac over Wi-Fi. It shares a huge video-calling experience also.

You just have to find an entry in the Contacts list of your best friend to make a video call. If you don’t want to receive calls, just turn FaceTime off in Preferences.

You can enjoy the feature of FaceTime on iPhone, iPod touch, and the Mac. FaceTime for Mac download requires Mac OS X v10.6.4 Snow Leopard or later.

FaceTime works perfectly with Address Book. An invitation pops up on the screen will open when your friend accepts. You can call through Mac to iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac.

Mac smoothly adjusts the view whether you use the front or rear camera or rotate from portrait to landscape. You can catch up, hang out, and stay in touch with just a click with the Mac FaceTime.

FaceTime to the Mac introduces great fund and enjoyment with the video calling among your friend circles. It is really an innovative feature for tech guys. It is the most popular feature like Apple Ping.

Alcatel One Touch Net Mobile Phone Introduced by Tata Docomo at Rs. 5500

Recently, GSM mobile service of Tata Teleservices Ltd., Tata Docomo, announced the launch of Alcatel One Touch Net mobile phone. It is the first handset that is fully integrated with the Tata Docomo’s New EDGE Mobile Services. Alcatel One Touch Net phone is priced at Rs. 5500.

Tata Docomo-Alcatel One Touch Net comes with a 2.4-inch horizontally oriented display with resolution of 240×320 pixels. It has a 2-mega pixel camera with Digital zoom also.

Alcatel One Touch Net mobile supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks. The phone is featured with Charger, Battery, Earphone, Warranty Card, User Guide, USB Cable and 4GB Memory Card.

Alcatel One Touch Net Key Features:

QWERTY keyboard

Optical joystick

2-megapixel camera

80 MB of internal memory

microSD card slot up to 8GB

Music player

Bluetooth

FM radio

Tata Docomo Alcatel One Touch Net is a light weighted phone with 102 g. The phone comes in two colour variants – “White & Lavender” and a sleek “Black & Silver”.

Alcatel One Touch Net mobile phone is enabled with receiving a push-email from Yahoo servers as well as sync contact and calendar information.

You can upload photo shots also using the built-in camera to Flickr instantly. The phone is featured with Search with Voice feature also. You can search strings to be spoken instead of typed.

You will be able to access Tata DOCOMO services like My Song, Call Me Tunes, Buddy Chat, My Talkies, Astro Portal, Funzone, Song Book and much more with your Alcatel One Touch Net mobile.

There are customized keys on the OneTouch Net handset. You can use Facebook to notify users about status updates.

So, Alcatel One Touch Net with Tata Docomo is a complete social, entertaining and new phone with latest technology and innovative features. The phone has great looks and stylish design also. Customers will surly like it.

Apple Ping – Apple Launches Ping Music Social Network and iTunes 10

Recently, Apple launched its first music social network – Ping which has already reached one million users in just over 48 hours. It is a one of the much-admired features of iTunes 10 which was announced at a special Apple event alongside new iPods and a revamped Apple TV.

Ping is Apple’s first music social network. It allows users to share what music they’re buying on Apple’s iTunes Store. If you join on Ping, you can become a friend of others just like other existing networks. You can view custom music charts also based on what songs their circle of friends have been buying on the iTunes Store and like. You can comment on other user’s purchases.

iTunes software runs with more than 160 million existing users. About one million users have downloaded iTunes 10 and joined Ping already.

Ping, a social network for music, gives you a chance to follow your favorite artists and friends to discover the music they’re talking about, listening to and downloading.

iTunes 10 with Ping gives you a chance to post your thoughts and opinions, your favorite albums and songs, and the music you’ve downloaded from iTunes. You can view concert listings and tell your friends which concerts you plan to attend also.

You can log on to Ping from the iTunes sidebar. You can create a basic profile by log into your iTunes account.

About the uses of Ping, an online news portal about technology - www.neowin.net writes, “After setting up your profile and liking some music, you’re presented with a very simple “Welcome to Ping” screen. You’re given three immediate options: “Search for People or Artists”, “Invite Your Friends by Email”, and “Connect iTunes Ping with Facebook.” The third option is probably your best bet - it only found two of my friends from Facebook on Ping, but I began the process within an hour of the service launching. I could follow these friends without any issue, and they popped up in my “Recent Activity” feed instantly.”

Ping is already being called “MySpace Killer”. However, it can become a great way to share your music taste amongst your group of friends.

NDTV iPhone Application on the Top Position

India’s most popular private television news channel – NDTV has gotten the top position at the iPhone application. The application has emerged as the most popular and most downloaded in the country. It has number 1 position in the UAE. In the USA, it has gotten number 16 position. It ranks on number 10 in the UK.

NDTV is India’s first TV broadcaster which is available on iPhone application. It is a featured app in the iTunes AppStore and at http://ndtv.com/iPhone.

You can access to daily video updates from the world of news, entertainment, cricket, lifestyle, business, gadgets and health with the NDTV iPhone App. Within the next 3 weeks, it will available with an updated version that will support live streaming of all NDTV channels including NDTV 24×7, NDTV India, NDTV Profit, NDTV Goodtimes and NDTV-Hindu.

Vikram Chandra who is the CEO in NDTV Convergence said, “With 3G coming and with the number of mobile handsets continuing to shoot up, getting information on hand held devices will be the big trend of the next few years. NDTV.com is well positioned to take advantage of this and the iphone app is the first in a series of products that we will launch.”

About the NDTV iPhone Application - telecomtalk.info, an online news portal about telecom industry, reports – “NDTV’s iPhone app developed by Mangalore (Karnataka-India) based Robosoft Technologies and specially tailored to provide the depth of NDTV’s content to the richness of iPhone platform. With NDTV iPhone App for the iPhone and iPod Touch, you can also report for NDTV iWitness, Just use your phone to send us what you’re seeing.”

NDTV iPhone application is the India’s first best product which has gotten the biggest popularity internationally also. It shows the popularity of NDTV news channel across the world. The updated version will make it stronger and effective. It is second most popular application in India after Teen Patti.

All New Mac Mini Revealed by Apple

Recently, Apple announced about its redesigned Mac mini. On 15th June, Apple writes about it in the hot news section, “The completely redesigned Mac mini features up to twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port, a new SD card slot, and industry-leading energy efficiency — all in an amazingly compact aluminum enclosure. Starting at $699, Mac mini is the most affordable way to enjoy Mac OS X, iLife, or Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server.”

So, the Mac mini has twice graphics performance. It is an energy efficiency device. It starts with $699 price range.

New Mac Mini Tech Specification:

2.4GHz or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor

2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB

HDMI to DVI Adapter

Power cord

One FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps)

Four USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)

SD card slot

Bluetooth 2.1

Audio line in minijack (digital/analog)

320GB or 500GB Serial ATA hard disk drive6

The new Mac mini is made by sleek aluminum design. The gadget has incredible design and perfect looks. It is covered with full metal jacket. It gives the options for many ports. Apple Mac mini is being recognized as the world’s most energy-efficient desktop computer.

Apple has introduced the new Mac mini with the big screen. It offers next-generation NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics for the best view.

Apple Mac mini is really a lovable gadget which gives you the best computer experience possible. It has everything surprisingly simple. It works with Windows also and it has wi-fi wireless network which made every tasks easy.

Apple claims that Mac min has been designed environment friendly. It is free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)4 and brominated flame retardants (BFRs).

Apple new Mac mini is available online now. You can buy it through the official website of Apple store. It is another best gadget of Apple after iPhone 4.

iPhone 4 – Apple Announces the New iPhone 4

Finally, Apple has announced the next iPhone officially that called the iPhone 4. The new phone is announced after the most successful handsets – iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. It is the fourth generation iPhone of Apple. So, the gadget name is iPhone 4.

Apple iPhone 4 is announced at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference. It will run on OS 4. The Operative System is renamed as iOS 4. Apple has released over 100 new features also as part of their development SDK.

Microsoft's Bing has gotten a position of an alternative search engine in iOS 4 while Google remains the default. The iPhone 4 will be available from AT&T on June 24. However, pre-orders for it begin from June 15. The gadget will be available at $199 (16 GB) and $299 (32 GB). The prices reflect 2-year contracts.

Apple iPhone 4 will be available initially in US, France, Germany, UK and Japan. Apple will introduce iPhone 4 to 88 countries by September 2010. However, India is not in the list. Announcement of iPhone 4 in India has not been reveled yet.

iPhone 4 Key Features and Specifications:

Retina Display with 326 pixels per inch

3.5 inch display

Apple A4 Chip

Up to 32GB internal memory

5 Megapixel Camera with LED Flash and focus

HD video Recording

Video Calling Camera

WiFi (n)

Video Editing with iMovie

Bluetooth

Quadband GSM / 3G / HSDPA/ HSUPA

GPS, Accelerometer, Compass

iOS4

GPS, GSM, UMTS

Apple has introduced some best features to iPhone 4 such as FaceTime, Retina Display, Multitasking, HD Video Recording and Editing, 5-Megapixel Camera with LED Flash etc.

There are thousands of micro features with the new iPhone 4. The new gadget has incredible looks and fantastic design. It has wide and attractive touch-screen. The new phone of Apple has again revolutionized the mobile phone industry. It has again raised the biggest competition for other manufacturers.

Feeddler RSS Reader Runs on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

Now, Feeddler RSS Reader is one of the universal applications that will run on the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad. The application is featured with rich RSS app with full Google Reader sync support.

Feeddler RSS Reader application originally was developed for the iPad only. But after some times, it quickly became RSS app for the iPhone’s new big brother. Now, most of the iPhone users are happy to see the app on their handsets.

Feeddler RSS Reader App Features:

Supports Google Reader

Supports unread item filtering

Supports sorting by newest first, or oldest first

Caches up to 100 RSS articles for each feed

Able to star/unstar, like/unlike, share/unshare, mark unread any RSS story

Able to mark all items read for any RSS subscription

Supports Facebook sharing

Supports in-app e-mail sharing

Copy & Paste titles, links, or full articles

Uses built-in browser for full articles and web pages

Able to open full articles in Safari

It is 1.3 version of Feeddler RSS Reader. It is even more impressive on the iPad. It looks very good on the iPhone too.

You can see more features in Pro version also:

Supports sync all subscriptions, and sync subscriptions in a folder/tag

Customizable batch syncing: sync all feeds or unread items only, sync from last sync, days or weeks. For faster syncing, we suggest "Unread only" + "FromLastSync."

More Mark All as Read options based on time

Supports Twitter with automatic URL shortening using Bit.ly

Supports Instapaper

Supports Read It Later

Supports pinching to zoom RSS stories (iPad only)

Supports two-finger tapping on images to save to iPad Photos (iPad only)

Feeddler RSS Reader app is being considered as the best RSS reader on the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. However, it is the finest application for iPad. Now, you can download the application via Apple store. It is one of the best apps just like Teen Patti.

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Apple iPhone OS Revealed to Next Apple TV at Just $99

Within a month Apple announced next version of Apple TV after Google TV solution. The device will be directly based on the iPhone 4. It means it will get A4 CPU and a limited amount of flash storage -16GB. The device will be available at $99.

The new ATV has cloud-based storage. The next version of Apple TV came in light through Engadget online magazine about tech and gadget. According to the announcement, the next version will support Cloud storage with the iPhone OS and will retail for $99.

It is being said that the device will be based on the 4th generation iPhone. It would have A4 processor with 16GB of storage and 1080p HD output. It would be quite small as the 4th generation of iPhone.

The new ATV will come without touch screen and will have minimal ports - power and (HDMI?) video output.

Apple has been working on the next version of Apple TV for a long time. In the mid Google announced about its own TV. The device would have external storage devices that will be utilized like a Time Capsule to keep your data locally.

There is no announcement about AppStore or apps for the next Apple TV but it will have an iPhone OS 4.0 operating system.

Apple TV Features:

iPhone OS

Apple A4 CPU

16GB memory

Video and Power ports

1080p video playback

Cloud Storage

External Hardrive Connectivity

$99 Price

It is nothing but a battle between Apple TV and Google TV in the gadget industry. Now, the battle has taken place in the TV gadget from mobile gadget. Till now, Google has not gotten succeed to compete against iPhone in mobile industry. Let see if Google gets succeed to compete Apple in TV industry. The tech industry is again up with the Apple and Google TV after Apple tablet.

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India's Most Popular Playing Game on Apple iPhone - Teen Patti

You will be surprised to know that Teen Patti – “Three Cards” is the most popular card game on Apple iPhone in India. It is being known as the most popular iPhone game (application) in India.

About the game, an online news portal about telecommunication, telecomtalk.info, writes, “Prague, in the Czech Republic based application developer Zentity has announced that the Touch Teen Patti for the iPhone has emerged as most popular and number one selling iPhone games (price of $0.99) application in India. It is somewhat similar to poker and uses three cards, and is very similar to 3-card poker and 3-card brag with some minor differences (mainly in Betting system and Straights).”

According to the announcement, Teen Patti is the most popular and number one selling game on iPhone in India. It is priced at $0.99. Teen Patti game is very similar to 3-card poker and 3-card brag.

Further the website writes about the playing features of Teen Patti on iPhone, “Teen Patti iPhone games can be played with minimum of two players but 4 to 6 players make it all the more enjoyable. Zentity had earlier launched Touch Carrom which also received accolades in India.

The Touch Teen Patti iPhone game include engaging gameplay, intuitive touch controls, realistic AI, amazing graphics and one can select 4 to 6 table. The pre-requisites for this game are iPhone or iPod Touch version 2.0 or later. It offers compatibility with iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod third generation.”

So, you can play the game on your iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPod. There should be minimum two players to play the game. It is being known as engaging, intuitive and realistic with amazing graphics.

Name of the game is based on the recently released Bollywood movie – Teen Patti. The game has tried to attract Indian young and youths towards the applications of Apple iPhone. Now, Indian mobile market is also emerging with the latest technology after the launch of Apple iPhone 3GS in India.

Bharti Airtel Introduces Apple iPhone 3GS in India

On the 24th March, Bharti Airtel announced in a press release to launch Apple iPhone 3GS to India on 26th March, 2010. In the announcement, Atul Bindal who is the President-Mobile Services in Bharti Airtel said, “We are delighted with the opportunity to bring the eagerly-awaited iPhone 3GS to India. Combining the strength of the Airtel brand and network with the great user interface of iPhone 3GS, we are happy to bring to our customers an experience that will take mobile communications to a whole new level.”

From today, the Apple iPhone 3GS is available in stores with Airtel India. Apple iPhone 3GS will be available in store at Rs. 35,500 with 16GB. However, iPhone 3GS 32GB will be available at Rs. 41,500. iPhone 3G 8GB will be sold at Rs. 29,500. Prices may vary in some States due to differential VAT. With the iPhone 3GS connection, customer would get 500 MB of free data per month for a year.

Customer can get the whole information about Apple iPhone 3GS at: www.airtel.in/iphone3gs. From the website, you can know about the authorized stores of iPhone 3GS, iPhone data plan, software updates and applications for iPhone.

Apple iPhone 3GS gives you an ultimate feature of voice control. With this feature, you can use your voice to call a person in your Contacts list.

iPhone 3GS is the fastest, incredible, powerful and stronger than iPhone 3G. It comes with the larger battery. It has a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera. It is very easy to use in video recording and hands free voice control.

With the iPhone 3GS, Apple Store provides you access to more than 150,000 applications.

Speed of Apple iPhone 3GS is really very helpful in loading web pages, in launching apps, in opening attachments and in taking pictures faster than ever before.

Apple iPhone 3G didn’t get succeed due to high prices. Now, iPhone 3GS also comes with very high prices in India. I think this phone also would not get good popularity due to its high prices in the Indian market.

Adobe Announced Officially To Launch Creative Suite 5 for Mac April 12

Recently, Adobe announced officially to launch creative suit 5 for Mac on 12th April, 2010. CS5 package for graphic, video and Web design professionals, including the debut of Photoshop for Mac as a 64-bit application, will be launched on April 12.

About the announcement of Adobe CS5, www.appleinsider.com, an online news portal about Apple, writes, “For the April 12 introduction, Adobe will begin accepting preorders and has scheduled a launch event for CS5 at 11 a.m. Eastern. The event will be streamed on AdobeTV, allowing users the ability to see the features of the product. It is then the company will also announce its price and details.”

Further the news portal writes, “Investors are said to be optimistic about Adobe's next quarter, as CS5 is expected to outperform its predecessor. CS5 for Mac will feature a new version of the Photoshop graphics editor rewritten in Apple's 64-bit object-oriented Cocoa framework. The Windows version of Photoshop went 64-bit in 2008 with CS4.”

In the analysis the news portal writes, “The latest beta of Lightroom 3 features improved performance, faster loading of images, and native tethered shooting support for select Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras.”

The news portal quoted a statement of company also, “We've worked on improving several key areas and have prepared a second public beta of Lightroom 3 as we get closer to our final release. Because this public beta is closer to our final release we are more focused on receiving feedback on the improvements we've made since the original public beta. And more importantly, by utilizing broader testing from a larger community of photographers we can help ensure that you can trust the quality of the final Lightroom 3.0 release.”

With the Creative Suite 5, Adobe has tried to improve several key areas. CS5 launch Web site has been prepared with a clock counting down the days until users can get their first official look at CS5.

Apple iPad Wi-Fi Available in US on April 3 and Pre-Order on March 12

On 5th March, 2010 – Apple confirmed through a press release about iPad, “…iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models.” However, “All models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April.”

Further in the news, Apple confirms that from 12th March, 2010, US customers can pre-order both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models from Apple’s online store (store.apple.com). The device will be available on Apple retail store in the USA from 3rd April, 2010.

Steve Jobs who is the CEO of Apple said, “iPad is something completely new. We’re excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product and connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before.”

About the pricing and availability of the iPad, the press release says, “iPad will be available in Wi-Fi models on April 3 in the US for a suggested retail price of $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available in late April for a suggested retail price of $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB.

iPad will be available in both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models in late April in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. International pricing will be announced in April. iPad will ship in additional countries later this year.

The iBooks app for iPad including Apple’s iBookstore will be available as a free download from the App Store in the US on April 3, with additional countries added later this year.”

About the gadget, the press release writes, “iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ interface makes surfing the web an entirely new experience, dramatically more interactive and intimate than on a computer. You can read and send email on iPad’s large screen and almost full-size “soft” keyboard or import photos from a Mac®, PC or digital camera, see them organized as albums, and enjoy and share them using iPad’s elegant slideshows. iPad makes it easy to watch movies, TV shows and YouTube, all in HD, or flip through the pages of an ebook you downloaded from Apple’s new iBookstore while listening to your music collection.

The App Store on iPad lets you wirelessly browse, buy and download new apps from the world's largest app store. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for iPad and will run almost all of the more than 150,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®. Developers are already creating exciting new apps designed for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch interface, large screen and high-quality graphics.”

So, iPad is a revolutionary Multi-Touch™ interface device of Apple. The gadget gives you an experience to handle its large screen with soft keyboard. It has digital camera and it gives the facility to download and buy new applications from the world’s largest app store.

Now, the US customers are waiting to see the gadget in their hands soon. What are the differences between iPad and iPod?

A Comparison between Apple iPad and Notion Adam

Adam is known as the Desi Tablet in comparison of Apple iPod. Notion Adam is designed by an alumunus of National Institute of Design, Makarand Kulkarni. It is being known as an iPod killer.

Here, you can take a comparative look on the Apple iPod and Notion Adam:

Dimensions:

Adam has two versions - 12.9mm and 11.4mm in thickness. It has 770 gms weighs and 6.3 x 9.8 x 0.6 inches measuring.

On the other hand, iPod measuring is 9.56 inches in height, 7.47 in width and 0.5 inch in depth.

Display:

Adam has 10-inch Pixel Qi transflective display. However, iPod has a 9.7-inch LCD colour screen.

Camera:

Adam comes with 3 megapixel auto focus camera features. However, Apple iPod has lack of camera features.

Output:

Adam supports HDMI-out and 3 USB ports, and can output video at 1080p resolution. While, there is no HDMI output feature in iPod.

Processor:

Adam is inbuilt with Nvidia Tegra 2 chip which runs at 1GHz. Adam runs on Google’s Android OS. On the other hand, Apple iPod runs on the iPhone's operating system.

Memory:

Adam will be introduced in 16GB or 32GB versions. Apple iPad will be introduced in 16, 32 and 64GB versions.

Multitasking:

Adam will be able to run several applications in parallel. In the iPod, there is no multitasking option in iPad's OS.

Flash:

Adam supports Flash and video standard while, iPad doesn't offer support for Flash.

Connectivity:

WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth and GPS are the leading features of Adam while, Apple iPad supports WiFi and Bluetooth.

SD Card:

SD card is not offered by Apple iPod however, Adam comes in 16 and 32GB storage options offers SD card slot. The Adam is expected at $325.

Now, let me know which are the best - Apple iPad or Notion Adam? Do you agree about this comparison?

Top 10 Free Applications for iPod Touch and Apple iPhone

I think you have enjoyed with many of the most famous iPod touch and Apple iPhone applications but you need to know about top 10 free applications. I have concluded some best applications for Apple iPhone and iPod touch.

Bouncedown:

Bouncedown is a never-ending addicting game with touch, track or tilt controls. The game has facebook integration also. You can download the game on your devices via iTune.

Tap Tap Revenge 3:

Tap Tap Revenge 3 is also the best game with songs, multiplayer option and many more features.

Whac-A-Mole: Whacky Xmas:

Whac-A-Mole: Whacky Xmas is fun game application which is based on the Christmas festival.

NBA Live by EA Sports:

NBA Live by EA Sports if a fun game which theme is basketball. It is electronics art game application.

World War – 55 Honor Points:

World War – 55 Honor Points is a big and multi-player online war game. To run the game on your devices, the devices should have a WiFi connection.

IMDb:

You can just get all information about every movie or TV Show by IMDb application.

Facebook:

There is no need to explain about Facebook application. The application has great features and necessity in the modern world.

Traffic Rush:

Traffic Rush is also a game that you stop or accelerate vehicles crossing the intersection.

Bing:

As we all know that Bing is a search engine of Microsoft Corp. The application allows you to search. It is powered with voice search option also.

Pandora Radio:

Pandora Radio is a music application that is free. You can create your own “Station” and play music by this application.

All these above applications are not very new but these are the most popular on iPod touch and iPhone. You can just download all applications free via iTunes. These applications are known as real-time applications also. So, download these on your devices very easily. I have already introduced some other top 10 applications for iPhone and iPod Touch.