Apple sells over 300,000 iPad tablets on US launch day

We heard some pretty ridiculous estimates over the weekend, but these figures are straight out of Cupertino’s mouth: over 300,000 iPads were sold on April 3rd.

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Apple starts shipping iPads

We’ve received a number of reader reports that iPads have begun shipping.   At this time, it only appears to be the Wifi models and even though we are five days out, even those with expedited shipping are expected to see theirs on April 3rd.  Have you got your notice yet? [via 9to5mac]

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Apple sets March 27 deadline for first iPad apps

Most iPad developers may not yet have touched the actual device, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been busy working away on software for Apple’s newest invention. But, according to an e-mail obtained by Macworld, if you want your iPad application to have a chance of being in the App Store for the iPad’s arrival, [...]

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Apple iPad: Everything You Need to Know

From the realm of sci-fi to Steve Jobs’ stage: The iPad is official. What is it? What can it do? How does it work? Here’s everything you need to know about Apple’s newest creation, all in one place. [via gizmodo]

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The Apple iPad: starting at $499

After nearly a decade of rumors and speculation, Apple’s finally unveiled the iPad. It’s a half-inch thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds, with a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD display, and it’s running a custom 1GHz Apple “A4″ chip developed by the P.A. Semi team, with a 10-hour battery life and a month of standby. [...]

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