> No way in hell thAt I can make it but I’ll be watching closely. We’ve all known that iPhone OS 4.0 was coming in the near future, I assumed that Apple would show it off during the Worldwide Developers Conference in the summer. via [ihnatko.com](http://ihnatko.com/2010/04/05/a-sneak-peek-into-the-future-of-the-iphone-os/)So I was wrong about this. Apple will announce the new iPhone 4.0 OS this week and probably ship it by Summer for WWDC. Good to see someone as smart as Andy Ihnatko…

> Just 90 People Preorder Doomed JooJoo Tablet, 15 Return It via [wired.com](http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/joojoo-preorders/)I was kidding back when [I said 5 people instead of 4](http://jcieplinski.posterous.com/?sort=&search=joojoo "JooJoo"). I didn’t realize how close to the truth I was.…

> ## Netflix, Hulu, CBS, ABC, TED, Flickr, more readying for iPad > > By [Jacqui Cheng](http://arstechnica.com/author/jacqui-cheng/) > | Last updated about an hour ago[Flickr user gothopotam](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zagrobot/2687905423/)As iPad launch day draws near, it seems more and more like the device will be a media consumption *machine* thanks to the efforts of third-party content providers. Both CBS and ABC will be streaming shows for the iPad, Netflix has an iPad app ready for Saturday, and Hulu…

> And the techies are right about another thing: the iPad is not a laptop. It’s not nearly as good for creating stuff. On the other hand, it’s infinitely more convenient for consuming it — books, music, video, photos, Web, e-mail and so on. For most people, manipulating these digital materials directly by touching them is a completely new experience — and a deeply satisfying one. via [nytimes.com](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/technology/personaltech/01pogue.html?pagewanted=2&hp)Personally, I was a bit disappointed in Pogue’…

> The listings for the first batch of iPad games have popped up on iPhone analysis site [App Annie](http://www.appannie.com/blog/ipad-app-store-screenshots/), finally confirming what most of us expected—yes, some games will be more expensive on the iPad. via [macworld.com](http://www.macworld.com/article/150142/2010/03/ipad_games.html?lsrc=rss_main)As I mentioned back in [January](http://jcieplinski.posterous.com/significance-of-apples-ipad-announcement-part-0 "Significance of iPad part 2"), Apple set the stage for developers to start charging a bit more for iPad software than…