I have a few theories about how April 3rd will go at Apple Stores across America. iPad will be a roaring success, and Apple will sell even more than most people expect on day one. Despite that success, there will be lines, but not crazy long lines that form two days before and leave people not able to get their iPads until days or even weeks after the launch date, as was the case with the last two iPhones. Some in the tech media will try to spin the shorter…

> We believe various news articles and competitor notes calling for a build delay were just false alarms and note Apple has already announced that Wi-Fi iPad models will be available in the U.S. on April 3 and models with Wi-Fi and 3G will be available in late April,” he wrote. “While we do not yet have visibility into the specific chip suppliers, we think that many of the iPhone chip suppliers will also sell into the [iPad]. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/09/apple_…

> Steve Jobs appears to have fired off a tersely worded email reply to a user in Sweeden who asked whether the WiFi-only iPad could be tethered to the iPhone: “No. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/05/reader_steve_jobs_says_no_tethering_between_ipad_and_iphone.html)Anyone who says he’s surprised by this simply isn’t paying attention. Why would AT&T, which doesn’t allow tethering at all from iPhones, despite the fact that Apple put that capability into the iPhone…

The iPad may be a larger version of the iPhone in terms of the hardware and operating system, but treating it as the same device would be foolish. It turns out that increasing the display size of *touch-screen* hardware can transform it into an entirely new class of device. The iPad is a productivity platform in a way that the iPhone rightly never tried to be. (And it’s officially OK to charge $9.99 per app.) via mattgemmell.com A very smart article on the iPad and what it…

> The second report in a week claiming Apple has experienced iPad production delays surfaced Thursday, with the latest suggesting the company is currently able to produce between 200,000 and 250,000 devices per month. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/04/minor_delays_in_ipad_production_could_limit_apple_launch_to_200k.html)Here we go again. Didn’t make enough money on the first phony report of iPad production delays, so they go for another one. This time, the delays will only be temporary…