> Actually, multitasking is essential to one of the major features that Apple has been touting on the iPad: [iWork](http://www.macworld.com/article/146274/2010/02/ipad_multitasking.html?lsrc=rss_main/article/145941/2010/01/iwork_ipad.html). Imagine trying to make a Keynote presentation without being able to access other files or being able to check on the Internet for data, citations or other information. Sure, there is reported to be a shared folder on the iPad, which all applications will be able to access. So you…

> Apple intends to stay “nimble” on pricing of the iPad, possibly lowering prices if the newly unveiled tablet device fails to gain traction among consumers. via [blogs.wsj.com](http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/02/08/apple-management-ipad-prices-could-change/)Here’s another one of those articles that only serves to set people up for disappointment. Before iPad was introduced, the most common price point people floated around the rumor mill was $1,000. That’s what people expected from Apple, considering its long history of pricing a bit on the high…

> The survey results suggest consumers may not see how the iPad would fit into their lives. While 5 percent said they “definitely” need one, 61 percent said they do not think they need an iPad. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/08/consumers_lose_interest_in_ipad_after_apples_unveiling_survey.html)Oddly enough, AppleInsider, a full-blown fanboy site for all things Apple, completely missed the boat on this misleading survey by Retrevo. Ars Technica, a site that could be characterized as more neutral on Apple…

> Also [in the earnings call,](http://www.macworld.com/article/146086/2010/02/ipad_att_3gnetwork.html?lsrc=rss_main/article/146029/2010/01/att_network_ipad_iphone.html) Stankey and AT&T Chief Financial Officer Rick Lindner both emphasized that AT&T’s 20,000 Wi-Fi hot spots will help iPad performance, and that iPad users will also rely on private Wi-Fi service in homes and offices. Lindner said the iPad will be used a “substantial amount of time in a Wi-Fi environment” and promised that if that’s…

> The ideas are only mock-ups, but Google has established itself as a real if not dominant force in the computing industry. Its Android mobile-phone operating system is increasingly influential, and its Chrome browser continues to steadily grow in usage. > > The tablet mock-ups show a variety of Chrome OS tablet ideas, including a virtual keyboard taking up the bottom half of the screen or detached and floating as a separate window. Also included are a slideshow mode, an application launcher, sidebar-mounted browser tabs, and a pop-up contextual menu. via [cnn.com]…