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_____ From: TAN Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:19 AM Subject: Steve Jobs reveals new Apple iPad device Hi Friends, Steve Jobs just released Apple's new tablet called Ipad with features: * 9.7in touchscreen keyboard * can play movies, books, games and other media * Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities, and higher priced models can connect with 3G cellular networks * 10 hour battery life * Can run existing iPhone apps * Launch publishing houses include Penguin, HarperCollins, Simon & Shuster etc. There are slideshow and accompanying video links below. Will you be getting one soon =) ? Cheers, Yong Han EDB & Singapore Embassy in Jakarta =================================================== Note: You are receiving this email because I like to share interesting reads with my friends & contacts. If you prefer not to receive such emails, please let me know. Please feel free to share these reads with your friends. * JANUARY 27, 2010, 5:34 P.M. ET Steve Jobs Reveals New iPad Device By BEN CHARNY <http://online.wsj.com/search/search_center.html?KEYWORDS=BEN+CHARNY&ARTICLE SEARCHQUERY_PARSER=bylineAND> Apple <http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=aapl> Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled a highly anticipated tablet-style device called the iPad, hoping to take the success of its iPhone to a new category of gadgets. WSJ's personal technology columnist Walt Mossberg talks with Stacey Delo about Apple's new tablet device, the iPad. The sleek multimedia device will be sold in various models that cost between $499 and $829. Apple will sell some models with data plans from AT <http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=t> &T Inc., that cost $30 a month for unlimited data but do not require a contract. Mr. Jobs took the stage at a crowded event in San Francisco to show the device, which has a 9.7-inch color display and touch-screen keyboard, and can play movies, books, games and other media. The devices will run most applications designed for the iPhone and comes with the iTunes store as well as a new iBooks store which will sell works from major book publishers for as little as $4.99, providing new competition for Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle and other e-readers. "We want to kick off 2010 by introducing a truly magical and revolutionary product today," Chief Executive Steve Jobs, wearing his trademark black turtleneck and jeans, told the crowd. Mr. Jobs said the iPad, which Apple says has a 10-hour battery life, was a more intimate experience than using a laptop. "I can take a flight from SF to Tokyo and watch video the whole way on one charge," Mr. Jobs said. Mr. Jobs, who occasionally sat in a chair as he demonstrated the device, said the iPad is built with an Apple-made 1GHz chip. The machine will come with 16, 32 or 64 GB of flash storage. It also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities, and higher priced models will have the ability to connect with 3G cellular networks. Meet the iPad View Slideshow <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575029230041284668.h tml?mod=WSJASIA_hps_LEFTTopStoriesWhatsNews> <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575029230041284668.h tml?mod=WSJASIA_hps_LEFTTopStoriesWhatsNews> [SB10001424052748704094304575029351218149316] Kimberly White/Reuters Apple CEO Steve Jobs ran through the iPad's technical specifications Wednesday. * Apple's 'iPad' Name Draws Snickers <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575029603030082186.h tml> * <http://online.wsj.com/video-center/apple-tablet.html> Video: All video on the tablet launch * More <http://online.wsj.com/public/page/0_0_WP_2003.html> photos and interactive graphics <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575029230041284668.h tml?mod=WSJASIA_hps_LEFTTopStoriesWhatsNews> video PM Report: Apple Unveils iPad <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575029230041284668.h tml?mod=WSJASIA_hps_LEFTTopStoriesWhatsNews> 9:13 Apple unveils its much-anticipated tablet device, the iPad. WSJ's Don Clark joins the News Hub from San Francisco and tells Simon Constable what's special about it. Plus, the News Hub talks about Toyota's recall nightmare and previews tonight's State of the Union address. Tablet computers have existed for more than two decades, with little success. Mr. Jobs acknowledged Apple will have to work to convince consumers who already have smart phones and laptops that they need this gadget. ``In order to really create a new category of devices, those devices are going to have to be far better at doing some key tasks,'' Mr. Jobs said. ``We think we've got the goods. We think we've done it.'' The iPad debuts after months of speculation in the technology press and blogosphere. Photographs of supposed mock-ups appeared on popular blogs months ago and reporters followed every link in Apple's supply chain to uncover details about the machine. The product's launch--not confirmed by Apple until Wednesday's event--has been built into forecasts of the company's performance by Wall Street analysts since at least November. The introduction comes just two days after Apple announced its best-ever quarterly profits and revenue, though some of that performance came from an accounting change. Backed by the strength of its iPhone franchise and Macintosh computers, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company appears to be on track to reach $45 billion in annual sales when it closes out the current fiscal year. Journal Community <http://online.wsj.com/community> * <http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/question-day-229/topics/would-you-bu y-apples-new> Vote: Will you buy Apple's iPad? Yes <http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/question-day-229/topics/would-you-bu y-apples-new?dj_vote=9727> | No <http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/question-day-229/topics/would-you-bu y-apples-new?dj_vote=9728> * <http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/apple-inc/topics/does-apple-ipad-liv e-up> Discuss: Does the iPad live up to the hype? * <http://online.wsj.com/community/manage_email.htm> Follow: Track the Apple iPad tablet discussion from your inbox. Pick comments to track and set your Community email notifications. Apple shares have more than doubled over the last year, hitting an all-time high of $215.59 on Jan. 5. Apple shares, which initially fell during Mr. Jobs's presentation, rose 1.5% to 208.99. Some analysts see the company's shares rising as high as $285 over the next 12 months. The new device will be able to play existing iPhone apps. Companies such as The New York Times Co. and game-maker Gameloft S.A. are developing apps especially for the iPad. "We're incredibly psyched to pioneer the next version of digital journalism," said Martin Nisenholtz, senior vice president of digital operations at The New York Times. Write to Ben Charny at ben.cha...@dowjones.com Sincerely, Yong Han __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4539 (20091024) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
