| After considerable speculation, the new Apple device | | | | portrait shows just the email itself. A large QWERTY |
| was finally revealed as being named the iPad on | | | | keyboard appears on the touch screen when text |
| Wednesday January 27 2010 by Steve Jobs at the | | | | needs to be entered. |
| Latest Creation event. The Apple tablet had | | | | Photo galleries are presented so that it is easy to |
| previously been rumoured to be called the iSlate, | | | | find a specific image when you don't know which |
| though Magic Slate was also speculated. Rumours | | | | folder you saved it in. Simply use the touch screen to |
| about the possible iPad name only surfaced a week | | | | see the contents with a simple swish of the fingers. |
| or so before the official announcement. | | | | The folder will not open, but it will show you the |
| The Apple tablet release date is estimated to be April | | | | contents in an easy to view manner. |
| 2010. If you are a fan of the iPhone or iTouch, then | | | | Music is available with access to iTunes built in. |
| this product is likely to appeal. Described as a giant | | | | YouTube and YouTube HD video streaming will also |
| iTouch, the iPad ascetically is just that. Bigger but | | | | be available.iPhone apps work on the iPad without the |
| equally slimline, the 9.7 inch touch screen on this | | | | need for any modification. That means that any |
| device provides plenty of room for any activity, and | | | | application in the store can be run and used in the |
| there's plenty to do! | | | | same way, but with the added benefit of being on a |
| Browsing the net is possible in both landscape and | | | | considerably bigger 9.7 inch screen. This is deal for |
| portrait mode and there is no need to zoom in like | | | | the large selection of game applications available. |
| you do with the iPhone to read content. | | | | Applications specifically for the iPad are currently in |
| Email is presented in two ways depending on | | | | development and a second gold rush frenzy looks |
| whether the iPad is held landscape or portrait. | | | | set to take hold of developers wanting to emulate |
| Landscape provides the inbox to be displayed, | | | | the success of the original iPhone application makers. |