Apple Offers Free Download for iOS 4.3 iPad User Guide - Softpedia

Apple Offers Free Download for iOS 4.3 iPad User Guide - Softpedia: "Apple has prepared the official 'iPad User Guide for iOS 4.3' in eBook format, with an “expected” release date of March 11 in the iBookstore. According to an iBookstore listing (pictured left) showing the guide’s upcoming availability, Apple is poised to launch a ‘book’ containing everything you need to know about the iPad starting with version 4.3 of the iOS operating system.

Set to become available on March 11, “iPad User Guide for iOS 4.3” will be a free download from the iBookstore for anyone owning an iOS device and an Apple ID."

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Motorola Xoom vs. Apple iPad: Comparing the Tablets | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Motorola Xoom vs. Apple iPad: Comparing the Tablets | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Let's get cocky and assume that next week's Apple event brings us a new iPad—the iPad 2, if you will. Let us also assume that the iPad 2 will add front- and rear-facing cameras, and thus FaceTime to the mix. And now that Motorola's Xoom is finally available to the masses, let's take a quick look at how the first Honeycomb tablet stacks up against the iPad we know—and the iPad we know is coming.

Pricing

We ran an in-depth Xoom pricing piece earlier in the week, and the short of it is: despite the seemingly hefty price tag attached to the Xoom, a two-year Verizon contract and a Xoom are about the same cost as two years with the iPad on AT&T. This one is more or less a draw."

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Skype video calls officially available for the iPhone - GSMArena.com news

Today Skype went official with the new version of its iPhone application that brings free video calling to all its subscribers. It works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks the new Skype app even lets you have video calls with desktop users. Obviously video-calling has enjoyed remarkable success this year, accounting for 40 percent of all Skype-to-Skype minutes for the first six months so bringing it to the mobile world seems like the smart thing to do. Plus, being completely free of charge (though data transfer rates do apply) and with no Facetime-like restrictions it might actually become the video service to use.

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