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7:50 AM ET, April 5, 2010

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Alexia Tsotsis / The Snitch:
iPad Has Risen: Steve Jobs Makes Easter Eve Appearance  —  With around 700,000 units of what was presciently called the Jesus Tablet sold yesterday, it's worth noting that Steve Jobs, wearing a black hoodie and ripped jeans, revealed himself to his flock on Easter Eve at the Palo Alto Apple store …
Discussion: Erictric, 9 to 5 Mac, TiPb, Pocket-lint, Pulse2 and KCBS, Thanks:sfweekly
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech:
The iPad and the failings of the computer industry  —  Steve Jobs' latest creation drew big crowds; why can't his competitors manage the same magic?  And isn't it time for Apple to show who can think big inside besides Jobs?  —  Can anyone copy Apple's commandments?
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Trouble In Paradise: iPad Users Complain Of Wifi Issues  —  Just one day after launch and there are already scores of complaints on the Apple support site over faulty wifi on the iPad.  A typical complaint is that the iPad shows no wifi signal, or a very weak signal, where other devices pick it up just fine:
Discussion: Pocket-lint and SlashGear
Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:
Apple's iPad A4 SoC: Faster than the Nexus One's Snapdragon?  —  Fresh out the frying pan and into the fire, I just finished my Nexus One review late last night only to have my iPad preorder show up early this afternoon.  I had been preparing for it's arrival not by downloading apps …
Discussion: Computerworld, TiPb, Engadget and EE Times
Ben Parr / Mashable!:
Google Buzz Privacy Reset Coming Tomorrow  —  In an effort to address mounting criticism of the privacy issues surrounding Google Buzz, the search giant is going to ask all Buzz users to confirm or change their privacy settings tomorrow.  —  In an announcement that will be coming soon …
Doc Searls Weblog:
Beyond the iPad  —  I was just interviewed for a BBC television feature that will run around the same time the iPad is launched.  I'll be a talking head, basically.  For what it's worth, here's what I provided as background for where I'd be coming from in the interview:
Andrew Munchbach / Boy Genius Report:
First look: Skyfire for Android  —  Mobile browser Skyfire has won over the hearts and minds of many Windows Mobile and Symbian users for several reasons, including that it's fast and supports all sorts of video formats (yes, even Flash).  A BlackBerry version of Skyfire has been floating …
Paul Miller / Engadget:
Scrabble for the iPad: stir in some iPhones and it's the best $1,000 you ever spent on a board game  —  You can't deny, it's pretty metaphysically silly to be playing a board game your parents bought at a yard sale for $2 on a $500+ iPad, in conjunction with two or more $200+ iPhones.
Mark Milian / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Apple iPad could be an A+ for schools  —  We all know the image of students giving their teacher an apple (suck-ups).  But how about the other way around?  —  With several school districts across the country providing students with free laptops during their tenure, a cheaper and perhaps …
Barry Oneill / Recombu:
App Friday: Android's ‘flea market’ needs urgent attention  —  This is a guest post from Barry O'Neil (@barryoneill), ex-President of Namco Bandai Network Europe and now founder and CEO of Other Ventures.  Before joining Namco Barry co-founded Upstart Games, a privately-held publisher of mobile games …
Thanks:recombu
Eric Pfanner / New York Times:
In Britain, a Laboratory for Newsprint's Future  —  PARIS — Only days after News Corp. announced plans to start charging online readers of The Times of London and its Sunday sibling, a so-called pay wall came down last week at The Southern Reporter in Selkirk, Scotland.
Devin Coldewey / CrunchGear:
Fake Steve Jobs on the iPad, conflict of interest, and Apple's draconian PR tactics  —  It's no secret that there weren't many iPads given out ahead of time.  Apple is, of course, notorious for their extreme secrecy and the hammer that inevitably comes down on leakers and embargo breakers.
Discussion: Boing Boing
 
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Mike Shields / Mediaweek:
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Bruno Waterfield / Telegraph:
Finland postal service to open mail and send scanned email copies
Associated Press:
Court: 30-year ban on computer use too much
Liz Shannon Miller / NewTeeVee:
Chatroulette Piano Improv's Merton on YouTube Takedowns …
Nick O'Neill / All Facebook:
Unofficial (Fake) Facebook App Becomes iPad Hit
Discussion: Electricpig, GigaOM and RotorBlog.com
Drake Martinet / MediaMemo:
Chatroulette Creator Andrey Ternovskiy Gets an iPad, Gives Us a Peek At Version 2.0
Discussion: BoomTown
 Earlier Items: 
David Porter / CIO Today:
Court Rules that Employee-Attorney E-Mails Are Private
Gavin Clarke / The Register:
Opera alerts EU to hidden Windows browser-ballot
Discussion: Erictric
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
The App Store Now Has Over 3,000 iPad Apps, Only 20 Percent Are Free
MacNN:
iPad jailbroken in a single day
Rafat Ali / mocoNews:
iPad Day One: Charts Show Big Media Mostly Playing In Free Apps, Not Paid
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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