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Apple Sells Two Million iPads in Less Than 60 Days — Apple® today announced that iPad™ sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3. Apple began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK …
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Apple Selling Million iPads a Month — So much for it being a niche product! Apple says it has sold two million iPads in 60 days since the launch of the tablet device. The pace of sales puts it slightly ahead of the initial sales of Apple's other hit product, the iPhone. There are about 5,000 new apps for iPad.
Financial Times:
Google ditches Windows on security concerns — Google is phasing out the internal use of Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows operating system because of security concerns, according to several Google employees. — The directive to move to other operating systems began in earnest in January …
Vladislav Savov / Engadget:
ASUS Eee Pad official: Intel CULV processors, Windows 7, and a 10-hour battery life — Computex is really starting to ramp up now, as ASUS has taken the covers off its brand new Eee Pads. Of most interest will be the 12-inch EP121, which sports Intel's Core 2 Duo CULV processors, Windows 7, and a reputed 10-hour battery life.
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Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Stanford Graduates Release Pulse, A Must-Have News App For The iPad — Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta, two Stanford grads who signed up for the Launch Pad class at the University's Institute of Design (aka d.school), could have hardly chosen a better path to try their hands at startup life.
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch Europe:
The mystery of the disappearing #flotilla on Twitter [Updated] — As we know from breaking news right now over 10 people have died after Israeli commandos boarded a convoy of ships carrying aid to Gaza, sparking an international controvery. But we're not going to get into the politics of that situation.
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Dan Frosch / New York Times:
When Companies Respond to Online Criticism With Lawsuits — After a towing company hauled Justin Kurtz's car from his apartment complex parking lot, despite his permit to park there, Mr. Kurtz, 21, a college student in Kalamazoo, Mich., went to the Internet for revenge.
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Android Fanboys Have Arrived. And That's A Good Thing — By now, just about everyone on the planet has heard the term “Apple Fanboy.” If you've ever said anything good about an Apple product, you've likely been called one. But a new class of fanboy has emerged — one that, amazingly, may be be equally as passionate.
Joanna Stern / Engadget:
MSI WindPad 110: a 10-inch Tegra 2-powered Android tablet — Oddly MSI didn't officially talk about its Android-powered WindPad 110 during the press conference, but it definitely exists. The 10-inch slate runs Android 2.1 and is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor.
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Thomas Ricker / Engadget Mobile:
Smokescreen makes Flash content visible on iPhone and iPad (video) — Mind you, it's just a preview release, but Chris Smoak's Smokescreen does exactly what it promises: enable Flash content to play on Apple's iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad. Kind of. Here's how Smokescreen gets around using …
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Apple Providing Subsidies For Foxconn Workers ? — Ok, Apple might be showing their social responsibility for now. A tech site in China has reported, Apple will provide financial subsidies to Foxconn's employees, the amount will roughly be 1 to 2% of the profits from Apple products.
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Todd Bishop / TechFlash:
Microsoft bringing Apple battle home with Seattle-area store — Microsoft plans to open a store at the Bellevue Square mall, bringing its budding retail rivalry with Apple to its own backyard, according to building permits filed with the city. — The filings confirm a rumor reported last week by the Downtown Bellevue Network blog.
Eric Eldon / Inside Facebook:
Facebook Gets Vague Privacy Inquiry from House Judicial Committee — Facebook introduced more features for users to easily increase the privacy of their personal information, last week, following prolonged criticism of changes it made in April. — Despite those moves, it is getting new scrutiny around the changes.
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