Apple’s U.S. sale is scheduled on the 3rd touch screen tablet PC iPad. Some “fans” 2 afternoon began queuing up outside the Apple store.
Number of software companies by iPad “Dongfeng”, introduced the software to run on iPad platform, trying to grab a slice of iPad Hot expected.
“Fans” line up early
Apple is scheduled to EST at 9 o’clock on the 3rd start in the United States several Apple stores iPad, opened iPad prelude to the Global Offering. About 15 iPad “fans” at 4:00 p.m. on the the 2nd start at Fifth Avenue Manhattan Apple flagship store queue.
Giovanna Mullen only 11 years old. She told AFP that he started at 17 o’clock on the on the 2nd line up along with her mother and grandmother. “We took food, blankets, … … we have three generations together in the streets of New York to sleep,” Giovanna’s grandmother Tuoni Di Giorno said.
Giovanna said they own an Apple iPodTouch music player, the mother has a iPod and a Macintosh Apple Computer.
“I will buy two iPad, one for himself, a daughter,” Giovanna’s mother to Neima Lun said, “My company knows I am here, the boss wants me to buy him, but I am most can only buy two, so my mother would buy. “
3, on sale for the general version of the iPad, support Wi-Fi Internet access, priced at 499 U.S. dollars. Supports Wi-Fi and 3G Internet iPad will be available this month, priced at 829 U.S. dollars.
According to Apple’s statement, two editions of the iPad years, “landing” to other countries. Reuters reported that the general version of iPad this month on sale in other 9 countries.
Some market participants expect, iPad sales this weekend, up to 10 million, as of the end of September sales will top 2,000,000.
Software “by the wind”
iPad phone Apple iPhone compatible and iPod music players a total of 150,000 applications, most of the models, some iPad 2 in Apple software to download, manage and play iTunes software application in the “public.”
U.S. video game industry giant Electronic Arts has released “Tetris,” “Need for Speed”, “Command & Conquer Red Alert” and other game iPad version.
Electronic Arts executives 特拉维斯博 phone Terman 2 department said: “The company today announced the development of 5 based on iPad performance of the game … … this is only the beginning.”
Another well-known video game company 2K U.S. video game company released 2 classic strategy game “Civilization” iPad version.
Warner Bros. Pictures announced that users can use iPad watch the movie “Sherlock Holmes”, can also play video games in the iPad, in the virtual world of “play” detective.
To provide protection for the iPad security software has been “baked.” The United States “Mobile Steel” (MobileIron) has announced the introduction of a malicious program may prevent invasive iPad software, “such as door guards the general.”
Some media companies that, with the iPhone’s 3.5-inch screen compared to, iPad 9.7 inch screen will make the users use the software to enjoy more “high.”