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Former Facebook for iPhone Developer Joe Hewitt Says iPad "Everything He's Been Wishing For"

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 a 10:31 pm

Joe Hewitt, who developed the awesome Facebook 3.0, but controversially (and some would say detrimentally) left the iPhone platform before Facebook 3.1 over the App Store review process, has come out extremely positively about the iPad:

iPad Uses Micro-SIM for 3G. What is it and Will the 4th Gen iPhone Get It?

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 a 10:13 pm

The 3G version of the iPad is unlocked, so if your carrier supports micro-SIM, it should "just work". Wait... what? Steve Jobs dropped the micro-SIM comment so matter-of-factly during the iPad introduction that it took us a moment to process -- Micro-SIM, aka 3FF or 3rd generation SIM card. Yeah, don't have one of those, and neither does any iPhone. Awkward...!

PCMag's Sacha Seagan fills us in:

3FF SIMs were developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to fit into devices too small for a regular SIM. Where a regular SIM measures 15 millimeters x 25 mm, a 3FF SIM card measures 12mm x 15mm.

iPad Impressions from People Who've Actually Used It

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 a 5:27 pm

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Like many things Apple, the iPad launch has galvanized those who believe it's the "next big thing" from those who believe it's the "latest stink" -- but what about those who, you know, have actually spent time using the thing, and now had a chance to ponder it a bit?

Sure, some are no doubt Apple enthusiasts easily impressed, while others are jaded journalists almost impossible to impress. For a mix of both, follow on after the break.

Apple iPad UI -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 a 4:54 pm

Sebastiaan de With of Cocoia has posted another of his UI roundups, this time focusing on Apple's evolution of the iPhone interface in the form of the brand new iPad.

He notes the expanded icon size of 72x72, and as-yet-unused 64 and 320 versions, along with more "earthy" metaphors, and since he designed the one for Classics, weighs in on the very similar looking iBooks.

Apple iBooks App to be US-only at Launch? What About iPhone-also?

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 a 3:43 pm

Stop us if you've heard this one before -- Apple rolls out a new form of media, like say iBooks e-books, for their iTunes/iPod/iPhone/now iPad ecosystem, and it's initially only available in the US.

From the Forums: To Buy or Not to Buy, iPad Jailbreak, Network Stress for AT&T, iPhone or iPad?

By Jeremy, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 a 9:56 am

Yesterday we were flooded with Apple's iPad news so today we have a special edition of From the Forums that is jam packed with good discussions about the iPad. To get in on the action all you need to do is register, it's free and will only take a moment of your time!

iPad Coverage Round-up -- Everything You Need to Know About Apple's New Tablet!

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 a 9:01 am

With the iPad, Apple introduced its fourth business, TiPb welcomed its newest, biggest sibling to the iPhone family, and we worked our apps off to cover it right. To make sure you didn't miss anything in the deluges of news, views, and posts, here's a handy reference to the story so far:

TiPb Presents: iPhone Live! #85 -- Enter the iPad!

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 a 8:41 am

Join Rene, Dieter, The Cell Phone Junkie Mickey, and Chad for complete coverage of Apple's iPad introduction, the highlights, what we didn't get, and what it all means for the iPhone. Listen in!

iPad 4:3 Screen - Bad for Movies, Good for Books and Web?

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 a 8:00 am

When Steve Jobs whipped out the iPad, the first thing I did was do a double-take on the screen's 4:3 aspect ratio. At 1024x763 it's what I used to have on my 2005 Windows XP CRT screen. It's wide. It's iPod "phatty" nano G3 [Wikipedia link] wide and that design only lasted 1 generation before Apple back-peddled to the long and slim. Apple used to default to 16:10, and the new iMac is 16:9, which is modern HDTV aspect ratio. (The iPhone and iPod touch are 3x2)

What iPhone 3.2 for iPad has, and TiPb wants for iPhone Actual ASAP!

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 a 12:58 am

The brand new Apple iPad is running iPhone 3.2 and has several features we've wanted on, you know, the actual iPhone device for a while now. Never mind that the iPhone 3.2 SDK is iPad-only, just like the features. And never mind that the iPad might still be waiting for iPhone 4.0 to get it's full functionality in place. TiPb wants an iPhone (and iPod touch) version of iPhone 3.2 while we're waiting, and we wants us some of those features!

Our list after the break!