Technology Report: Special Report: iPad striptease: It's what's inside that counts

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Good afternoon Bit, THU 01 Apr 2010    Special Report: iPad striptease: It's what's inside that counts Reviews praise iPad battery life, ease of use VC fund for iPhone app developers doubles to $200 million Publishers bet future on iPad they haven't yet seen Amazon, publishers strike e-book pricing deal: report Nokia says wins China deals worth over $2 billion Ford, Microsoft align to recharge cars China Web filter rules risky for providers: USTR Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, Taiwan Want to see the iPad? So do Apple store employees Bird-human link for speech therapy South Africa bids for mega-telescope Human genome: Ten years on Special Report: iPad striptease: It's what's inside that counts April 01, 2010 07:10 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The iPad will not hit stores until Saturday, but the race to unlock its mysteries started several weeks ago in San Luis Obispo, a picturesque college town roughly 200 miles south of Apple's Silicon Valley headquarters. Full Article Reviews praise iPad battery life, ease of use April 01, 2010 01:17 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc's iPad scored very well on ease of use and battery life in its first reviews, but it will not obliterate the laptop computer market just yet, according to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Full Article VC fund for iPhone app developers doubles to $200 million March 31, 2010 03:44 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is doubling the size of its fund for iPhone application developers, as it eyes new opportunities with the forthcoming launch of Apple's iPad. Full Article Publishers bet future on iPad they haven't yet seen March 31, 2010 06:55 PM ET NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Publishers are placing big bets that Apple Inc's iPad will kick-start a commercially viable transition to digital magazines and newspapers -- even though few executives have laid hands on the tablet ahead of launch. Full Article Amazon, publishers strike e-book pricing deal: report March 31, 2010 07:45 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc has struck deals with two publishers on the pricing of electronic books, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Full Article Nokia says wins China deals worth over $2 billion April 01, 2010 09:48 AM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday it had won handset deals with distributors in China worth over $2 billion. Full Article Ford, Microsoft align to recharge cars March 31, 2010 11:17 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co and Microsoft Corp on Wednesday announced an online application designed to help owners of Ford plug-in electric vehicles manage home electricity use while the vehicles recharge. Full Article China Web filter rules risky for providers: USTR March 31, 2010 03:17 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's comprehensive Internet filtering regime for political, social or religious content is complex and opaque -- creating precarious conditions for providers, the U.S. Trade Representative's official said in its annual report to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. Full Article Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, Taiwan March 31, 2010 06:05 PM ET BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo email accounts of some journalists and activists whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, according to rights groups and foreign correspondents, days after Google said it would move its Chinese-language search services out of China because of censorship concerns. Full Article Want to see the iPad? So do Apple store employees March 30, 2010 01:53 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Apple Inc gears up for the crush of customers expected for Saturday's iPad launch, employees who staff its retail stores are just as curious about the tablet as the fans who will line up outside. Full Article

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