Gosh, they grow up so fast, don’t they? Our little iPad , who’s birth was witnessed by the entire tech world way back in April, is about to head off into the wide-world of academia. That’s right guys, the iPad is heading off to college. Oklahoma State University, among others , has grand plans to debut what CNN describes as a “pilot iPad program” this fall, with students of the School of Media and Strategic Communications and the Spears School of Business being eligible to receive a free iPad, to be used alongside their studies.
While users wait for an iPad version of the popular Microsoft Office Suite, the number of Office training apps continues to grow for Apple’s device. Microsoft Outlook users can now use their iPads to learn more about the top-selling mail program. Last Syllable Systems Inc. just released Discover Outlook 2007 HD – Part 1 , which is packed full of training information for Outlook users.
Good news for those of you who love to listen to an audiobook before bed: Audible , the Internet’s number one digital audiobook provider, has just released a free iPhone application that works like a charm. The app allows users to download audiobooks in-app over Wi-Fi and 3G (providing the file is less than 20MB), and then to open and listen to the books on their iPhone handset.
The PC market share leaders are HP, Acer and Dell. Apple, with its line of MacBooks, iMacs and Mac Pros is number seven on the current list .
This weekend Apple’s App Store will reach its second birthday. Like many good Apple things – iPods with video, electronic books, tablet computers – Steve Jobs originally pooh-poohed the idea of iPhone apps. Who needs applications when developers can build web-based applications instead?