Apple today announced that the iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. In addition, all models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April. Beginning a week from today, on March 12, US customers can pre-order both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models from Apple’s... 

Apple has made an official statement regarding the 27-inch iMac problems admitting to the production issues that have been widely reported. Gizmodo received the following statement from Apple. “We’ve addressed the issues that caused display flickering and yellow tint. Customers concerned that their iMac is affected should contact AppleCare.” Users are still reporting the receipt of... 

62 workers, 15 more than initially reported, have fallen ill after toxic chemical exposure at Wintek’s Suzhou, China-based factory, according to a Global Post report. Among the factory employees sickened, 41 are still hospitalized, said Huang Zhongjie, a spokesman for Wintek in Taiwan. Workers at the factory suffered nerve and muscle damage after working with the toxic chemical hexane to clean component... 

Steve Jobs personally called the winner of the 10 Billion Song Downloads contest to let him know he had won the contest and would be receiving a $10,000 iTunes gift card. According to RollingStone, Louie Sulcer from Woodstock, Georgia thought he was bring pranked. “He called me and said, ‘This is Steve Jobs from Apple.’ I said, ‘Yeah right,’ ” Sulcer tells Rolling Stone. “I have a son... 

U-Board is an USB Multiboard for your Mac which helps you free up space and clean up clutter on your desk. U-Board will give you a brand new experience. Whatever your job maybe, U-Board will simplify your working environment and help you to reduce the working time. Additionally, U-Board’s simple and slim design will fit perfectly into your desk top. Features: - U-Board will make your disarranged... 

Apple’s new iPhone is expected to have a lower total cost of ownership and add new gesture based functionality. Morgan Stanley research has found that the highest barrier to greater iPhone adoption is the cost of hardware, followed by the service plan. Analyst Katy Huberty expects Apple to introduce a new model in June that will be economically friendly to even more consumers. “We expect... 

Apple has released an update to the AppleTV firmware bringing the version to 3.0.2. No word yet on any changes; however, its likely just some minor fixes given the version number. Once posted you should be able to read the release notes here You can download the software update via your AppleTV or directly from here. If you discover any new features please let us know in the comments! AKPC_IDS +=... 

Music labels are seeing digital sales slow down following a demanded price increase they convinced Apple to agree to. In April, iTunes began offering music at a “variable pricing” scheme, which allowed labels to increase pricing from 99 cents a song to $1.29. MediaMemo reports that this morning Warner Music Group said that it has seen unit sales growth at Apple’s iTunes decelerate since the... 

Apple is seeking a Performance QA Engineer for iPad Media suggesting that the tablet will indeed gain video capture capabilities in the future. The Interactive Media Group (IMG) provides the media and graphics foundation across all of Apple’s innovative products, including iPhone, iPad, apple TV, iPod, iTunes, and Mac OS. The Media Systems team is looking for a software quality engineer with... 

iPhone developer Sahil Lavingia has begun his project of building an iPhone app in one week as you watch. On the OneWeekApp.com blog, Lavingia is posting screenshots, timelapse movies, and other notes about his work as he moves forward. The application is called Dayta, “Your weight, your kill-to-death ratio in a first-person shooter, your daily intake of water (eight glasses a day, they say!),...