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• iPad email hackers defend attack as 'ethical'

  The hackers who harvested an estimated 114,000 Apple iPad 3G owner email addresses have defended their actions as "ethical" and said they did nothing illegal.

• ARM shares surge after Apple bid rumour

  The rumours that Apple wants to buy high-rated UK chip supplier ARM have returned with dramatic effect.

• AT&T bug discloses iPad owners' email addresses

  A glitch in AT&T's Web site has exposed the email addresses of more than 100,000 iPad buyers.

• The Times sells 5,000 iPad subs in three days

  The Times has sold 5,000 subscriptions for the iPad version of the newspaper in just three days.

• Apple sells two million iPads in less than two months

  Apple has now sold more than two million iPad tablets, less than two months after the iPad's April 3 US launch, the company announced on Monday.

• iPad available in NZ in July

  Apple has announced that the iPad will be available in New Zealand in July, but has given few other details.

• ITC to investigate multitouch patent complaint against Apple

  The U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday said it will investigate a patent infringement complaint filed by Elan Microelectronics in Taiwan regarding Apple's multitouch devices including the iPhone and iPad.

• Apple's iPad selling well outside US ahead of launch

  The iPad appears to be selling well in Asia despite the fact that Apple's official overseas launch isn't until the end of May, as specialty stores obtain them to resell at premium prices and travelers to the US bring them home.

• Kiwi company brings print to the iPad

  UK- and New Zealand-based developer EuroSmartz has announced the release of version 1.2 of its popular PrintCentral app, updated largely to bring print capabilities to the iPad.
  PrintCentral, as the name implies, brings printing capabilities to iPhone OS devices. Although PrintCentral is a Universal app that can be installed on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, all the major changes that have made their way into this version were developed specifically for the last of those devices.

• iPad network issues scare off schools

  While Israel has grabbed many headlines for its wi-fi-related iPad import ban, several US universities are also approaching the iPad with caution.

• Pulitzer cartoonist invited to resubmit rejected iPhone app

  Someone at Apple really doesn't like caricatures. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mark Fiore is just one of the artists over the past year to create or contribute work to an iPhone app — only to see it rejected as "obscene, pornographic, or defamatory." And yet, with enough bad press on the matter, Cupertino seems willing to change its stance.

• How secure is the iPad for enterprise use?

  Whether the iPad is secure enough for enterprise use is debatable, based on a survey of several analysts and experts.

• Google reportedly has a tablet in the works

  Add Google to the list of companies trying to develop a rival for the Apple <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9149338/Continuing_coverage_Apple_s_iPad_tablet">iPad</a> .

• Enterprise IT must prepare for iPad apps

  Apple iPad developers have jumped to quickly adapt enterprise applications for the new device, even as some analysts and IT managers say they don't find the iPad to be enterprise-ready.

• Citrix pushes iPad as virtual desktop

  If you haven't heard yet, Apple released a new device this past weekend called the iPad. It's basically a computer and an iPhone rolled into one, but, like, eight billion times better.