Apple's iPad - A little demonstration

Here it is folks, the Apple iPad. The screen is gorgeous, tilting is responsive, and the thing is super thin. Still, if you've used the iPhone before -- and you can see the two devices side-by-side here -- there's not a lot of surprises here so far. Here are some initial thoughts on the iPad:

It's not light. It feels pretty weighty in your hand.

The screen is stunning, and it's 1024 x 768. Feels just like a huge iPhone in your hands.

The speed of the CPU is something to be marveled at. It is blazingly fast from what we can tell. Webpages loaded up super fast, and scrolling was without a hiccup. Moving into and out of apps was a breeze. Everything flew.

There's no multitasking at all. It's a real disappointment. All this power and very little you can do with it at once. No multitasking means no streaming Pandora when you're working in Pages... you can figure it out. It's a real setback for this device.

The ebook implementation is about as close as you can get to reading without a stack of bound paper in your hand. The visual stuff really helps flesh out the experience. It may be just for show, but it counts here.

No camera. None, nada. Zip. No video conferencing here folks. Hell, it doesn't have an SMS app!

It's running iPhone OS 3.2.

The keyboard is good, not great. Not quite as responsive as it looked in the demos.

No Flash confirmed. So Hulu is out for you, folks!

Update: We've got video, head after the break to check it out!

OMG - ABC Cancels Ugly Betty - WTF?!

This is about as ugly as it gets, folks.

ABC has just informed Ugly Betty producers that the show’s current fourth season will be its last. What’s more, the network has trimmed the show’s episode order from 22 to 20.

Although not a complete shock given the show’s heinous ratings, the news is nonetheless a total bummer — particularly in light of Betty’s creative resurgence this season.

The good news is that ABC has given Betty’s bosses enough time to craft a satisfying series finale. Exec producer Silvio Horta and ABC president Steve McPherson confirmed as much in this joint statement: “We’ve mutually come to the difficult decision to make this Ugly Betty’s final season, and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion. We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was important to give the fans a proper farewell.”
But back to the bad news: Betty is about to hang up her poncho for good. The comments sections is currently accepting heartfelt eulogies…

Apple Unveils the iPad!

It's finally here folks! The iPad!

I can't wait to see what other goodies are coming from the Apple Store today!

Bodies in Haiti just being dumped...

I know that there has been a massive earthquake will thousands dead but the way the dead are being treated is just horrible.

Elin Nordegren hopes to save marriage

Elin Nordegren is hoping to save her marriage to Tiger Woods because she doesn't want to raise their two children without a father.

"Elin wants a solid family life," a Florida source told PEOPLE. "She was a child of divorce and felt her dad slighted her. She absolutely does not want that to happen to Sam and Charlie. So she wants to keep her family together even if she and Tiger live together as friends instead of lovers."

During the past week, Nordegren, 30, reportedly visited her husband at the Gentle Path sexual addiction clinic in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he has been getting treatment.

During the middle of the six-week counseling session, a patient's spouse is invited to visit for about a week, according to a former patient of the alcohol addiction section of the Hattiesburg clinic.

"This is the rough part where the patient has to admit to his wife that he [cheated]," the former patient told PEOPLE.

Tiger wants to stay married.

Woods, according to a Florida insider, also wants to hold onto his family and will do whatever it takes to make that happen.
"Tiger wants to go back to being a golf star with major endorsements," the insider told PEOPLE. "He wants his clients, who have kids of their own, to think he is a good family man. He had hoped all along that his wife's initial furor would die down so they could discuss the situation and behave rationally."

Added the insider, "Keeping the family together is very important to Tiger so he is doing whatever it takes to keep Elin from leaving him and taking the kids." (Sam is 2, and Charlie is 11 months.)

If Nordegren does decides to continue the marriage, she would likely put on a happy face, take care of children and continue taking courses at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, while Woods would go back to playing golf and fulfilling his endorsement contracts, according to the insider

"Elin is as smart as a whip and a wonderful, caring mother," the insider said. "She is a special kid, well educated and capable. But she could be lonely forever."

Apple Vs Google - Who Would You Choose?

What will Apple Unveil Today?

Shortly after 1 p.m. ET today, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs is expected to step onto a stage in San Francisco and lift the veil on what may be the most anticipated tech product of the year.

Famous for its culture of secrecy about new gadgets, Apple has given few hints about what it will announce. Invitations to the event merely read, "Come see our latest creation."

But an escalating stream of rumors and leaks, mostly from Apple's looser-lipped partners, suggest the Cupertino, California-based company will introduce a touch-screen "tablet" or "slate" computer -- sort of a missing link between a laptop and a smartphone.

Bloggers and other industry observers are expecting a slender wireless device that will have a 10-inch screen, cost less than $1,000 and be designed for reading, gaming, Web surfing and other pursuits.

The most likely candidates for the device's name are the iPad and iSlate -- although Apple has secured domain names and property rights for several other names that don't currently have products to go with them.

Like an iPhone, the device is reported to have 3G and Wi-Fi connections and run applications available through Apple's App Store in iTunes. It's also expected to shake up the e-reader market by displaying books and newspaper and magazine articles on its color screen.

In an interview Tuesday with CNBC, McGraw-Hill CEO Harold "Terry" McGraw referred to the mysterious device as a "tablet" and said it will run on an iPhone operating system. McGraw-Hill's textbooks will be available for the device, he said. "The tablet is going to be just really terrific," McGraw said.

Some in the tech community expected an announcement about the tablet earlier this month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but Apple decided to forego the event. That's a pattern Jobs and Apple have used in the past for products like the iPhone -- breaking big news when they have the stage to themselves instead of fighting for attention at trade shows.

Another favorite trick of Apple's is to make several smaller announcements at press events before bringing out the big one -- which suggests at least a couple of lesser Apple offerings could be made public Wednesday. A new iPhone operating system (OS 4.0), a new version of the photo, music and video tool iLife and an upgrade to the MacBook Pro are all considered strong possibilities. Observers also predict an update to iTunes could be announced -- possibly to provide new content for the tablet.

So what Apple will reveal is anyones guess but as mentioned there are some strong indicators building the anticipation as always. I personally can't wait until the show starts at 1pm EST today!

Conan O'Brien is back to work on a new show for the Peacock Network

Less than a week after his NBC and 'Tonight Show' finale, Conan O'Brien is back to work on a new show for the Peacock Network -- only this time, in a smaller, less-hands-on capacity. The network has picked up the pilot for 'Justice,' a legal show created by Conan's production company, Conaco.

While not a whole lot is known about 'Justice,' but The Hollywood Reporter claims it was written by John Eisendrath, and is "a new take on a law show with a larger-than-life character at the center." It won't be a comedy by any means, going far away from Conan's comedian roots -- but he may get the last laugh if the show's a hit.

Last Friday was Conan's final 'Tonight' gig after weeks of dramatic and heated public feuds with NBC and Jay Leno. In the end, Conan opted to leave NBC, taking a $45 million buyout package as severance for Jay Leno taking over 'The Tonight Show.' As a part of the severance deal, Conan can't be the host of a show for any network until September.

In the lead-up to Conan's departure, he and Jay Leno sparred via monologues, dividing the late-night world across all channels. In support of Conan, other late-nighters including David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon all ganged up on Leno and sided with Team Conan.