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6:50 PM ET, March 27, 2010

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Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Apple runs out of first week's worth of iPads, now pushed back to April 12th.  In-store pickup option removed.  —  If you haven't already ordered your iPad, you'll now have to wait to April 12th to get your hands on one, according to Apple's Website.  The Wifi models have moved …
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Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Leaked image says iPad lands at Best Buy... on launch day  —  We'd heard buzzing for some time now around the internet that Apple planned to sell its iPad in more than just its own stores, and usually the name Best Buy was mentioned in the same breath... but now we've got some photographic evidence.
Daniel Lyons / Newsweek:
Think Really Different  —  The iPad will change the way you use computers, read books, and watch TV—as long as you're willing to do it the Steve Jobs way.
Discussion: TiPb and 9 to 5 Mac
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech:
Newsweek hates, then loves, the iPad  —  The author of Newsweek's glowing iPad cover story sang a different tune at the unveiling  —  “Some say the iPad heralds a new era of computing, and I'm inclined to believe them,” writes Dan Lyons in the lead story of Newsweek's April 5 cover story.
Discussion: Daring Fireball
Ted Dziuba:
I Can't Wait for NoSQL to Die  —  They don't teach you this in college, but the fundamental theorem of the software industry is the idea that everything needs to be rewritten all the time.  As a corollary, web startup engineers believe that there is no problem but scalability, and architecture is its solution.
Joe Mandese / MediaPost:
Apple Poised To Unveil ‘iAd,’ New Mobile Ad Platform Is Jobs' ‘Next Big Thing’  —  Even as the buzz builds toward the April 3rd ship date of the iPad, Apple is preparing to announce its “next big thing” — a new personalized, mobile advertising system that could well be called the “iAd” — Online Media Daily has learned.
Kim-Mai Cutler / VentureBeat:
Facebook says new program to automatically share data ‘has nothing to do’ with ads  —  Tucked into Facebook's new proposed privacy policy released yesterday was a paragraph saying the social network will automatically share your data with special “pre-approved” partners when you visit their sites.
Discussion: Facebook
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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Will Facebook be the One Ring for Location?
Discussion: PC World, Neowin.net and Softpedia News
Scott Rosenberg / Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard:
For the media biz, iPad 2010 = CDROM 1994  —  I'm having flashbacks these days, and they're not from drugs, they're from the rising chorus of media-industry froth about how Apple's forthcoming iPad is going to save the business of selling content.  —  Let me be clear: I love what I've seen …
Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
iPad Camera Connection Kit now on Apple Store, ships late April $29  —  The iPad Camera Connection Kits have finally hit the Apple Store and show a shipping time of Late April.  On this, we're still wondering is if you'll be able to use these things as storage for videos and music as well.
Ben Sheffner / Copyrights & Campaigns:
Google may subpoena CNET reporter in copyright case leak probe; hearing reveals massive hunt for source of Schmidt depo  —  An attorney for Google and YouTube indicated today that the Web giants may call a prominent tech reporter to the witness stand in an effort to reveal who leaked …
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
iThink Apple Still Has Plans For Those “iSlate” And “Magic Slate” Trademarks  —  Go to Apple.com.  See that search box, top right?  Type “iThing” or “iStuff” and you'll find that there are no shortcuts to product or related pages - evidently because there are no Apple products called iThing or iStuff to find on the website.
Discussion: Macsimum News and TiPb
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Jobs And Schmidt: We've Seen This Movie Before, I'm Just Not Sure Which One It Is  —  Earlier today, two men were spotted having coffee in Palo Alto, CA.  Except these weren't just any two men.  They were the CEOs of perhaps the two most important and powerful companies in Silicon Valley right now …
 
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Enigmax / TorrentFreak:
Judge Orders Blocking of Torrent Sites in Spain
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Does Rest Of World Matter More Than The US?
Todd Bishop / TechFlash:
WA seeks new tax revenue from software, but not from Microsoft
Brian Lam / Gizmodo:
So Awkard: Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt's Body Language Analyzed
Discussion: Seattle Times and Epicenter, Thanks:mrinaldesai
 Earlier Items: 
Wendy Davis / MediaPost:
Agencies Test Industry's New ‘You Are Being Targeted’ Icon
Ryan Singel / Threat Level:
Check the Hype — There's No Such Thing As ‘Cyber’
Kunur Patel / AdAge:
MTV Developing ‘Co-Viewing’ Apps for the iPad
Thanks:learmonth
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Nicholas Carlson unveils Dynamo, a video-focused company that aims to make “cinematic” stories, and raised $3.4M from Henry Blodget, Jessica Lessin, and others

Lily Ford / The Hollywood Reporter:
Gary Lineker plans to step down from soccer show Match of the Day after 26 years, but extends his BBC Sport contract; he is the BBC's highest-paid presenter

 
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