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Week in Review: The iPad cometh

This week in IT, the iPad finally reaches the UK, uncertainty continues to surround Gary McKinnon’s extradition and Facebook shakes up its privacy controls.

By Jennifer Scott, 28 May 2010 at 15:24

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UK customers get their hands on the iPad

Today saw throngs of people queuing excitedly as Apple opened its stores and let UK customers get their hands on an iPad for the first time.

It has been a rocky road getting the tablet device from across the pond, with continued delays due to high US demand.

But now it is flying off the shelves internationally and causing quite a stir with techies everywhere.

McKinnon’s hopes dashes again

With a new Government came new hope for the McKinnon family, as Home Secretary Theresa May granted the hacker a reprieve from extradition until she had reviewed the facts of the case.

However, this week saw Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, backtrack on previous promises to save McKinnon from facing trial in the US, saying the Government may not have the powers to stop it.

[a href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/623755/q-a-janis-sharp-speaks-out-about-her-son-gary-mckinnon" target="_blank"]In an exclusive interview with IT PRO, McKinnon's mother Janis Sharp said she was nervous about his future and felt the coalition was his “only chance” of avoiding extradition.

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Facebook has redesigned its privacy controls to try and quash fears about the safety of users' data on the social network.

BT has been grabbing the headlines too. Its chief executive has reportedly received a £1 million bonus and its staff may be preparing to strike.

HP lost ground to Acer in the mobile PC market but managed to snatch top spot in the server industry away from IBM.

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Great news for UK

hmm, Great news, believe iPad won't let them down.
iPad really Hot portfolio! Being a geek I have many computers and devices. But the ipad is my most used now. Totally sweet changed the way I do my work.
Apple got something very right with this product. It seems to me that much of the criticism thus far has come from those who don’t own it and haven’t used it.
It’s an incredibly tactile machine & not just in the obvious sense. I’ve found it’s portability from room to room, chair to floor, sofa to bed etc very liberating. It’s a wonderfully designed device. Honestly, I haven’t had cause to find much lacking in it all. Granted I don’t expect it do everything, but so far it’s served a purpose for anything I wanted to use it for. I’m really looking forward to seeing the form & function evolve.
I am sticking with my iPad. I think other will do the same once they try it and realize it is so perfect :-)
And some of my collections: http://www.ifunia.com/ipad-column/index.html
www.ipadhelpguide.net/
make the cool device more fun.

By Jane55 on Wednesday Aug 11

want an ipad? too expensive?

well, you can get one for free if you go to this site: http://apple.freebiejeebies.co.uk/405308 and follow the instructions. All you have to do is sign up to the 14 day free lovefilm trial, order a dvd, watch it, send it back, and cancel your account before you get charged. Then you just have to get some friends to do the same!

You have to get quite a few friends to do it to get an ipad, but only 2 for an ipod shuffle for example. It's really easy and it really does work!!

By david12345 on Thursday Sep 16

too expensive?

...love film have removed their free trial offer now but there are plenty of other offers you can complete to qualify for the free ipad...many of which are only £10. Even if you pay the 25 friends you need £10 each to do the same, you end up getting a £429 ipad for £260....so still not a bad deal!

By david12345 on Monday Sep 20