iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G now available
In the US, that is.
In Hong Kong we don’t even have the retail iPad yet, with Apple recently announcing that the international launch of the iPad would be delayed until the end of May 2010. To get your hands on one, you would need to buy “water goods” at places such as Sin Tat or Simcity (both located in Mongkok). Pricing and pre-orders for the international iPad will supposedly take place on May 10, 2010.
Youtube channel to promote Hong Kong’s participation in Shanghai Expo
The HKSAR government has launched a Youtube channel dedicated to Hong Kong’s pavilion.
The channel will help keep the public up to date with Hong Kong’s preparation for, and participation in, Shanghai Expo, as well as provide another way for netizens around the world to learn more about Asia’s world city.
Apple’s Thoughts on Adobe’s Flash
Steve Jobs has posted an extensive piece on Adobe’s Flash. In it, he highlights several areas of concern:
- Definition of “Open standard”
- What is “Full Web”?
- Reliability, Security, and Performance
- Battery Life
- Touch-based support
- Dependency on a third party to update its development tools
Very intriguing read. The following is the full text, posted verbatim from Apple:
Hewlett-Packard buys Palm
Ah… Palm – a name that brings back so many memories. My first PDA was the Zire 71 and it had gorgeous features (for its time) such as a color LCD screen and a slide-out camera. Since the time of the Zire 71, the PDA/phone market has shifted considerably and grown exponentially. In only a few short years, the emergence of Windows Mobile and subsequently Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android platforms drove Palm further and further away from the limelight.
Within the past few months weeks, Palm had publicly courted buyers with a big “come get me” sign. Today, that finally became reality when HP announced that it would snap Palm up for $1.2 billion.
Here below are links to PreCentral‘s extensive coverage for interested readers:
Hong Kong Property Review 2010 available online
The Rating and Valuation Department of Hong Kong has released the Internet version of “Hong Kong Property Review 2010″ which contains statistics and commentaries on the local property market in 2009.
The Internet version, covering the full contents of the publication, can be downloaded here.
Printed copies of this publication will be available for sale around mid-May.