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iPad Available in Nine More Countries on May 28 - Apple today announced that iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from the Apple Online Store in all nine countries beginning Monday, May 10.

iMac Is Editors’ Choice - PCMag.com reviews the 27-inch iMac, calling it “an excellent multimedia-oriented all-in-one desktop” computer and making it the Editors’ Choice in its class.

Data Defenders - Global IT consultancy Unisys provides critical security services to a select list of government agencies and multinational corporations. Now the company can deliver these leading-edge services with greater speed, reach, and flexibility than ever before, thanks to iPhone.

FileMaker Launches Free Business Productivity Kit - FileMaker, Inc. announced the latest FileMaker Business Productivity Kit, an easy way for businesses selling both goods and services to become more productive and tackle everyday business tasks. Optimized for FileMaker Pro 11, the new Business Productivity Kit offers ready-to-use templates for businesses that streamline a variety of operations.

Apple Sells One Million iPads - Reporting on Apple’s announcement that it sold its one millionth iPad just 28 days after the product’s introduction, Jim Goldman (cnbc.com) notes: “iPad reached the sales milestone far quicker than the company’s iPhone, which took nearly three months to sell 1 million units.” Goldman concludes: “All of this data seems to bode well for Apple.”

iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G Now Available - Starting today, you can buy the magical and revolutionary iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G at your favorite Apple Retail Store or from the Apple Online Store with free delivery to your door.

Thoughts on Flash - In a statement today on Apple.com, Apple CEO Steve Jobs described the company’s position on Flash: “I wanted to jot down some of our thoughts on Adobe’s Flash products so that customers and critics may better understand why we do not allow Flash on iPhones, iPods and iPads.”

Apple Announces Worldwide Developers Conference - Apple today announced that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 7 through June 11 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. The five-day conference includes the first ever iPad development sessions and hands-on working labs for iPhone OS 4, as well as Mac OS X core technology labs.

The Magazine Reimagined - With its new Popular Science+ app for iPad, publisher Bonnier is changing the way we interact with and experience magazine content. It’s the first example of a new concept they call Mag+ that takes full advantage of Multi-Touch technology on the iPad.

Drastically Improved 13-inch MacBook Pro - Reviewer Mike Prospero (Laptopmag.com) makes the “drastically” improved 13-inch MacBook Pro an Editors’ Choice (4/5 stars), concluding that it “offers the best combination of performance, endurance, design, and smart software.”

iPad Wi-Fi + 3G Models Available in US on April 30 - Apple announced that the Wi-Fi + 3G models of its magical iPad will be delivered to US customers who’ve pre-ordered on Friday, April 30, and will be available in Apple Retail Stores the same day starting at 5:00 p.m. iPad Wi-Fi models are available for purchase now at your favorite Apple Retail Store or from the Apple Online Store with free delivery to your door.

Apple Reports Second Quarter Results - Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended March 27, 2010. The Company posted revenue of $13.50 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion, or $3.33 per diluted share. “We’re thrilled to report our best non-holiday quarter ever, with revenues up 49 percent and profits up 90 percent,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’ve launched our revolutionary new iPad and users are loving it, and we have several more extraordinary products in the pipeline for this year.”

Supercharged, Elegant 15-inch MacBook Pro - Laptopmag.com makes the new 15-inch MacBook Pro an Editors’ Choice, writing that “if you want a big screen, excellent battery life, and plenty of muscle in a compact package, no other system comes close.”

Phenomenal Battery Life in New MacBook Pro - Citing “phenomenal battery life” in the new 13-inch MacBook Pro, Computershopper.com concludes: “Apple has once again taken what was already an impressive machine and made it even better.”

A Very Serious Portable Powerhouse - CNET editors award the 15-inch MacBook Pro an Excellent/4 star rating and write that “it now feels like the line’s powerhouse flagship model.”

iPad is Here - Starting today, you can buy a new iPad at your favorite Apple Retail Store or order from the Apple Online Store and have it delivered free to your door. You can also shop the App Store, with more than a thousand apps designed specifically for iPad, including the iWork productivity apps — Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. Or download the free iBooks app to browse thousands of new books at the iBookstore.

Laptop Killer? Pretty Close - In a detailed review of iPad, Walt Mossberg (allthingsd.com) writes: “After spending hours and hours with it, I believe this beautiful new touch-screen device from Apple has the potential to change portable computing profoundly, and to challenge the primacy of the laptop.”

Verdict in on iPad: It’s a Winner - Writing in USA Today, reviewer Edward C. Baig observes: “The iPad is not so much about what you can do — browse, do e-mail, play games, read e-books and more — but how you can do it. That’s where Apple is rewriting the rulebook for mainstream computing.”

FileMaker Announces Bento for iPad - FileMaker, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of its Bento App for iPad on the App Store. The app is based on Bento for iPhone with enhancements to make the most of the big, beautiful iPad screen. The new app enables users to manage contacts, track projects, plan events and more, and can be used by itself or synchronized with Bento 3 for Mac.

Instantly Smitten with iPad - Writing in Time Magazine, Stephen Fry describes his first interaction with iPad: “I had been prepared for a smooth feel, for a bright screen and the ‘immersive’ experience everyone had promised. I was not prepared, though, for how instant the relationship I formed with the device would be.”