RIM's playbook goes head-to-head with iPad with surprising results!

Well, I hate to say it but the RIM Playbook looks faster at browsing the net than our favourite mobile iDevice. But the iPad still wins the race in other areas.

Judge for yourself here.

App Review - VLC Media Player

VLC Media Player
By Applidium
FREE

Today is a great day for iPad owners! The ever-crowd-pleaser VLC media player is now available for the iPad. This means you don't have to convert your videos into MP4 any more. You can just add them to your VLC app and presto!

Grab it here!

iOS 4.2 Beta Demonstration

I've found an article on engadget talking about the new iOS 4.2 beta. There is even a quick video demo showing off some of the much anticipated features like multi-tasking. I can't wait! You can check it out here.

App Review: Guinness World Records:

Guinness World Records: At Your Fingertips LITE
By Brandwidth
FREE

The foremost authority on who really is the best of the best is now a free app. But be warned, it's more that 200MB's

Check it out here.

BestBuy expanding iPad sales by end of month

BestBuy has announced today that it will be expanding it's iPad sales to all 1093 U.S. locations by September 26th. I guess supply really has caught up with demand.

Apple's iTunes Movie Trailers site goes HTML5

Thanks to HTML5 on the Apple Trailer site, you can now watch HD movie trailers right from your iPad. A nice feature (If you live in the U.S.) is that by using the location service, the site can also show you showtimes and locations.

Make sure you check it out here.

New iOS for the iPad in November

Earlier this week Apple finally announced that the long awaited iOS 4.2 for iPad will be available in November. With it comes over 100 new features, including multitasking, folders and printing!

Like me, I'm sure you're excited for the release. One thing to note is that this update will break any jailbreak on your iPad. So you'll have to decided if it's worth the trade off.

Another important note, it's a free update! Find out more here.

More iPads Please

It seems that Apple wants to bump up it's current production rate for iPads from two million units per month to three million, according to a research note from Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty. This is half a million more units more than Apple themselves claimed to be shooting for just a few months ago.

I suppose that this increase in production is partly to blame for the now 24 hour ship time that Apple now promises in the Apple Store.

App Review: NASA app HD

NASA App HD
By: NASA
FREE

Interested in all things NASA? Well, it looks like NASA has released an app that will fill your iPad with all kinds of interesting space agency related information.

Check it out here.

iPad will cost jobs

USA Today is making a move toward the digital by deemphasizing its focus on print in favour of web and tablet (iPad) readers. As a result, about 130 jobs will be lost this fall. Ouch!

Read more here.