3G iPads Getting Prepared for Shipment (Update: Shipping)

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Update: People have started to receive their shipment notifications. 

We’ve received word that iPad 3G’s are starting the shipment process. As Apple has promised, iPad Pre-Orders will arrive this Friday, April 30. Those who ordered after the deadline will have to wait until May 7. We haven’t heard about any iPad 3G’s shipping out the door as of yet, but being prepared for shipment is a start. We will be sure to update as soon as we hear anything new. 

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Conferencing, gaming features remain in latest iPhone 4 SDK

The latest iPhone 4 SDK Beta 2 continues a fine tradition first seen in version 1 – it has lots of tools for video conferencing, including status messages, registration requirements and more.

MacRumors today lets us have an in-depth look at the latest build, confirming that many of the features first spotted by Mark Gurman remain in place.

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Cops have collared that iPad finger-ripping criminal

Police have apprehended the iPad finger ripper thief.

You may recall the sequence of events, Bill Jordan was collecting an iPad for a friend from the Cherry Creek Shopping Center Apple Store in Colorado.

As he was leaving the mall he was assaulted by two men who stole the iPad, and while doing so damaged his little finger so badly that it had to be amputated.

The Denver Post now tells us the police caught one of the men. The suspect, identified as Brandon Darnell Smith (20), is described as 6-feet tall and weighing 160 pounds.

The man was arrested without incident and is being held in connection with the investigation into the assault and robbery of Jordan.

Via: TUAW