The Apple iPad’s UK release date has been pushed back to late April and rumors are pointing towards a possibility that this is due to manufacturing problems encountered by Apple’s partners in China. Since Apple has yet to actually explain the reason for the launch delay, this is all purely speculation for now.
What we can confirm however is that the iPad will be out by late April –few weeks after the
US launch date of April 3. The 3G version of the iPad will be launched in the US first. The UK launch will see both the 3G and non-3G versions of the device come out.
Delayed or not, this is one gadget that we are really looking forward to. Admittedly, there are a major of letdowns. First is Steve Jobs’ absolute refusal to support Adobe –which means that the iPad will never have Flash support (at least it will have HTML5). Second, and even worse, is the lack of multi tasking. This is pretty odd since even smart phones can multi task. The iPad is supposed to have the hardware for it so we simply cannot fathom why we would not be allowed to jump among active apps or programs.
Despite that, the iPad promises to make net access an instantaneous thing to do taking away our reliance on desktop computers and net books when it comes to internet access (of course, it will never replace computers when it comes to other functions). The iPad also serves as a digital eBook reader and library –thanks to the new iBookstore.
The demonstration of the tablet’s capabilities show that the device is able to run 3D games without much slowdown. The graphic capabilities of the iPad are also pretty impressive –auto rotate animation is pretty smooth.
Read more about the iPad release date getting pushed back at the Telegraph UK.
