iPad Updates

# iPad update:

* Over 2 million iPads sold since its release about 2 months ago
* iPad on sale in 10 countries and headed to an additional 9 countries by the end of July
* Over 8,500 iPad apps now available with over 35 million downloads already
* iBooks to receive an update later this month to support PDF format, note-taking, and a new bookmark system

# App Store update:

* Catalog now has more than 225,000 applications
* About 15,000 apps submitted each week with 95 percent approval within 7 days.
* Apple has topped 5 billion app downloads and US$1 billion paid out to developers
* Three new apps highlighted:
o Netflix iPhone app coming this summer (iPad version already available)
o Farmville for iPhone with push notifications and in-app purchases
o Guitar Hero for iPhone

# Apple iPhone:

* US marketshare at 28 percent (three times what Android has at 9 percent)
* Introduction of iPhone 4 with over 100 new features:
* All new design - As revealed by Engadget and Gizmodo earlier (Steve Jobs: "Stop me if you've already seen this."). Glass front and back with steel sides (which are part of the antenna system). 24 percent thinner than iPhone 3GS (9.3mm)
* To be available in black or white
* Retinal Display with 3.5-inch display with resolution of 960 by 640 pixels (increased pixel density to 326 pixels per inch - four times as many as iPhone 3GS) and 800:1 contrast ratio
* Other features: A4 chip, improved battery life, quad-band HSPA, 802.11 n WiFi, front-facing camera and back-facing camera with LED flash, microSIM card, gyroscope (6-axis motion sensing when combined with accelerometer), up to 32 gb of storage, 5MP camera capable of HD video recording (720p at 30fps), iMovie for iPhone app ($US4.99), iBooks application (purchased books can be downloaded to all your Apple devices)

# iOS 4 (renamed from iPhone OS 4):

* 1500 new features including multitasking, folders, unified inbox, and addition of Bing search engine
* iOS 4 to be released "soon" but no specific date provided
* iOS 4 will be a free upgrade for the iPhone 3GS and 3G although not all features will work on the latter.

# Overview of iAds with upcoming ads from companies such as Nissan, Chanel, GE, and Best Buy. Will go live on all iOS4 devices on July 1st
# One more thing: Video calling from iPhone to iPhone - Called FaceTime. Wi-Fi only for now though.

The iPhone 4 will sell for US$199 for the 16GB model and US$299 for the 32GB one with two-year contract. The iPhone 3GS will drop in price to US$99. AT&T will let also you upgrade early if your contract is ending in 2010.

The iPhone 4 will go on sale on June 24th in the US, France, Germany, the UK, and Japan. 18 additional countries, including Canada, are to follow on July 8th.