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Everything Your New IPad Needs Right Now

Well, weren’t you a good boy and/or girl this year! That iPad’s going to be your favourite new toy no matter what, but here’s how to squeeze the most out of it from day one.


January 28, 2010
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What Does Epic Games’ Mark Rein Think Of The iPad?

We ran into Epic Games vice president Mark Rein at Apple’s iPad demo event today, happily tapping and gesturing to his heart’s content with one of the sleek new tablets. Will Epic bring its Unreal Engine to the iPad?


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Firemint Plans Dedicated iPad Version Of Popular iPhone Game

Firemint, maker of Flight Control for the iPhone and iPod Touch (reviewed by Gawker boss Nick Denton in December), has announced it will bring an “optimised and re-imagined version” of that game to the iPad, announced today.


Hands On With Apple’s iPad, Everything But The Games

After burning through most of the games Apple deemed playable on its new iPad tablet computer, I ventured into the off-topic portions of the device. As an iPhone and MacBook owner, would I find the need for something in between?


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iPad Doubts: A Gamer’s Problems With Apple’s Wonder Machine

The Apple iPad may be great for web-browsing. It may be the best slate on which to list half of the 10 Commandments since solid rock. But, for gamers, well, thou shalt have some legitimate doubts about this thing.


Hands On With Apple’s iPad, Just The Games

Immediately following Apple’s iPad reveal event, the Mac maker offered us an opportunity to go hands-on with the touchscreen controlled tablet. The demo unit came loaded with apps, including about a dozen games. We took (most of) them for a spin.


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This Is Kotaku’s First Post Written On An iPad

First! The virtual keyboard on the iPad probably won’t work for liveblogging, but it’s a helluva lot better than the iPhone. The games? Well, I’ll write about that in a minute.


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Apple’s iPad, Aka TouchXL, Detailed

Ringing it at $US500 to $US830, the newly announced 1.5-pound (0.68kg) iPad doesn’t seem to bring much new to the table, despite Apple calling it magical.


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Sizing Up The Apple iPad

How does the Apple iPad size up to other popular portable devices, gaming and otherwise? We’ve compiled a sizing chart that compares the iPad to items with similar functions, which could have folks digging out their old Etch-A-Sketches.


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EA Plays Need For Speed On The iPad

EA was present at Apple’s iPad event today, giving us a glimpse of the first big-name game running on the iPad, testing the device’s power with Need for Speed.