Is Apple make some under - the - hood changes to the MacBook Air ? And , if the iPad is now usable at more stores , how number people are still line up ? Finally , while the iPad may be dear for me and proficient for you , is it really proficient for America ? The remainders for Monday , April 18 , 2011 are red , ashen , and puritanical all over .

Apple Now Using Samsung SSDs in MacBook Air?(AnandTech )

Apple may now be using speedy satisfying - state storage chip , mayhap manufactured by Samsung , in some MacBook Airs . harmonize to AnandTech , the newer cow dung boast both faster read and write time than the Toshiba models used to date . But if you ’re in the market for a MacBook Air , there ’s no way to tell which units have which chips ,   making this the most annoying news bulletin change since Wally West replaced Barry Allen .

iPad Store List(Toys ‘ R ’ Us )

If you do n’t ever want to rise up — because if youdid , you would n’t be a toy ‘ universal gas constant ’ Us kid — well , then , here ’s some good newsworthiness . As rumored earlier this month , the iPad 2 is now on sale at the retail chain ’s locations throughout the U.S. Sorry , parents , so much for attempt to convert your kids “ the iPad is n’t a toy ! ”

iPad Resellers Now Camp Overnight at Apple Stores(New York Times )

Despite add more place where you’re able to bribe an iPad , it appears that Apple is still get a toughened clip coming together demand for the tablet . New York Timeswriter Nick Bilton writes that common people are still camping out at the Soho Apple Store in New York City so as to click up an iPad 2 when new despatch come in . And then they turn around and sell them at an steep profit in China . Really , it ’s really only a topic of time before there are more iPad 2s in China than in the U.S.

Square ’s Disruptive Payment Service About To Get A Huge Retail Boost From Apple(TechCrunch )

Upstart payment processor Square has scored quite the takeover : Apple will reportedly get down extend the fellowship ’s iPhone- and iPad - compatible credit - card reader in both its online and brick - and - mortar shop . The reader , which isfree to anyone who requests one , will purportedly cost about $ 10 at the Apple Store , but will also come with $ 10 Charles Frederick Worth of Square deferred payment . We await this to be a huge win for Square , right up until Apple unveils its own personal payment arrangement , Rectangle .

Jesse Jackson Jr. Blames The iPad For Killing Jobs(YouTube )

Not Steve Jobs , take care you , butAmericanjobs . Representative Jesse Jackson , Jr. ( D - IL ) said in a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives that the iPad “ is now probably responsible for excrete G of American job , ” since it ’s made in China . You fuck , mayhap he ’s right . Let ’s stop over using all that high technical school cook up in China ! That ’ll show ‘ em ! By which I mean “ show ‘ em how much further our child ’s math and skill test score can devolve . ”

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Perian 1.2.2 – The 1.2.2 update for the plays - everything QuickTime codec for Mac has added backup for the WebM / VP8 telecasting format , pack together MKV tracks , and FFv1 lossless telecasting . It also now integrate an internal decoder for Theora and muddle several bugs . Free .

Dropbox 1.4 – The cloud - storage service has updated its iOS app , now allowing you to upload multiple photos and video in majority , as well as import file cabinet from Mail and other apps . Free .

GoodReader for iPad 3.6.0 – The latest update to Good.iWare ’s lecturer program for iPad total documentation for Io ’s power to cipher individual files , the ability to flatten out PDF notation so other apps can display them , AirPlay video support , and a smattering of bug fixes . $ 5 .