Originally Posted by AppleInsider

App Store software that will be available for download for Apple's iPad when it launches in the U.S. on Saturday can now be viewed through the iTunes Store via the desktop client.

Apple has said more than 1,000 iPad-specific applications will be available for download when the new hardware goes on sale April 3. A search for the terms "iPad," "HD" or "XL" in the iTunes Store gives users an option to narrow their search to iPad-only applications.

Many of the applications available will be familiar to existing iPhone and iPod touch users, as developers have released new versions of their popular applications formatted for the iPad's larger 9.7-inch screen. Applications such as "Scrabble for iPad" ($9.99), "Brushes - iPad Edition" ($9.99), and "Twitterific for iPad" (free) can all be previewed through iTunes.

The software can also be downloaded for iTunes, and awaits sync with the iPad when it is connected via USB. On Tuesday, Apple released iTunes 9.1, adding compatibility with the iPad and support for syncing of books with the iBooks application.

A few weeks ago, Apple began accepting iPad applications for submission to the App Store. Like with the iPhone and iPod touch, all software written for the device must be approved by Apple.

Then last week, the Cupertino, Calif., company began approving iPad applications into the App Store, but the software could not be viewed through iTunes. Some software was, however, spotted in the Web-based iTunes Preview list of App Store software, revealing that many developers would distinguish their iPad software with the distinctions "HD" or "XL."



In addition to iPad-specific software, the new device will be able to run virtually all of the existing App Store software, which has more than 150,000 applications. The Wi-Fi-only version of the hardware will go on sale in the U.S. this Saturday, April 3.

Originally Posted by hmurchison

I just scrolled through 11 freakin pages of iPad apps. There's a LOT of gems there for launch with a lot more coming in the next week.



Right now I'm a bit concerned about app management.

Originally Posted by AppleInsider

App Store software that will be available for download for Apple's iPad when it launches in the U.S. on Saturday can now be viewed through the iTunes Store via the desktop client.

Apple pulls the plug on Javascript

By Ash Lark
Published: 01:00 PM EST

In the latest version of its iPhone OS SDK, Apple Inc. has quietly pulled the plug on the archaic Javascript by permanently discontinuing the product.

According to Macworld UK, the company began informing developers of the demise of Javascript last week, announcing that Javascript had reached definitive "End of Life" status.

Originally Posted by Moloch

I looked at some iPorn on my iPad and iPulled my iPud.

Originally Posted by hmurchison

I just scrolled through 11 freakin pages of iPad apps. There's a LOT of gems there for launch with a lot more coming in the next week. ...