Type of Article: MacNews News Article

iPad now available for pre-order

The iPad and its accessories are now available for pre-order at the online Apple Store (http://www.apple.com). They’re due to ship on Saturday, April 3.

At least the Wi-Fi only versions will; the Wi-Fi + 3G model will hit US store sleeves in late April. In addition, all models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April.

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Apple releases Safari security update for Mac, Windows

Apple has released Safari Security Update (APPLE-SA-2010-03-11-1) for Mac and Windows, which brings the web browser to version 4.0.5.

According to the Apple, the update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to performance, stability, and security including:
° Performance improvements for Top Sites;

° Stability improvements for third party plug-ins;

° Stability improvements for web sites with online forms and Scalable Vector Graphics;

° Fixes an issue that prevented Safari from changing settings on some Linksys routers;

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WhoPaste update for Mac OS X adds instant iCal To Does

Mac-Chi has updated WhoPaste (http://www.whopaste.com/), a contact acquisition utility for the Mac OS X Address Book, to version 4.5. The upgrade adds instant iCal To Dos.

The new iCal To Dos can be created with just a control click on Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) or with a user configurable hot key on Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”). Mac-Chi has also enhanced the underlying data model and simplified the installation process. The older two-step installation process has been replaced with the more familiar and customer-friendly “drop a file on a folder”process.

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