Some Apple stores in Canada and Australia sold out of the 3G version of the iPad, and staff were telling customers they did not know when new stock would arrive. This is a fairly significant piece of advice, people want the freedom of the un-tethered iPad, and Wi-Fi didn’t cut it.

Mobile ad spend rose 32% between 2008 and 2009, with brands from the entertainment, media and telecoms sectors spending the largest amounts on the medium, according to the IAB and …

teve Jobs announced the iPhone OS 2.0 features scheduled for launching the summer of 2010 (iPhone/iPod touch) and fall 2010 (iPad) launch. Among the new features is multitasking and 100+ new features. The update also adds the mobile advertising platform (“iAd”).

AndroidLib.com reports that around 9,331 new mobile apps were added to the Android Market in March 2010. This is the biggest number of apps added to the Android App store for a given month, since it launched. In December 2009 the number of new apps added were around 3,800. Then in January 2010, these number increased to 5,500.

It is my opinion that Apple appreciates that it cannot control the entire eBook market on the iPad, so rather than building closed walled garden, they are offering the easiest and best eBook experience using their iBook Store.

The iPad was announced by Apple on Jan 27 2010. The product is revolutionary and will change the face of tablet computing. It marks a new class of product that is sandwiched between the Smartphone and the Laptop and opens new opportunities for application development and mobile services. This article explores the implication of the iPad’s existence.

The challenge for RIM is to appeal to consumers, especially in North America. North Americans expect a faster web experience and easier access to software applications while RIM competes with the rapidly emerging iPhone and Android smartphones platforms.

Mobile banking is finally gaining steam in Canada, long after U.S. consumers started paying bills on their Blackberrys and iPhones, but some analysts wonder whether Canadians will rush to embrace banking apps. Here are some of the latest trends and industry change in Canada.

The average Canadian now spends more time on the Internet than watching television, according to a new survey from Ipsos Reid, a shift in digital habits that reflects the increasing prevalence of computers in our lives.

It is only a matter of time before broadcasting on these new broadcasting media channels will monetize the content and snatch even more of the revenue from traditional TV broadcasters. Newspapers are also poised to grab even more of this audience, with tablet-based interactive TV papers and books that offer text plus interactive digital media.