Stranded Norwegian Prime Minister Runs Government Via iPad

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Stranded by the volcanic cloud over Northern Europe, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg conducts governmental business on his iPad.
Is there an app for running a nation?

Apple chief executive, Steve Jobs, unveils the new iPad. Price starts at $499

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Apple chief executive, Steve Jobs, unveils the iPad.

Price Starts at $499:

16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
Wi-Fi $499 $599 $699
Wi-F 3G $629 $729 $829

Here's the link to Apple's official iPad page:


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Specs:

Half an inch thin. Weighs 1.5 pounds. 9.7-inch IPS display — super high quality, great angle of views, Mr. Jobs says.

Full capacitive multi-touch screen, same as the iPhone — “super responsive, super precise,” Jobs says.

The iPad is powered by Apple’s own custom silicon, Jobs says — a 1 GHz A4 chip,, 16 GB of memory, 32 or 64 Gigabytes of storage.

There’s Wi-Fi, 802.11n, and the latest Bluetooth. 3G wireless on the most expensive model. Accelerometer, compass, speaker, microphone.