ZDNet (blog)Apple turns iPad mute button into screen rotation lockApple InsiderBy AppleInsider Staff Apple revealed a minor tweak to the iPad hardware when preorders began Friday morning, with a button previously designated for audio muting changed to a "screen rotation lock." As first noticed by ....

Interesting tidbits include (but are not limited to): iPad 3Gs have phone numbers (they have to to get data just like a Mifi). You can buy your plan directly from your iPad (awesome - the less AT&T the better) and you can watch on your iPad as your monthly 250GB get eaten up by one iTunes movie. ....

Apple is now taking pre-orders for its much-anticipated iPad tablet device. Apple started selling the various versions of the devices in the Apple Store at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Eastern time. The devices will begin shipping in April, with Wi-Fi versions promised for April 3, or April 5 for customers ....

Did you by any chance get in on the early QUE proReader pre-order? Well, we've got news for you that might be good or bad depending upon your perspective. A pre-orderer just forwarded us an email received from Richard Archuleta, CEO of Plastic Logic, detailing a shipment delay from mid-April to ....

PC WorldBioShock 2 Cleans Up, Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii in February Game SalesPC WorldDown again overall, with upticks in Xbox 360 and PS3 sales and BioShock 2 ruling the software roost, that's February's US video game narrative in a nutshell courtesy NPD Group's retail industry figures. Overall video ....

The Federal Communications Commission unveiled three digital tools Thursday that will enable consumers, businesses, schools and other organizations to test the real-world performance of their fixed and mobile broadband connections and help identify gaps in the nation's broadband coverage. The tools ....

A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers. Parents would be able to use the system to help block access to porn ....

Apple updated Safari to 4.0.5 with performance, stability, and security improvements, which affect Top Sites, third-party plugins, web forms, SVG, and using Safari to configure some Linksys routers. Read More: Safari 4.0.5, Apple Security Updates Read the comments on this post

Deus Ex 3 is now officially named Deus Ex: Human Revolution, developer Eidos Montreal revealed during GDC yesterday with a swish new cinematic trailer. The trailer--created with Square Enix--revels in the prequel's cyberpunk and Renaissance themes and gives a look at some swish augmentations and ....

Animals at Shenyang Forest zoo reportedly starved to death after being fed only chicken bonesEleven rare Siberian tigers, starving and kept in small cages, have died at a cash-strapped zoo in China, heightening concerns about conditions at wildlife facilities in the country.The deaths of the tigers ....