Today's Headlines

The Insider's Guide to iPad 2 Launch Day
Macworld
Answers questions like how to get an iPad 2, what types of models are available, and what the editors think  of the device. 

iPad 2 Now Available While Competitors Appear Stymied
AllThingsD
Says "Mobilized" columnist Ina Fried:  "...what strikes me is that while Apple is now ready with its second-generation tablet, many of its would-be rivals still haven’t made it out of the starting gate."

3 Software Programs That Add to the Appeal of iPad 2 (as if that's needed)
The New York Times
Tech columnist David Pogue cites iMovie, Photo Booth and GarageBand. 

2010 Shipments of Tablets Estimated at Close to 18 Million
Businessweek
Apple Inc. and other makers of tablet computers shipped nearly 18 million of the devices worldwide in 2010 and are expected to ship 50 million in 2011, according to research group IDC.

What Publishers Can Expect with the Google and Apple Digital Newsstands
Folio
A q&a with the head of consumer marketing for publishing giant Bonnier on two early digital newsstand efforts. 

Popularity of E-Book Lending Mushrooms
The Wall Street Journal

In the past few months, online clubs with such names as BookLending.com and Lendle.me have proliferated. The sites, some of which have gathered thousands of users, allow strangers to borrow and lend e-books for  Kindle and Nook free.