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  • Media mogul Rupert Murdoch finds the iPad such a promising business he's launching a newspaper that will only be accessible through the device.

  • Apps will be the focal point of Apple's World Wide Developers conference this Monday, and some developers are struggling with the technology.

  • Apple's ubiquitous iPad may cut into sales of the new Borders e-Book reader.

  • The iPad makes a much-anticipated debut to customers overseas.

  • Retailers are trying to figure out how to transform mobile marketing power into bigger sales. Steve Henn reports on one retailer who is diving in.

  • A man plays with his Apple iPad in San Francisco, Calif.
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    Sorry early adopters, some iPad users are reporting their devices can't connect or stay connected to the Internet. Why don't companies catch big glitches like these? Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

  • Malls are preparing for a big weekend, but the crowds won't be coming for the Easter holiday — they're coming for the new Apple iPad. Sally Herships reports.

  • The iPad has been widely hailed as just the thing to convince people to pay for online print media. Newspapers and magazines are showing high interest in developing apps. And Rico Gagliano tells us who else is getting involved.

  • There are some products you should hold off on buying early because a cheaper version is always around the corner. But commentator Farhad Manjoo says even though Apple's iPad is untested, there's no reason to delay buying one.

  • A man plays with the Apple iPad during an Apple Special Event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Calif.
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    The iPad will soon go on sale, and newspapers and magazines have been selling ads for the sleek little gadget like it's 1999. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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