Week in Review: iPad launch and more piracy
This week in IT, the hype machine returned for another go at the iPad, while piracy stayed in the news.
iPad due for arrival
US customers are set to start receiving their pre-ordered iPads. Well some customers - anyone who ordered too late faces a delivery delay, due to heavy demand.
Mac fans aren't the only ones eager to see the device; Apple's retail employees still haven't seen it, despite being expected to sell it when it hits shelves this weekend.
Some have got their hands on the device, with early reviews suggesting the iPad is pretty cool indeed.
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Piracy
This week saw more copyright changes to the Digital Economy Bill, ahead of it winging its way to MPs next week.
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The LibDems have already come out swinging against it, so it should be an interesting - albeit short - debate.
Prosecutors dropped charges against a teenager accused of illegally sharing music files.
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