The iPad was released early in USA, when the dollar was also very weak comparing to other currencies, so many people outside the US bought the new device. Well, everything was fine until they wanted to buy applications for their brand new iPad from the app store. They were shocked to observe they can't do it, because the app store was available only in USA.

It seems now Apple thought of this policy and decided to make App Store live all around the globe. Many users from different countries (not just Europe) confirmed the store works perfect in their country. Holland, Germany, UK, Australia, Switzerland and others confirmed this fact. Now go and try it in your local iTunes store and keep us up to date.

Source: Engadget

Apple started to tight its control over the App store even more than before, by announcing Sony that they can't sell content - such as ebooks - in it. Apple wants their users to only be able to buy content from their own company, so rejected Sony's application which would have allowed Sony Reader Store ebooks to be bought by Apple users.

Though an iPad user does not need a Kindle to read Kindle ebooks bought from Amazon, this move might affect Amazon.com too. If Apple will continue tightening its control over the App Store, Kindle ebooks might be rejected from selling too. This changes lots of things on the market, because Apple seemed to offer more support to other companies, but it might just have been for a short period. 

What's sure is that Apple rejected Sony's Reader and, from now on, more companies might have to stop selling their content in the App Store.

The microUSB is winning its ways into becoming the default port for lots of mobile phone companies, letting smaller companies ask themselves if they should also adapt to the trends. Two years ago the GSMA announced to have managed to persuade a large group of mobile phone producers to move to microUSBs by 2012.

The microUSB is becoming the main port for mobile producers such as Nokia, Apple, RIM, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Alcatel - is Alcatel even on the market anymore? Didn't heard anything from their company lately.

Sure, now everybody will ask if the next generation iPhone will feature a microUSB too, but I seriously doubt. The USB port is not proprietary for Apple and it might take a longer time until we will really see it happening.