• Finally - after all those years of speculation, rumour and guessing - it's over, the Apple iPad is now public. Love it? Hate it? There's no consensus right now. I got my hands on it after the event... and I think we'll be talking about this one for a little while yet.
• Elsewhere in the world (and yes, there was stuff going elsewhere on Wednesday), the latest version of Google's book settlement is up for debate. It's not pleased Amazon (which says it "continues to give Google exclusive rights likely to lead to a monopoly") or those acting for the estates of authors like Richard Wright (who say it is "grievously flawed"). Worth reading Larry Lessig's elegant essay on the subject in the New Republic.
• Also on Wednesday, Oracle held a press conference in which it outlined its future now that it is closing in on taking over Sun Microsystems. In it, Larry Ellison said he planned to hire around 2,000 more sales people to boost the bottom line - but would be laying off around 1,000 workers form the newly-acquired company.
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