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A New Meaning For HBO's "It’s Not TV, It’s HBO" Slogan

The Time Warner-owned TV powerhouse is expanding their “HBO Go” services for the iPad as well as other mobile devices with hopes to make is easier than ever to access popular HBO movies and shows. They want customers to be able to keep tabs on their favorite movies and television shows wherever they are.  According to Bloomberg, the service will be provided to already paying subscribers for no additional cost and should be available by early 2011. This could potentially attract more viewers to their iPad’s rather than to their televisions.

“There is value in exclusivity,” HBO co-president Eric Kessler, noting that viewers “are willing to pay a premium for high quality, exclusive content.”

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Get your iPad...at Wal-Mart!

Last week we noted that Apple had already sold 1 million iPads. Well, we can expect them to sell a lot more of them:

By the end of 2010, Wal-Mart will carry Apple’s revolutionary tablet computer. “We anticipate being able to have the iPad later this year,” says Gary Severson, senior VP of entertainment for Wal-Mart’s U.S. stores.

Having sold in excess of one million units since its launch last month, the iPad has been plagued by supply issues – a problem that could be exacerbated by Wal-Mart stocking the tablet nationwide. For now, Apple isn’t commenting on how it will deal with supply shortages. But industry analysts say that bulking up the inventory of iPads will likely prove Apple’s biggest priority this summer.

Estimates maintain that Apple could very well move between four and five million iPads by the end of this year – a remarkable feat, but one that would prove substantially easier to pull off with America’s mega retailer Wal-Mart bringing the tablet closer to the masses than it’s ever been.

Head over to Mobile Marketing Watch to read more.

Apple Sold 1 Million iPads In April

If you were wondering whether consumers were truly interested in the iPad, this should provide some clarity:

Between Friday, April 3rd, and Friday, April 30th – the release dates of Apple’s WiFi iPad and the iPad 3G, respectively – the Cupertino-based tech giant successfully logged better than one million units sold of the revolutionary tablet computer.

Note that - these are sales of the WiFi models only. Anyone who was waiting for the 3G equipped models had to wait a month. Don't be surprised to see big sales in May.

Are These The Features We'll See in iPhone OS 4.0?

Aside from the widely expected tablet, will Apple be dropping iPhone OS 4.0 at their big event on January 27th?

• Multi-touch gestures are being incorporated throughout the OS
• There will be a “few new ways” to run applications in the background.
• Plenty of UI changes were put in place to make using the OS more efficient.
• Sadly, the rumor indicates iPhone OS 4.0 will be iPhone 3G/3GS only. iPhone 1 owners, it’s time to retire your piece.
• “Brand new syncing” capabilities for the calendar/contacts system.

Head over to MobileCrunch for more.