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The iPad may not be a mobile device in the opinion of Mark Zuckerberg, but it’s a big enough force to be reckoned with that Facebook may be gearing up to release a native iPad application on the App Store next week. Reports surfaced at Reuters today that the company’s Seattle based engineering office may be putting the final touches on the app, and they’re expecting to launch “something awesome” according to Zuckerberg.

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Flickr and Facebook fans rejoice. Flickpad HD, the popular iPad photo-browsing app, has been updated to include new support for Flickr’s archive of public photography, otherwise known as The Commons. For those wondering what Flickpad HD is, there’s also good news.

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Taking a cue from standard 3rd quarter trends in the IT sect, Apple is expected to boost iPad 2 shipments over the 2nd quarter by nearly 4 million units. Apple has been stocking up on all of the parts required to produce the world’s most popular tablet in an effort to avoid any component shortages.

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Android is huge. According to Andy Rubin, 500,000 Android devices are activated every single day around the world — not exactly something to balk at. But, it also appears that Apple’s iPhone has found its second wind these days. A recent survey from Nielsen has shown that Apple’s iPhone is increasing in market share, despite Android’s continued growth.

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Apple said Lion will ship in July, and July is just around the corner, so naturally rumors will be popping up between now and release day. It’s already begun to some degree, but today we have an alleged date for the Lion release: July 6, 2011.

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According to MacStories, there are now 100,000 iPad apps available.

While the number hasn’t been verified by Apple, it’s a significant milestone for the tablet, which launched just a year and a half ago.

More and more, the quality and quantity of available apps are seen as a critical factor in the success of mobile platforms.

An example of this surfaced as recently as last night, as reviews of the webOS-powered HP TouchPad began to surface.

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Show Notes

Host: Joshua Schnell, Stephen Hackett

• Final Cut Pro X backlash
• iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 out this fall?
• Cody’s ”Hate. Love. Fear.”
• Forkbombr: “An Open Letter to the Apple News Community on Steve Jobs’ Health”
• MacStories: The Big Data Center Theory

Commentary

Josh and I are joined by Cody Fink, staff writer over at MacStories. In addition to talking about the feedback video guys have given Apple over the new version of Final Cut, we discuss Apple’s next iPhone. Or iPhones, as it may be.

Finally, we discuss a piece Cody wrote a few weeks ago about some of the ups and downs of being a tech journalist.

News from the Opera 11 camp today tells us that the latest rollout, 11.5, introduces some interesting features. While Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari and Firefox are off copying each other, Opera’s happy to do things a little differently. Just a little, mind you. There’s no drastic overhaul.

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