Unless you’ve been living in some form of black hole, you’ll no doubt be aware that Apple has now launched the fantastic new iPad Tablet. The device features a 10 hour battery life and the netbook rival is essentially a large iPod touch/ eBook reader.

Of the 140,000 applications already available for the device, one subtle yet important change to the software development kit (SDK) has been observed by several commentators. It appears that Apple – and to some extent AT&T in the USA – have yielded to the demands of the FCC over the restriction of VoIP calls via 3G networks. In simple terms, this means we should all be able to make calls using VoIP clients such as Fring or Skype without having to be in a WiFi area.

We’ll have to wait and see if Europe benefits from the change but the chances certainly look good.

Link: www.wired.com