Say what you will, the past couple of days have been littered with signs of a rapidly expanding set of functions that the iPad can perform. Latest on the block is the iDisplay desktop extender, which will turn any of your iPhone OS devices into a WiFi-connected second monitor, allowing you to finally unchain your Mac OS (Windows version forthcoming) desktop and take it on the move. Introductory price is $4.99 and you’ll find an early hands-on experience at the TUAW link. Next up we have the Kindle for iPhone app contracting its name to just Kindle and making the expected jump to iPad compatibility with version 2.0, which comes with iBookstore-like page turning and, best of all, won’t cost you a thing. We’ve also got Read More

The iPhone 3G has fallen two spots in TIME Magazine‘s ‘The Top 10 Everything of 2008‘ list, having been dethroned from the #1 spot they were awarded in 2007. The magazine commends the device for having launched a rebirth of mobile computing, offering over 10,000 mobile applications since the launch of the original device.

However, most of the credit they offer is not so much for the device itself, but for the software development revolution that surrounds it. TIME criticizes the device for being what they consider an otherwise normal phone. “It doesn’t handle email as well as the cheapest BlackBerry, and as a telephone, it’s no better than most cell phones.” Read More