Did you just get a sweet new international iPad 2? Whether you added it to your collection of iOS devices or you’re brand new to the platform, once you’re powered up and ready to go… you might just be wondering what you need to know and do next? Don’t worry, TiPb has your back!

• iPad Starters Guide: Get unpacked, get set up, get updated, and get all the info you need for your new iPad 2!
• iOS 4.3 walkthrough: Everything you need to know about what’s new in Apple’s latest software
• Top 10 apps for your iPad: From Flipboard to Infinity Blade, productivity to utility, these are the apps and games to check out first.
• Top 5 apps to show off your new iPad 2
• How to transfer data from your original iPad to your new iPad 2
• Tips and How-tos: From beginner to ninja, everything you need to know to get more out of your iPad
• Jailbreak Starters Guide: If you want to go beyond the bounds of Apple and iTunes but aren’t sure how, we explain all the basics and help you get going.
• iPad 2 accessories: Need an extra, cable, charger, headset or anything else to make your iPad 2 perfect?
• iPad Live podcast: Your weekly dose of iPad news, reviews, and how-tos. Join us live on Sunday nights or listen any time you like via iTunes or RSS.

And don’t forget our awesome iPad Forum for extra help and expert advice! We’ve got contests and give-aways, polls and guides, bug fixes and forums, and much, much more. Bookmark TiPb now and come back often, we want to hear from you!

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Apple has released iOS 4.3.1 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and as expected, it’s a bug fix release. So connect to iTunes, hit Check for Updates, and go get it!

Sorry, updating while in line for iPad 2! Yes, compatibility is the same adios 4.3 so no iPhone 3G, no Verizon iPhone. And if you’re jailbroken and want to stay that way, hold off on updating until there’s an iOS 4.3.1 jailbreak!

If you notice anything else, let us know!

[Thanks @daveizzle]

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Perhaps to save weight, the glass screen of the iPad 2 is 27% thinner than the glass screen on the original iPad yet this new test by iFixYouri shows it might be even stronger. Or to quote them:

"That glass was redonkulously strong!"

The increase in strength seems to come from greater flexibility. They performed a number of tests, including drops, without breaking the glass. Video after the break.

[9to5Mac and iFixYouri]

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The always cutting edge folks at Firemint let us know that they’re once again pushing the envelop of iOS and iPad 2 performance, this time by providing 1080p, full screen video out to TV for Real Racing 2 HD.

• A first for iOS!
• Full screen, gorgeous 1080p visuals
• No black borders
• No scaling – full HD
• Silky smooth 30 frames per second
• Dual-screen racing – real time telemetry on your iPad 2
• Drive from the comfort of your couch!

The update is coming soon. Video after the break, let us know what you think!

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According to The Music Void, Apple is pushing hard to re-launch its MobileMe service this April. The new MobileMe service is said to include a music storage service, to be called Locker.

Again we hear the term, "from informed sources", this time telling The Music Void that Apple has already sealed a deal with Warner. Apple is using that to leverage the other music labels to get the deals done in time for the supposed launch in April. The Locker service would provide an online backup or storage solution for music which could then be accessed via any iPad, iPod touch or iPhone device linked to the same iTunes account. In other words Cloud Storage! The new MobileMe service is rumored to come with a subscription price of $20 a year.

Would you use the Locker music service? Would it be worth $20 a year? Let us know in the comments!

[The Music Void via 9to5 Mac]

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Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

• XFINITY TV: Now you can play movies and TV shows anywhere and anytime on your iPad using a WiFi connection! [Free, with XFINITY TV or Comcast Digital Video service - iTunes link]

• yap.TV: See what millions of show fans on Twitter are saying about your favorite TV shows. Universal app for iPhone and iPad. [Free - iTunes link]

• Netwalk: In the game of Netwalk, you are a network administrator, and someone has scrambled your network. Your job is to rotate all the pieces so that every computer is connected to the server by cables and there are no lose ends in your network. [Free - iTunes link]

• Bird Zapper: Pesky birds have hijacked the power lines! Help Skippy the Squirrel by zapping the birds when they are lined up, down or all around, just by swiping them with your finger! Universal game for iPhone and iPad. [$0.99 - iTunes link]

• Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP: An exploratory action adventure iPad game with an emphasis on audiovisual style. Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries. [$4.99 - iTunes link]

• Color: It’s a social network… for photons. Do you get it? [Free - iTunes link]

Any other big apps or game releases or updates today? If you pick any of these up, let us know what you think!

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It’s iPad 2 launch day in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK! (Phew!) That means our international readers (and editors and writers!) will start hitting store.apple.com at the wee hours of the morning to order online (1am GMT, we’re waiting to see if it’s 1am EDT or PDT here in Canada), and others will start lining up at local Apple Stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers at 5pm local time to pick an iPad 2 up live and in person. And TiPb is going to be there with you!

Not sure yet if you want to get an iPad 2?

• iPad 2 buyers guide
• Should you upgrade from the original iPad to iPad 2?

Once you’ve made your decision, let us know how your order goes in the comments below — which one you got and when Apple says it will arrive, and then head on over to the iPad Forum and help us track shipments and deliveries.

Likewise, if you’re standing in line let us know where and drop a picture in official iPad 2 launch line thread on the iPad Forum.

And if you want to win a BodyGuardz protective skin for either your new iPad 2 or original iPad, head on over to our iPad Forums and help George Lim name his iPad 2!

Good day and good luck!

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Apple has aired yet another “if you don’t have an iPhone” commercial, this time focusing on Game Center (or as Rene might call it, App Store part deux). It highlights Scrabble and Infinity Blade, and the challenging and multiplayer features of Game Center.

Official Apple video after the break. What do you think?

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Rene, Georgia, and Mickey Papillon, the Cell Phone Junkie, discuss more iPhone 5 rumors, iOS 4.3.1 bug fixes, the AT&T T-Mobile buyout and what it means for iPhone, when will we get LTE, AT&T’s war on Jailbreak tethering, lawsuits, Google, #dickbar, and more! This is iPhone Live!

Show notes and all the week’s iPhone news after the break!

Announcements

• White Diamonds artistic crystal cases for iPhone and iPad [Give away]

iPhone 5

• iPhone 5 NFC: Yes, no, maybe so?!
• More iPhone 5 metal back, 4-inch screen, NFC rumors

iOS 4.3.1

• iOS 4.3.1 coming within 2 weeks?

Carriers

• UPDATED: AT&T acquiring T-Mobile US, what does it mean for iPhone?
• AT&T to use T-Mobile spectrum for LTE
• UPDATED: AT&T cracking down on jailbroken MyWi users?
• More on AT&T's war on Jailbreak tethering
• Second AT&T iPhone 4 commercial again shows off simultaneous voice and data

News

• Apple release three new "if you don't have an iPhone…" ads
• Apple's new iPhone ads should be called App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store
• Head of Mac OS X software, Bertrand Serlet is leaving Apple
• Apple to extend AirPlay video streaming licence to third parties?
• Microsoft announces remote device management… for iPhone and iPad?
• Apple sues Amazon over App Store trademark, Microsoft sues B&N over Android
• Sony Xperia Play videos get NSFW on iPhone!

Apps

• Google updates Latitude and Places apps, check-ins now included
• Controversy over the Apple approved 'Anti-Gay app'
• Angry Birds Rio for iPhone, iPad released!
• TiPb Asks: What Twitter app are you using for your iPhone?

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• @TCPJ_Mickey

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Twitter for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad had been updated again and if you think it finally fixes that hideous #dickbar… you’d be wrong. #dickbar is still there, but now it adds support for the iPad 2 camera hardware (such as it is). Here’s the brief change log:

• Photo/Video capture support for iPad 2
• Disabled significant location change monitoring that was causing compass to appear constantly when in app
• Bug Fixes from user reported crashes

As always, it’s free in the app store so if you check it out let us know what you think!

[Free - iTunes link, thanks RobT43!]

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