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If you haven’t yet entered our iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide Top Tweeter Contest, today is your last chance to do so. In the contest, iLounge and Bowers & Wilkins are giving away two Zeppelin Air systems to the Grand Prize winners, two MM-1 speaker systems to our First Prize winners, and two Zeppelin Mini systems to our Second Prize winners. To enter, simply post the following tweet on Twitter: “Grab the amazing @iLounge iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide + tweet this link for a shot at six Bowers & Wilkins speakers! http://t.co/5Z5bpb5” or retweet this linked message to your followers. We’ll look for the top tweeters/retweeters—based on the number and positive influence of retweets—and pick two winners for each of the three speakers above. The contest ends tonight at 11:59PM Pacific Time, so get to Tweeting, and good luck!

The Consumer Electronics Association will hold its CE Week 2011 event next week in New York City, and iLounge will be on hand to provide coverage. As part of the event, there will be a special iLounge + NYC section of CE Week’s Line Shows dedicated to products for the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and will feature Summer/Fall 2011 lineup unveilings from various companies including iHome, Incipio, Monster, and Scosche. CE Week 2011 runs from June 20-25, while the Line Shows will be held June 22-23 at 7 West 34th Street. We look forward to showing you what’s new in the Apple accessory world, live from the show!

iLounge’s editors are on-site at Moscone West in San Francisco, site of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. The event will kick off with a keynote address from Apple CEO Steve Jobs and other Apple executives beginning at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time/1:00 p.m. Eastern Time today. During the address, Apple will be discussing Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5, and its new iCloud service. As with past live events, we’ll be switching over to our optimized Live.iLounge.com page right before the event begins, and will also host a separate chat room for reader discussions of the announcements as they happen. Stay tuned!

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, will be arriving in subscribers’ inboxes Monday morning. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — just use the simple form below to submit your email address, if you haven’t done so already.

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iLounge will be providing live coverage of Apple’s 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address, which is slated for Monday, June 6, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time/1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. During the event, Apple is expected to preview iOS 5, the next-generation version of its operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, unveil its iCloud online service, which is expected to include a music storage and streaming component, and discuss Mac OS X Lion, the latest version of its desktop OS. As with past live events, we’ll be switching over to our optimized Live.iLounge.com page right before the event begins, and will also host a separate chat room for reader discussions of the announcements as they happen. See you then!

iLounge is pleased to announce the Luxa2 iPad Stand Giveaway. In our Giveaway of the Month for June, iLounge and Luxa2 are giving away 30 Luxa2 H4 iPad Stands. To enter, simply fill out and submit the form on the giveaway page—the giveaway will end on June 30, 2011 at 11:59PM Pacific Time. Good luck!

Building on the success of last year’s million-plus-downloaded original edition, iLounge is pleased to announce the release of our all-new iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide. Download your free copy today!

A lot has changed since we released the first iPad Buyers’ Guide only months after the device’s launch. As such, the 146-page iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, containing an updated iPad hardware guide, sections spotlighting the very best in iPad accessories and software, sneak peeks of upcoming accessories, a new installment of our popular iDesign series, and brief updates on recent goings on with the iPod, iPhone, and Mac.

See the official download page for more information and images.

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, will be arriving in subscribers’ inboxes early next week. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — just use the simple form below to submit your email address, if you haven’t done so already.

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Also, if you haven’t yet entered our Noreve Tradition Leather Case Giveaway, this is your last weekend to do so. In our Giveaway of the Month for May, iLounge and Noreve are giving away five free Noreve Tradition Leather Cases for iPad 2. To enter, simply fill out and submit the form on the giveaway page—the giveaway will end on May 31, 2011 at 11:59PM Pacific Time. Good luck!

With over 2,100 votes from iLounge readers, our most recent poll—“Will you be buying a white iPhone 4?” has ended. Readers were given a choice between two positive responses and five negative responses, the latter group including options for those who are waiting for the next white iPhone, those that wanted a black iPhone 4, and those that wanted a white model but gave up on waiting and purchased the black model instead.

Overall, only nine percent of readers said they would be buying a white iPhone, 54 percent of which said they recently decided to buy an iPhone and wanted the white model, compared to 46 percent who had been holding out for the fairer model since last June. Among those that said they wouldn’t be purchasing the white iPhone 4, 40 percent said they wanted the black model, while another 25 percent said they didn’t want an iPhone 4 at all. Another 14 percent said they were waiting for the next white iPhone, the same percentage as those who wanted a white one but settled for a black model instead. Finally, seven percent of those who said they wouldn’t be buying a white iPhone 4 also said that they wanted one, but the device was delayed too long and they simply gave up. Thanks for all your votes!

Our new poll focuses on iOS 5. We’d like to know what new feature or improvement you’d most like to see in the new OS. Would you like a new notifications system, or Home screen widgets, or perhaps wireless syncing, backups, and updates? Or maybe you’d most like to see a redesigned Home screen, expanded background process and multitasking support, or a common file system, or haptic feedback? Or some other new feature or improvement? Our new poll, “Which feature would you most like to see in iOS 5?” lets you answer that question. As always, you can find the iLounge Poll in the left-hand column of the main iLounge.com homepage. Cast your vote today!

This week’s featured photo is from our iPhones Around the World gallery, and shows an iPhone on board a boat, looking out over the water at the legendary mountain Torghatten in Brønnøy, Norway. To share your photos and to be considered for our Photo of the Week, you simply need to submit your own photo to one of our galleries. So get out there, take some pictures featuring your favorite iPod, iPad, or iPhone and maybe your submission will be our next Photo of the Week!

This week’s featured photo is from our iPads Around the World gallery, and shows a black iPad 2 over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. To share your photos and to be considered for our Photo of the Week, you simply need to submit your own photo to one of our galleries. So get out there, take some pictures featuring your favorite iPod, iPad, or iPhone and maybe your submission will be our next Photo of the Week!

iLounge’s contest for the upcoming iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide—Design The iPad 3 + iPad mini—is entering its third week, with $2,800 in prizes up for grabs. Entries have already started to arrive, and we’re excited to see more!

In the contest, we’re asking you to create a brand-new artistic rendition of what Apple’s future iPads should look like, including the on-screen interface. We’ll be selecting winners based on both the plausibility and cool factor of their designs, including how the devices’ interfaces might deal with a smaller screen size or increase in resolution. Three winners each will be selected for the iPad 3 and iPad mini categories; two Grand Prize winners will receive Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air systems, two First Runners Up will receive Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 Speakers, and two Second Runners Up will receive Zeppelin Mini systems. The contest begins today and ends on May 26, 2011 at 11:59PM Pacific Time; winners will be announced in the iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide on June 1, 2011. You can submit your entry here. Good luck!

iLounge’s contest for the upcoming iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide—Design The iPad 3 + iPad mini—is entering its second week, with $2,800 in prizes up for grabs. Entries have already started to arrive, and we’re excited to see more!

In the contest, we’re asking you to create a brand-new artistic rendition of what Apple’s future iPads should look like, including the on-screen interface. We’ll be selecting winners based on both the plausibility and cool factor of their designs, including how the devices’ interfaces might deal with a smaller screen size or increase in resolution. Three winners each will be selected for the iPad 3 and iPad mini categories; two Grand Prize winners will receive Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air systems, two First Runners Up will receive Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 Speakers, and two Second Runners Up will receive Zeppelin Mini systems. The contest begins today and ends on May 26, 2011 at 11:59PM Pacific Time; winners will be announced in the iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide on June 1, 2011. You can submit your entry here. Good luck!

This week’s featured photo is from our iPads Around the World gallery, and shows a black iPad 2 “enjoying the view” of Squapan Lake in Maine. To share your photos and to be considered for our Photo of the Week, you simply need to submit your own photo to one of our galleries. So get out there, take some pictures featuring your favorite iPod, iPad, or iPhone and maybe your submission will be our next Photo of the Week!

If you’re an iPad developer with a major new app, game, or iPad 2 accessory you’d like to see featured in our upcoming iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide, you’d best hurry: our deadline for submissions is this coming Friday, May 13. To submit an accessory or product, simply email our Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Horwitz at (jeremy-at-ilounge-dot-com) for additional information today.

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, will be arriving in subscribers’ inboxes Monday morning. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — just use the simple form below to submit your email address, if you haven’t done so already.

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This week’s featured photo is from our iPads Around the World gallery, and shows a white iPad 2 sitting in the sand on a beach in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines. To share your photos and to be considered for our Photo of the Week, you simply need to submit your own photo to one of our galleries. So get out there, take some pictures featuring your favorite iPod, iPad, or iPhone and maybe your submission will be our next Photo of the Week!

Want an awesome pair of speakers? Have some artistic talent and creativity? Well, today’s your lucky day. iLounge has just announced our contest for the upcoming iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide—Design The iPad 3 + iPad mini. In the contest, we’re asking you to create a brand-new artistic rendition of what Apple’s future iPads should look like, including the on-screen interface. We’ll be selecting winners based on both the plausibility and cool factor of their designs, including how the devices’ interfaces might deal with a smaller screen size or increase in resolution. Three winners each will be selected for the iPad 3 and iPad mini categories; two Grand Prize winners will receive Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air systems, two First Runners Up will receive Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 Speakers, and two Second Runners Up will receive Zeppelin Mini systems. The contest begins today and ends on May 26, 2011 at 11:59PM Pacific Time; winners will be announced in the iPad 2 Buyers’ Guide on June 1, 2011. Good luck!

iLounge is pleased to announce the Noreve Tradition Leather Case Giveaway. In our Giveaway of the Month for May, iLounge and Noreve are giving away five free Noreve Tradition Leather Cases for iPad 2. To enter, simply fill out and submit the form on the giveaway page—the giveaway will end on May 31, 2011 at 11:59PM Pacific Time. Good luck!

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, will be arriving in subscribers’ inboxes Monday morning. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — just use the simple form below to submit your email address, if you haven’t done so already.

IMPORTANT: Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Earthlink and others, make sure we don’t end up in your spam box. Please accept emails from iLounge.com. Thank you.

Also, if you haven’t yet entered our two ongoing giveaways, this is your last weekend to do so. In the Bluelounge Nest Giveaway, iLounge and Bluelounge are giving away fifty Nest iPad stands and valets, while in the CEA Tech Enthusiast Giveaway, iLounge and the Consumer Electronics Association are giving away five free annual memberships to become a CEA Tech Enthusiast. Both giveaways end on April 30, 2011 at 11:59PM Pacific Time. Good luck!