Apple Online Store“The iPad, which could dominate the tablet market until 2012, has been appearing in boardrooms and cubicles around the country,” Barbara E. Hernandez reports for PC World.

MacDailyNews Take: Apple’s iPad will very likely dominate the tablet market beyond 2012, too. Barbara must think that’s when the world ends.

“Previously it could be blamed on a manager showing off a new gadget or ordering one for the office in hopes of figuring out what to do with it later,” Hernandez reports. “But with Apple’s 4.2 iOS upgrade available in November, the iPad will soon have wireless printing, the ability to share files and multitask (the final two were available on the iPhone but not the iPad) — basically all things an office device should be able to do.”

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Hernandez reports, “The new 4.2 essentially upgrades the iPad with apps previously available on the iPhone, including fixing various bugs, and provides streaming video and music with AirPlay… ady the iPad has been harnessed for use in schools, fitted with AutoCad design software and is being used in half of the Fortune 100 companies, mainly because of its long battery life and secure iOS. The new upgrade will also make IT management simpler for companies sharing Apple’s iOS on both iPads and iPhones.”

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