Apple iPad release is just two weeks way and Apple is working hard to secure content deals before the iPad launch. But nailing down the content deals is proving difficult for Apple according The Wall Street Journal. Yukari Iwatani Kane wrote on the journal:

It has been rumored for past few weeks that Apple will update its Mac Pro lineup very soon. However, AppleInsider has been told that Apple is wrapping up development of fastest Mac Pro update ever, which will ship in June and not by end of March. AppleInsider believes that Apple will keep using Xeon processors in Mac Pro lineup, as was reported by us last week when rumors about Apple’s plan to switch to Core i7-980X processor were published.

Along with the new Mac Pro, Apple also plans to introduce new 27-inch LED backlit Cinema Display. AppleInsider wrote:

“Two people familiar with the upcoming display say its been lingering in Apple’s labs for quite sometime, where it’s frequently referenced by the unique identifier/codename “K59”. The Mac maker is believed to have been waiting patiently for the cost of the larger LCD panels, which sport a resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels, to shed some of their premium before introducing the model to the market.”

Both the Cinema Display and the Mac Pro lineup haven’t been updated for quite sometime now and the sooner Apple updates these models the better it will be for its professional customers.

Viv magazine’s Alexx Henry has produced “motion magazine cover” concept aimed at tablet devices like iPad. Alexx wrote on his blog:

The video above shows the motion magazine cover in action and the video below goes behind the scenes to show how the motion magazine cover was put together. Check the videos out they are really interesting.

Nokia has launched a new project called “Design by Community” to tap in consumer help for creating a smartphone concept device of the future. On the Design by Community website you can select screen size, screen type, keyboard layout, secondary buttons and screen ratio for your ideal concept device and submit it to Nokia. On the website Nokia says:

We have added a video below in which Younghee Jung of Nokia Design Team talks about mobile gesture design. There are other videos also on the Design by Community website covering various aspects of handset design.

News that Windows Phone 7 Series won’t support copy & paste functionality created quite a stir around the blogosphere yesterday. But Long Zheng is now reporting that a person close to Microsoft “explained that copy & paste is definitely a scenario and feature that the team is putting a lot of thought about and hope to bring to the platform soon after initial release.”

He further wrote “As it turns out, the development team actually knows exactly how they will be implementing copy & paste in WP7S but did not believe it could be implemented without affecting the release schedule they’ve committed too and therefore will be including it in an update down the road.”

With the in-depth preview of Windows Phone 7 Series at MIX10 in Las Vegas, it looks like platform-wise Microsoft is copying Apple to the dot. Like iPhone, Windows Phone 7 Series will not support multitasking for third-party apps; application installation on the phone will be just via Microsoft Marketplace similar to App Store; and finally like iTunes for iPhone, Zune software will provide syncing for Windows Phone 7 Series. Since launch of Zune, Microsoft has turned into true Apple follower taking same steps that Apple takes with its iPod and iPhone platforms only 2-3 years later.

Amazon today announced “Kindle for Mac” a free application that lets readers enjoy Kindle books on their Mac. With addition of the new applications, Kindle books can now be read on the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, PC and Mac and soon the iPad.

"Kindle for Mac is the perfect companion application for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Jay Marine, director, Amazon Kindle. "For those customers around the world who don’t yet have a Kindle, Kindle for Mac is a great way to instantly access and read the most popular new releases as well as their old favorites."

Kindle for Mac offers the following features:

According to Amazon, several features will be added to the Kindle for Mac app in the near future, including full text search and the ability to create and edit notes and highlights. Kindle for Mac is available to customers around the world as a free download here.

NY Times is reporting that Google has teamed up with Intel and Sony to develop new Google TV platform to bring the web into the living room of consumers via next generation of televisions and set-top boxes. Google TV will make it as easy for TV users to navigate Web applications like Twitter and Picasa, as it is to change channel. The platform will be based on Android operating system and Google intends to open the Google TV platform once it is launched.

Google TV platform will run on Intel’s Atom processors. Google has already built a prototype set-top box and has begun testing it with Dish Network. However, Sony might incorporate the Google TV directly into the TV and other devices like Blu-ray players by directly integrating Atom processor in those devices. The platform will provide consumers new web friendly interface using a version of Google Chrome web browser for surfing websites like YouTube and Hulu.

Logitech has also joined the effort and will design peripheral devices like remote and keyboard for Google TV platform. All four companies have declined to comment about the news, but all of them are hiring software engineers with experience in application development for Android OS.

Adobe has posted a video in which Adobe platform evangelist Serge Jespers shows how HTML5 and Flash can work together rather than killing each other. In the example shown in the video above Serge uses HTML5’s geolocation feature to provide location information to a map application developed in Flash. He also shows the same application running on Nexus One.

With Microsoft also joining HTML5 bandwagon with introduction of IE9, HTML5 is gaining major momentum as it offer many of the same features as Flash, but promises to be less of a system hog. It is too early to say whether HTML5 will kill Flash or not, but HTML5 definitely offer some tantalizing prospects.

Apple announced today that they have made several enhancements to iWork.com, which will improve document sharing and access of the online service from iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. MacRumors has listed the major enhancements to the iWork that include:

AT&T has introduced eco-friendly charger for mobile phone that eliminates 100 percent “Vampire draw”. According to AT&T, conventional chargers left plugged in – even when not actively charging – can draw as much as 5 to 20 times more energy than stored in the battery. The new AT&T ZERO charger outperforms other chargers by automatically shutting down when not in use. Vampire draw is 100 percent eliminated and you’ll never have to unplug your charger again. The ZERO charger is USB compatible making it convenient to uses with various mobile devices supporting charging via USB.

AT&T says, “In the US, the total amount of electricity that flows through internal and external power adapters is nearly 470 billion kWh per year or about 12 percent of the nation’s annual electricity consumption. During the process these devices consume about 120 billion kWh per year of electricity and turn it into heat, costing the nation over $12 billion in electric bills”

AT&T hasn’t give release date or price for the ZERO charger, but you can sign up on AT&T’s website to get email alert as soon as the Zero Charger is available.