Summary: If you'd like to look at the news you'll find it here in our shownotes. Beginning: Virgin Media suffers three hour outage days after announcing super-fast broadband http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/18/virgin-media-outage (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/18/virgin-media-outage)/ iPads replaced with clay, sold to unsuspecting Canadians http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/18/ipads-replaced-with-clay-sold-by-retailer/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/18/ipads-replaced-with-clay-sold-by-retailer/) Phones/ Tablets/ eReaders: Apple Announces iBooks 2, A New Textbook Experience For The iPad http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/apple-announces-ibook-2-a-new-textbook-experience-for-the-ipad/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/apple-announces-ibook-2-a-new-textbook-experience-for-the-ipad/) iBooks Textbook Sales: Authors Set Pricing Up to $14.99, Apple Takes 30%, iBooks-Exclusive - Mac Rumors http://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/19/ibooks-textbook-sales-authors-set-pricing-up-to-14-99-apple-takes-30-ibooks-exclusive (http://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/19/ibooks-textbook-sales-authors-set-pricing-up-to-14-99-apple-takes-30-ibooks-exclusive)/ Apple Unveils New iBooks Author Tool, Not Just For Textbooks http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/apple-unveils-new-ibooks-author-tool-not-just-for-textbooks/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/apple-unveils-new-ibooks-author-tool-not-just-for-textbooks/) Wait A Second, There Are Only 8 Apple Textbooks Available At Launch http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/8-apple-textbooks/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/8-apple-textbooks/) Apple's iBooks 2 e-textbooks pack tons of info, take up tons of your iPad's memory http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apples-ibooks-2-e-textbooks-pack-tons-of-info-take-up-tons-of/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apples-ibooks-2-e-textbooks-pack-tons-of-info-take-up-tons-of/) Apple launches iBooks 2 e-Textbook platform (video) http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apple-ibooks-2/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apple-ibooks-2/) Apple iBooks 2 textbook hands-on (video) http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apple-ibooks-textbook-hands-on-video/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apple-ibooks-textbook-hands-on-video/) Apple iTunes U hands-on (video) http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apple-itunes-u-hands-on-video/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apple-itunes-u-hands-on-video/) Apple's big iBooks 2 win isn't in the tech — it's the price http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/apples-big-iboo.php (http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/apples-big-iboo.php) Apple iBooks 2 textbooks video walkthrough and screenshots (hands-on) http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apple-ibooks-2-textbooks-video-walkthrough-and-screenshots-hand/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apple-ibooks-2-textbooks-video-walkthrough-and-screenshots-hand/) Opinion: Why Apple's iBooks Initiatives Won't Revolutionize Education http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/01/apple-edtech/ (http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/01/apple-edtech/) Apple's education announcement: what you need to know http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apples-education-announcement-what-you-need-to-know/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apples-education-announcement-what-you-need-to-know/) Apple sets eye on textbook market http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/apple-sets-eye-on-textbook-mar.html (http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/apple-sets-eye-on-textbook-mar.html) New iTunes U App Hits iTunes With Over 500,000 Free Lectures, Videos & Books http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/new-itunes-u-app-hits-itunes-with-over-500000-free-lectures-videos-books/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/new-itunes-u-app-hits-itunes-with-over-500000-free-lectures-videos-books/) Apple revamps iTunes U and intros dedicated app (video) http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apple-revamps-itunes-u-and-intros-dedicated-app (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/apple-revamps-itunes-u-and-intros-dedicated-app)/ Apple: 20,000 Education iPad Apps Developed; 1.
