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Hack iPad - Why Hack the iPad?

All Apple fans were waiting eagerly for two events in April this year. The first was the US launch of iPad WiFi, followed swiftly by the release of the 3G version. The second was the wait for the first iPad Hack, successfully achieved a couple of weeks later. This must beg the question: why do people feel the need to hack their iPads? There is a simple and obvious answer to this: people love the functionality and performance of Apple products but they are not amused by the Jobian closed shop mentality. This hasn’t mattered until now. However, with a plethora of tablets set to flood the markets anytime between now and early 2011, Apple needs to look at this as a serious problem.

Hack iPad 1: Connecting iPad to an External Hard Drive
There is this amazing hack that is known to exist and it is apparently capable of allowing users to connect the iPad to an external drive so as to increase its storage space. This is performed with the help of the Camera Connection Kit made available with the iPad and works on Jailbroken iPads.

Hack iPad 2: The Micro SIM Hack
This hacking trick is particularly amazing and useful for all as it can actually reduce your iPhone bills to a great extent. This hack can easily be searched for on the internet and teaches the iPad users to hack its micro SIM and use it on an iPhone.

Hack iPad 3: Transferring Messages From iPad to iPhone on T-Mobile Network
It is even possible to send SMSs from the iPad to the iPhone on a hacked T-Mobile SIM. Such SIM Cards fit easily into the iPad’s slot and hack developed by MuscleNerd can take it from there.

Hack iPad 4: Gaining Access to SNES (HD) Gaming Action
Gaming can be made even more fun with the help of a hacking trick that is doing rounds in the iPad tech hack niche these days. The hack uses SNES9x Super Nintendo emulator that is originally meant for the iPhone and allows the users to enjoy gaming action on iPad’s comparatively bigger screen.

Hack iPad 5: Over-Clocking Hack to Increase Processing Speed
This hack allows the user to change iPad’s built in settings and carry out some code changes so as to over clock the gadget. The result is that users can enjoy greater processing speed off the device and thereby derive greater utility off it!

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