The orangutans at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are learning to use modern technology. Should we be alarmed that these creatures have been given iPads?

If someone recently stole an iPhone or iPad from you, call the D.C. police—they may well have recovered during a massive sting operation.

The iPad 3 went on sale today across the country. But it wasn’t just tech geeks waiting outside their local Apple stores this morning—they were joined by protesters demanding an “ethical iPad.”

Yesterday D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier and Mayor Vince Gray announced a number of arrests in connection to thefts of electronic gadgets, which have spiked in 2012.

Orangutans in Milwaukee are using iPads. Their researchers want them to meet other apes via video-conferencing. Why not the orangutans at the National Zoo?

Your inner cranky grandparent will likely be awakened as you read this report by Michael Neibauer. Friendship Tech Prep Academy, a newish charter school which currently serves 240 students in sixth and seventh grades, not only boasts a wireless campus, but now, every single student enrolled at Friendship Tech will receive a free iPad. The D.C. Office of the State Superintendent, backed by the federal government, issued a $410,000 grant to the school to buy…

This week, the Washington Post released its iPad application. DCist reviewed the application and found it to be less than impressive. However, my favorite part of the iPad app was the video the Post produced to promote it: featuring a confused Bob Woodward learning, from Ben Bradlee of all people, about the basics of using an iPad and its connection to social media. Gawker called the video out as a bizarre way to advertise…

Today, the Washington Post released its free application for the iPad to the iTunes Store — in what will surely be annoying news for iPhone/iPod Touch users who paid $1.99 for the less feature-heavy version of the same application. Currently, free access to content is being sponsored, but beginning in February 2011, dead tree subscribers will pay 99 cents per month and non-subscribers will pay $3.99 per month for full access to content. We took the new application for a test drive, comparing it against apps for the New York Times and USA Today.

At a tech event last week called Digital Capital Week, iPhone fans reportedly outnumbered Blackberry users by a margin of 10 percent, at roughly 400 out of the 4,000 attendees. Meanwhile, in the House of Representatives, there are reportedly less than 100 total iPhones out of more than 9,000 smart phones. Is there any one reason why Washingtonians would cling to their Blackberry’s longer than their counterparts in say San Francisco or New York City?

Photo by dcjohn A Dow Jones News Wire article from late last week suggested that the George Washington University was among a handful of colleges that were “banning” iPads. Because there is so much hype around Apple, this was repeated and exaggerated over and over. All the Apple fanboys (and girls) were outraged at the idea that their $599 tablets would not be supported by universities that they may or may not attend or…