Amazon’s long awaited “iPad killer” is expected to launch later this year. When it does, it will likely come with less functionality than Apple’s tablet. However, that is by design so Amazon can price its product a lot lower than the iPad, which could make it a winner.

This week, we've seen the relaunch of @comex' popular online jailbreak solution JailbreakMe, a couple of iPhone 5 rumors and the news of some amazing expansions. Read on, and find out more.

It would appear that the relaunch of JailbreakMe is imminent. After updating the website several days ago, @comex has altered the appearance of http://jailbreakme.com once again: The website now displays an Apple Online Store sticky note, stating: “We’ll be back soon.”

A private beta tester of Comex' upcoming JailbreakMe online jailbreak solution appears to have leaked the PDF, which allows users to jailbreak an iPad 2 running iOS 4.3.3.

The next “iPad killer,” the HP TouchPad, is set to debut tomorrow, July 1. So far, however, it appears Apple has nothing to worry about, as the general consensus among reviewers is the tablet isn't much to write home about, at least as a 1.0 device.

In a recent Twitter post, jailbreak mastermind @comex confirmed that JailbreakMe 3.0 will be compatible with the iPad 2, running iOS 4.2.1-4.3.3.

Apple's new iPad TV ad is rather good: Like every other advertisement we've seen so far, this one outlines some of the iPad's key features, like its newspaper and magazine reading capabilities, its "big screen" and FaceTime.

For those curious, Chronic Dev Team is continuing to work "diligently" on jailbreaking Apple's second generation iPad, according to key team member @p0sixninja. Despite the minor announcement (which was posted to Twitter), no release date has been hinted at.

A new TV advertisement for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 takes note of the tablet's support for Flash content, and compares this with the iPad's lack of support.

A new video has hit the Web, outlining a "drop test comparison" between an iPad 2, Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

How valuable is an iPad 2? Apparently it’s worth the “price” of a new kidney. A 17-year-old Chinese boy recently sold one of his kidneys so that he could purchase one of Apple’s tablets, according to the Shanghai Daily.

The U.S. Marine Corps is in love with the iPad, according to a post by Tony Osborne, Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan. The tablet iDevice is primarily being used in the cockpit for mapping purposes, where it is reducing an aviator’s workload.

Apple is rumored to have added another backlight maker to its iPad 2 component suppliers, in an attempt to improve iPad 2 availability. Apparently, the new supplier is Coretronic - a Taiwanese company that specializes in making backlight units for LED TVs.

According to a report by Bloomberg, the recent Foxconn plant explosions (at Chengdu, China) could cost Apple up to 500,000 iPad 2 models.

Thirteen months after its debut, the iPad remains the tablet market leader, despite the recent onslaught of Android-based tablets coming to market. According to one CEO, Apple’s dominance is the result of three factors. Only after addressing each of these will Apple’s competitors have any chance of weakening the dominant player.

Apple's iPhone 4 might be incredibly popular among Flickr users, but the iPad 2 sure isn't. In fact, Apple's second generation tablet, which boasts a rather pathetic 0.7 megapixel camera, only has 23 active daily Flickr users.

Amazon is close to revealing a multipurpose tablet of its own, according to Consumer Reports. The new device would complement its current line of Kindle e-books. The venerable publication came away with this assessment after speaking recently to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about the prospect.

Now is probably the best (and last) time to buy an iPad 2 until later in the year. Why?

Just one month after Apple sued South Korean-based Samsung Electronics Co., claiming the electronics giant copied the look and feel of its iDevices, we now have proof by way of a series of photos of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 “Limited Edition.” What do you think?

The No. 1 smart phone sold at both AT&T and Verizon in April was the iPhone 4, according to news reported by Electronista. Also selling “very strong” was the iPad 2.

In her nearly 60-year reign, the U.K.’s Queen Elizabeth II has seen a lot. However, it wasn’t until recently she got to test drive an iPad 2. Now, the monarch too has ordered one of Apple’s iDevices, according to The Sun.

Are you bored with the color of your iPad 2? Wish you could change it to something more unique? Now you can, as ColorWare begins taking orders for reimagined iPad 2s.

Apple has uploaded a new iPad TV commercial to its YouTube channel. In the ad, Apple promotes its second generation device, highlighting how it can help medical doctors work, aid musicians compose tracks, or just make a child smile.