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iPad release

Apple Staffers Have Just Two Hours to Experience iPad Before Launch

As if anyone expected Apple to behave any different, retail-store employees are reportedly going to have two hours of hands-on training with the iPad, ahead of its official debut this Saturday. ifoAppleStore, the main source of information on all things Apple-retail-store, reveals that, “None of the 14,000 or so U.S. store employees have yet touched [...]

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24th April UK iPad launch date rumours

Last night, Ubergizmo speculated that the iPad could be in the hands of UK consumers as early as April the 24th. This date stems from a rumour that Apple Store staff have been told that they can't take holiday over that date, despite it being a Saturday. More detail via Apple Store holiday blackout sparks [...]

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Best Buy to stock iPad

There was also confirmation on Monday that one of America's biggest electronics retailers – Best Buy – would have iPads on sale in store on launch day. That in turn cranked up sales expectations, which are now reaching nosebleed-high levels for a product that hardly anyone has seen and used. Of course, part of this [...]

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Is the iPad delayed?

Based on the wording on Apple’s site, it’s more likely that the company has determined that it can only safely handle a limited number of orders at launch while ensuring that everyone who has pre-ordered a device will get it on April 3. Having reached that number, it has now stopped accepting in-store pickups and [...]

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Apple iPad Price Still a Concern

The Apple iPad has no shortage of people who are aware of it, says NPD Group; the problem is finding people willing to pony up more than $500 to buy the mobile device. Only 9 percent of those surveyed said they were ready to buy an iPad in the next six months. With a week [...]

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New iPad orders won’t ship until April 12

Apple began taking preorders for the iPad on March 12, promising to ship the touchscreen device to buyers on the official sales launch date of April 3, when the iPad will hit U.S. retail store shelves. But the company may have sold out its initial inventory, as Apple's website now promises a shipping date of [...]

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iPad pre-orders averaging 10,000 per day?

iPad pre-orders are now averaging 10,000 per day, according to Daniel Tello, a Venezuelan blogger-analyst who writes about Apple using the name Deagol. Tello has been tracking order numbers submitted by volunteers since March 12 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern) when Apple began taking pre-orders for the iPad. By his calculations, which are based on a [...]

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Is pre-ordering the iPad a fool’s game?

Why blow $500 to $830 on a device that may not be what you expect? Just wait a mere three weeks to see for sure what it actually does and what surprises, good and bad, Apple has packed into the iPad. Don’t get me wrong: The iPad concept is promising in many ways. And I [...]

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Play.com backpedal on iPad price

The usual suspects are lining up to sell Apple latest gadget, the iPad, when it goes on sale late next month; already Expansys and Play.com have online listings for the product without price or exact availability. Earlier today, Electricpig reported that Play had leaked the price of the iPad (non-3G) via Google Products but apparently, [...]

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iPad release – 3 April in US and ‘late April’ in UK?

Apple's touchscreen iPad tablet computer will go on sale on 3 April in the US, but no specific date – beyond “late April” – has been given for its release in the UK and other international locations. The company declined to set either the selling price for its models abroad, or to name any of [...]

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