Originally posted by Wikinews. Wikinews content appears under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license except where specified. As these articles are static snapshots of news items that may be later updated, they may not represent the latest or final revision of that article, and posted information may be only preliminary. IPad 2 goes on sale in United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 13, 2011 Original URL: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/IPad_2_goes_on_sale_in_United_States The new version of Apple Inc.'s tablet computing device, the , has gone on sale in the United States at Apple Stores and a number of other retailers (including , , , , and ), a shift from last year's launch which was only available through Apple's stores. The product will go on sale internationally on March 25. The device was announced on March 2 at an event at the in San Francisco, California. CEO Steve Jobs emerged from sick leave to make the announcement. The i Pad 2 has an all-new design and has several improvements over the original i Pad. The device runs on a dual-core CPU. According to Jobs, the CPU's new dual-core capability enhances multitasking and doubles the processing speed. Apple additionally introduced a magnetic '' accessory that snaps to the front screen of the device along with several new apps ported from the and the . These include , , and . The new i Pad introduces front and rear cameras which enable and video. The new tablet is fifteen percent lighter and 33 percent thinner than the previous version—thinner than an —and has beveled edges. It is available in black and white and continues to be capable of ten hours of battery life on a single charge. The announcement came after months of rumors about the successor to the original i Pad. Competitors have designed tablets to compete with the i Pad, such as Motorola's powered by the operating system. Apple, who normally follows a yearly product cycle, has pressed its i Pad successor into the marketplace almost a full month earlier than usual. Tablet computers have existed for years but, until recently, have not been popular amongst consumers. Tablet sales totaled 90,000 in 2009. Apple sold nearly fifteen million i Pads worldwide in 2010, generating US$2 billion in revenue within three months. In 2010, Apple held a 75% share of the tablet computer market. According to one analyst, even with competition, i Pads will still make up at least 20 million of the more than 24 million tablet computers sold in the United States in 2011. An analyst predicted 'conservatively' that 35 million i Pad 2s will be sold in 2011. One analyst credits Apple's enormous for the i Pad's continued domination. Apple also holds an advantage in price over other tablets, many of which are still first generation devices. An analyst at J.P. Morgan predicts an overabundance of tablets caused by faltering demand. This could have drastic effects on competitors. The i Pad connects to the Internet over and 3G models of the new device can connect to the wireless networks of or . The i Pad 2 will start at 499—the same starting price of the original i Pad. The equivalent model of the original i Pad has been reduced to US$399. == Related news == * * * * == Sources == * http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/10/earlyshow/leisure/gamesgadgetsgizmos/main20041599.shtml * http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-11/apple-poised-to-sell-600-000-ipad-2s-in-its-debut-outpacing-first-model.html * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12620077 * http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=13041313 * http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/02/technology/ipad_2_announcement/ * http://business.financialpost.com/2011/03/02/whats-new-in-the-ipad-2/|pub=National Post|date=March 2, 2011}} * http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/03/live-coverage-apple-expected-to-unveil-new-ipad/1 * http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/03/02/technology-broadcasting-amp-entertainment-us-tec-apple_8335481.html * http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/01/18results.html * http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/10/18results.html * http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/20results.html .