You already knew that Apple was releasing the new iPad on Friday, March 16, but now the company has confirmed what time their retail stores will open on that fateful day in the U.S. and nine other countries around the world.
Apple has announced that the new iPad will go on sale this Friday, March 16 at 8am local time in the company’s retail and online stores. In addition to the United States, the coveted tablet will also arrive simultaneously in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and the U.K. as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
“The new iPad features a stunning new Retina™ display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a five-megapixel iSight® camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video and still delivers the same all-day 10 hour battery life while remaining amazingly thin and light,” Apple’s press release reads. “iPad Wi-Fi + 4G supports ultrafast 4G LTE networks in the US and Canada, and fast 3G networks around the world including those based on HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA. Additionally, iPad 2 is available at a more affordable price starting at just $399.”
Apple’s press release also notes that the new iPad will roll out to another batch of international customers in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden starting March 23.
U.S. customers will also have the choice of buying a new iPad at Best Buy, Radio Shack, Sam’s Club, Target and Walmart as well as direct from 4G LTE carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Those lucky enough to get their preorders in last week should be seeing a UPS or FedEx truck pulling up to their door sometime on Friday as well.
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