{"id":3079,"date":"2011-03-02T14:56:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T19:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.delectablychic.com\/?p=3079"},"modified":"2011-03-27T23:43:59","modified_gmt":"2011-03-28T03:43:59","slug":"ipad2launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delectablychic.com\/ipad2launch\/","title":{"rendered":"iPad 2 Launches &#8211; In Stores 3\/11 for US; 3\/25 for Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cynthia Cheng Mintz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Steve Jobs, who looked amazingly healthy, was on hand at the announcement today.\u00a0 The iPad 2 will not only be thinner (8.8 mm thick &#8211; thinner than an iPhone\u00a04)\u00a0and lighter (1.3 lb) and faster (up to nine times faster using the same 10 hour battery life), but will be coming to stores very, very soon &#8211; by the end of the month!\u00a0 The device will first be available in the United States on March 11, and then in several other countries, including Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom two weeks later, on March 25.\u00a0 In addition to the Wifi only and Wi-fi\/3G editions, the iPad 2 will be available in black or white versions. 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