After selling 15 million iPads in 2010 and gaining 90% market share in the tablet market, Apple is ready to take the next step. Apple’s latest iPad, the iPad 2, is official. The new tablet has a A5 processor for a 2x faster CPU speed and 9x faster graphics speed with the power consumption of the original A4 chip. But still runs 10 hours on a single charge which should last you through load shedding in Nepal.

It has front and back cameras as well as a built-in gyroscope. It 1/3 thinner than the iPad – 8.8 mm thick from 13 mm – making it thinner than the iPhone 4. And It comes in white and will be available on Verizon and AT&T’s cellular networks. It starts at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model.

The new models will cost the same as the old, starting at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only model. The new iPad supports Facetime video calling and Photobooth self-portraits. It weighs 1.3 lbs, .2 pounds less than the original iPad.

The new iPad will ship on March 11 in the United States and on March 25 in Poland, Belgium, Canada, and the Czech Republic.

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