(Yes, this coming Monday)<\/em>.<\/p>\nThe company also announced it plans to bring the device to Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July, with pricing and availability for these countries to be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n
[Update] UK Pricing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00c2\u00a3429 (inc. VAT) for 16GB, \u00c2\u00a3499 (inc. VAT) for 32GB, \u00c2\u00a3599 (inc. VAT) for 64GB for Wi-Fi models and \u00c2\u00a3529 (inc. VAT) for 16GB, \u00c2\u00a3599 (inc. VAT) for 32GB and \u00c2\u00a3699 (inc. VAT) for 64GB for Wi-Fi + 3G models.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
[Update 2]<\/strong> – As noted by @Mgetzski, the 32GB 3G model has a hefty premium attached.<\/p>\nThe UK prices for the 32GB 3G model have a 21% premium, after conversion, over the US prices.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nPress release below:<\/p>\n
\nCUPERTINO, California \u201d\u201d May 7th, 2010 \u201d\u201d Apple today announced that iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28th. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple\u2019s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10th. In the US, Apple has already sold over one million iPads and customers have downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store, as well as over 1.5 million ebooks from the new iBookstore.<\/p>\niPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad\u2019s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds\u201d\u201dthinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook\u201d\u201dand delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*<\/p>\n
The App Store on iPad lets you wirelessly browse, buy and download new apps from the world\u2019s largest app store. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for iPad and will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone or iPod touch. Developers have created more than 5,000 exciting new apps designed for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch interface, large screen and high-quality graphics.<\/p>\n
Pricing & Availability
\niPad is available in the UK for a suggested retail price of \u00c2\u00a3429 (inc. VAT) for 16GB, \u00c2\u00a3499 (inc. VAT) for 32GB, \u00c2\u00a3599 (inc. VAT) for 64GB for Wi-Fi models and \u00c2\u00a3529 (inc. VAT) for 16GB, \u00c2\u00a3599 (inc. VAT) for 32GB and \u00c2\u00a3699 (inc. VAT) for 64GB for Wi-Fi + 3G models. iPad will be sold through the Apple Store, Apple\u2019s retail stores and select Apple Authorised Resellers. The iBooks app for iPad including Apple\u2019s iBookstore will be available as a free download from the App Store on May 28th.<\/p>\n
Apple plans to release iPad in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July. Apple will announce availability, local pricing and pre-order plans for these nine additional countries at a later date.<\/em> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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