iPad UK shortages were always on the cards after iPad UK launch queues. Now if you’ve been waiting to snap up your very own Apple tablet you could be in for a wait. New shipping dates on the Apple site and reports from antsy Apple fans suggest the UK could be suffering an iPad drought until the middle of June. It’s like the tech equivalent of a hose pipe ban…
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The iPad UK launch was seven days ago and whether you took to the queues or plumped for a preorder, we’re now wondering: how do you use yours? Has the iPad left your laptop playing second fiddle? Are you amassing a vast library of iBooks? Has the tablet even taken over from your telly? Read on to find out what the Electricpig iPad has been up to and share your iPad stories…
iPad sales have soared to two million in two months, double the amount shifted by the original iPhone in its first 60 days. The international debut of the iPad on Friday is bound to have contributed to the latest bountiful figures with iPad launch queues stretching round the block at the Apple Store in Regent’s Street. If you’ve not nabbed yours yet the latest statement from Steve Jobs suggests more iPad shortages might be on the way…
The iPad UK launch could be bad news for laptops like the Acer Aspire Timeline X. The latest in a rash of iPad-inspired survey suggests 40% of British gadget buyers would be willing to toss away their traditional laptop in favour of the Apple tablet. Are they right to ditch a keyboard and trackpad for the touchscreen delights of the iPad?
Some iPad UK preorders have been popping through letter boxes a day early according to reports across the web and a loyal Electricpig reader has confirmed that she’s got hers ahead of schedule. Anne says: “Just to let anyone waiting for an iPad through Apple, TNT just showed up with mine! Ordered it on 10th May. Sadly I’m now off to work so can’t even try it!” If your iPad UK preorder has arrived early, hit the comments and let us know your first impressions.
Thanks for the tip off Anne!
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The iPad UK launch stockists have now been revealed and it won’t just be Apple, PC World and Currys carrying the uber-tablet. Apple resellers will also get their hands on the iPad but according to whispers from loose-lipped shopkeeps, Apple won’t let them say so until Friday…
iPad UK launch day is just three days away and coincidentally, Three has just revealed its iPad 3G data plans. So how do its monthly packages stack up compared to the iPad UK data plans proffered by Vodafone, Orange and O2? We’ve taken a close look at the figures…