Yesterday Apple unveiled The second version of its I-pad…It’ll go on sale next Friday March 11… The new version is faster than the last and it comes with two cameras for taking photos and video chatting…The iPad 2 is also thinner — 8.8 millimeters instead of the current 13.4 millimeters. It’ll also cost the same as the originals — $499 to $829…
The original iPad was more popular than analysts imagined. Apple sold 15 million in nine months.
Apple also introduced updates to the software that runs on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
The new system, iOS 4.3, includes support for FaceTime, Apple’s video-chat program. The company said people can now hold conversations between iPads, iPhones and Mac computers.
The update turns iPhones and iPads with 3G cellular connections into personal Wi-Fi hotspots, so you can share the connection with computers or other devices.
The improved software also makes Apple’s Safari Web browser run faster.
