Apple Friday launched its newest and undoubtedly the best tablet in United States and nine other countries, including Canada, Singapore, France, Germany and Britain.
The third generation iPad looks like another hot seller in the list with some remarkably improved and new features like Retina display, improved camera and an enhanced graphic processor.
Hundreds of consumers were seen queuing up outside the Apple stores in the U.S. and other countries Friday to get their hands on a gadget that is likely to dominate the tablet-computer market well into next year, Reuters reported.
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A man lines up to collect his pre-ordered new iPad outside an Apple store in Hong Kong March 16, 2012. The Apple branch in Hong Kong was the first in the region to open for online orders to avoid queuing confusion.
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An Apple employee counts money as a customer purchases Apple's new iPad at the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York, March 16, 2012. Apple Inc's newest iPad was looking like another hot seller on Friday, with hundreds queueing at stores across Asia and Europe to get their hands on a gadget likely to dominate the tablet-computer market well into next year.
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Apple's huge cash chest is no secret and most definitely that reserve keeps on adding up as new Apple products hit the market. Yet how much really has Apple been cashing on its incredible success lately?
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Customers look at the the new iPad at the Apple Store at the Toronto Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto March 16, 2012. The new iPad went on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain.
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Customers look at the new iPad at the Apple Store in the Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto, March 16, 2012. The new iPad went on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain.
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People wait on a street in front of an Apple store as they await sales of the new iPad in the Apple store in Munich March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad went on a sale in Germany on Friday and more than 500 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in front of the shop prior to its opening.
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Customers look at the new iPad at the Apple Store in the Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto, March 16, 2012. The new iPad went on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain.
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Customers look over the new iPad at the Apple flagship retail store in San Francisco, California March 16, 2012.
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People walk by the Apple Store in the Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto, March 16, 2012. The new iPad went on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain.
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Goran Marberg holds his new iPad, autographed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak who, with his wife Janet, waited in line overnight with customers at the Apple Store in Century City Westfield Shopping Mall in Los Angeles, California March 16, 2012. The launch of Apple's 4G-ready tablet computer comes as the company's share price hit $600 for the first time.
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A man uses his iPad to photograph customers who have slept outside a store for 48 hours waiting to purchase new Apple iPad tablet computers in central London March 16, 2012. The new iPad goes on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain, with diehards lining up overnight in front of Apple stores in Munich, Paris, London, Singapore and Hong Kong.
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A customer looks over his newly purchased new iPad at the Apple flagship retail store in San Francisco, California March 16, 2012.
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A customer works on the new iPad at the Apple flagship retail store in San Francisco, California March 16, 2012.
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak carries the new iPad as he leaves the Apple Store in Century City Westfield Shopping Mall after waiting in line overnight with customers to purchase it in Los Angeles, California March 16, 2012. Apple Inc's newest iPad was looking like another hot seller on Friday, with hundreds queueing at stores across Asia and Europe to get their hands on a gadget likely to dominate the tablet-computer market well into next year.
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The new iPad is seen at the Apple flagship retail store in San Francisco, California March 16, 2012.
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Customers look at the new iPad at the Apple Store in the Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto, March 16, 2012. The new iPad went on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain.
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