According to Apple website the iPad will be available at all Apple retail store on April 3, 2010 for Wi-Fi models and in late april for Wi-Fi 3G models. In addition Apple will also make this available for Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain Switzerland and the UK in late April.
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The Examiner’s Daryl Deino has confirmed with an “Apple Store manager in Southern California who wishes not to be named” that “the actual release date hasn’t been set, but March 26 is very likely. Apple store employees will begin training with the iPad on March 10th.”