iPad será lançado mundialmente em 28 de maio, mas e no Brasil?

A Apple acabou de anunciar que o iPad estará disponível em nove países — Canadá, Austrália, Reino Unido, França, Alemanha, Itália, Espanha, Suíça e Japão — no dia 28 de maio (como esperado), e a pré-venda começa no dia 10 de maio. Eles também disseram que, em julho, eles planejam lançar o iPad em mais nove países — Áustria, Bélgica, Irlanda, Holanda, Luxemburgo, Nova Zelândia, Hong Kong, Cingapura e México — e nada do Brasil.

Há um rumor de que ele deve chegar por aqui no segundo semestre, mas não há qualquer informação precisa que confirme isso. Os mais empolgados com o tablet da Apple já deram um jeito de trazer para cá e fazer o iPad funcionar no Brasil.

iPad Available in Nine More Countries on May 28

Pre-Orders Begin May 10

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple’s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10. 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.

iPad 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’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds-thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook-and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*

The App Store on iPad lets you wirelessly browse, buy and download new apps from the world’s 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.

Pricing & Availability

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.

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

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