It was just yesterday that Apple defined a shipping date for new iPad 3G orders via its website (May 7), but if you plan on buying one in store, then mark your calendars for April 30 — Apple announced today that the souped-up iPad WiFi + 3G tablets will be hitting shelves at Apple stores in the US on that date and will be delivered to customers who had earmarked the gadget during the first wave Read more

Still waiting for your iPad 3G? You aren't alone. Although the international community will have to wait until the end of May to order its iPads, good news hit the Apple store early this morning — US 3G-enabled iPads will be shipping to anxious fans by May 7. And if you haven't already snatched up some accessories for your new tablet, Sprint is offering quite a bundle for your new toy — buy Read more

If you're one of the lucky consumers abroad who are able to throw down for the Apple iPad, you'll unfortunately have to wait a little longer to get your hands on the tablet goodness. Apple has announced a month-long delay in international availability due to the overwhelming response to the iPad here in the US. First-day sales for the iPad were huge, and while the 3G-enabled version is expected Read more

If you weren't waiting in line for an iPad (or even if you were), you were probably also tweeting about the new tablet — reasons you were buying, how long your wait was, and why you weren't throwing down a minimum of $500 for the new Apple tablet. While you were tweeting, a company called Attensity analyzed all iPad-related tweets during launch day and came up with some interesting results. Read more

Not only was Saturday a big day for the iPad, it was a big day for at least one retailer, too. San Francisco-based Sightglass Coffee has been accepting credit cards via Square, the mobile payment app started by Twitter alum Jack Dorsey. Now, they're using Square on the iPad to accept credit cards for purchases, and even managed to build one of the most amazing iPad stands I've ever seen. It Read more

Although we have to wait a few more days to get our own iPads, PC Mag got their review unit early, and were kind enough to take us all on a walk-through of what the iPad comes stocked with. Shocker — no earbuds! We saw most of its features in action during the announcement event in January, but it's cool to see the tablet in action again. Check it out below! Read more

The highly anticipated iPad launch is just days away! If you haven't preordered an iPad, you'll have a few options when it comes to purchasing the gadget in person. According to an Apple press release, most Best Buy locations will carry the iPad when it goes on sale this Saturday. But apparently, iPads available at Best Buy will be in limited supply; according to a recently leaked Best Buy Read more

If you hadn't already preordered your iPad when it became available earlier this month (and trust me — there were a lot of you), then you'll have to wait an extra week to get your hands on it , while your keyboard accessories will take even longer to arrive. I'm not surprised at the iPad fever — since it seems everything that Apple releases turns to gadget gold — but I guess I am surprised Read more