Mere weeks after the iPhone 4 came to Verizon, the iPad is arriving as well -- or the iPad 2 is, at least, Steve Jobs announced at a press event Wednesday.
The iPad 2 will be carried by both AT&T and Verizon. The device begins shipping in the U.S. on March 11, and in 26 more countries on March 25.
In addition, the iPad 2:
Is one-third thinner than the first iPad: 8.8mm thick, down from 13.4 mm.
Is lighter: 1.5 lbs from 1.3 lbs.
Comes in both black and white.
Sports a dual-core processor, up to 2x faster CPU. Graphics are up to nine times faster.
Has both front and rear-facing cameras.
Comes in six different versions (16GB, 32GB, 64GB, with and without 3G support), priced the same as the corresponding iPad 1 models.
Has the same battery life as the original iPad.