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• Optus to offer iPad 2

  Australia’s number two telco, Optus, has finally jumped on the iPad 2 bandwagon making the device available for Australian customers from today.

• Which tablet should I buy? iPad 2 vs Sony Tablet S

  Sony’s two recently unveiled tablets, the Tablet S and Tablet P, are rumoured to become the first real competitors to Apple’s iPad and iPad 2. The Tablet S will be introduced into the Australian market at the end of October, and is available for pre-order on 28th September. The dual-screen Tablet P is expected to launch sometime next year.

• Win an iPad 2 in the 2011 Computerworld Media Usage survey

  Computerworld is running its 2011 Media Usage survey, quizzing you on your Internet browsing habits and media consumption. We're interested in learning more about how you view and share technology-related content and information. Your feedback will help us to more closely align our services with your needs, so give us a hand by taking the survey!

• Vodafone to offer iPad 2

  Vodafone has announced it will offer Apple's iPad 2 tablet, with the device available on a 12- or 24-contact or for outright purchase.

• Australian Maritime Safety Authority to trial iPad 2

  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will begin a two-month trial of 12 iPad 2 tablets with its executive team on Monday 5 September.

• iPad 2 supplies creep closer to demand

  Apple's supply of the iPad 2 edged closer to demand today as the company's online store showed a two-to-three week shipping delay.

• Apple launches iPad 2 this Friday at $579

  Apple has confirmed it will locally release the second generation of its popular iPad tablet this Friday at 5pm, with pricing from $579.
  

• iPad 2 Australian pricing leaked?

  While local prices for the iPad 2 are not due to be released until Friday 25 March, a forum user on Internet Service Provider (ISP) forum discussion website Whirpool claims to have the inside scoop.
  

• Seven ways the iPad 2 is better than Motorola Xoom

  Seven ways the iPad 2 is better than Motorola Xoom

• Early iPad 2 demand outstrips supply

  Apple started selling its new iPad 2 earlier today through its online store, but shipping delays mounted as immediate supplies vanished.

• iPad 2: Don't take it apart, or risk cracked glass

  Apple's iPad 2 tablet which became available Friday, boasts a big battery, tiny speakers, an ample 512MB of RAM and a glass front that's tricky for tinkerers to take off.

• Apple iPad 2 roundup

  Following the unveiling of Apple's iPad 2, <i>Computerworld Australia</i> has collated news on the latest device featured on this site.

• iPad 2: An upgrade that maintains Apple's tablet lead

  At today's Apple event, Steve Jobs wasted no time jumping straight to the point: "We're here to talk about Apple's third post-PC blockbuster product."

• iPad 2 launch: Top 10 headlines you won't see

  Tired of all the iPad 2 predictions? So are we. With a nod to David Letterman's Top Ten list Signs You've Purchased a Bad iPhone, here are our favorite (yet fake) headlines that will no doubt be lost in the iPad 2 hoopla.

• Apple iPad 2: Five reasons it already has other tablets beat

  We don't yet know for sure, but -- based on the teasing image accompanying media invitations to an Apple press event later this week -- all signs suggest that the iPad 2 will be officially unveiled. Rivals are aggressively trying to compete with the Apple tablet, but the iPad 2 already has other tablets beat and it's not even a reality yet.