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Apple cements tablet market dominance with new iPad
Mar 16th, 2012
SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - Apple Inc's newest iPad was looking like another hot seller on Friday, with hundreds queuing at stores across Asia and Europe to get their hands on a gadget likely to dominate the tablet-computer market well into next year. The third-generation device has only a few new features, but the buzz helped propel Apple shares to a record high of $600 in New York on Thursday. "I just got hyped into it, I guess," said David Tarasenko, a 34-year-old construction manager who was the first to pick one up from a Telstra store at midnight in Sydney. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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