iPad

Local telcos (except Starhub) announced iPad data plans

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M1

iPad Data Lite Plan

3GB worth of data

$21.40 per month

Data charges capped at $51.36

iPad Data Unlimited Plan

unlimited data (Duhz)

$39.48 per month

No caps obviously.

Singtel (No lite plans, only one plan)

iPad Monthly Plan

50GB worth of data

$34.50 per month

Data charges capped at a whopping $94.16!!!!! (Looks like M1’s plans are better for now)

Starhub

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iPad Launch in Singapore this friday 23rd July (with local prices)

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Link: iPad Available in Nine More Countries This Friday

“CUPERTINO, California—July 19, 2010—Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23. 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.*

Beginning this Friday, customers can purchase all models of iPad through Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

Pricing & Availability
All iPad models will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23.

iPad is currently available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for 16GB, $599 (US) for 32GB, and $699 (US) for 64GB for iPad Wi-Fi models and $629 (US) for 16GB, $729 (US) for 32GB and $829 (US) for 64GB for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G models. iPad will roll out to many more countries later this year and Apple will announce availability and local pricing for these additional countries at a later date.

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

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.”

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However, if you wish to try your luck, please do so at an Apple Premium Reseller(APR). Checks with some non APR Apple resellers indicate that they are not confident of receiving any iPad stocks this coming Friday.

P.S. The following are the expected prices (from lesterchan.net)

WiFi

16GB: SGD$728
32GB: SGD$878
64GB: SGD$1,028

WiFi + 3G

16GB: SGD$928
32GB: SGD$1,078
64GB: SGD$1,228

The Apple iPad in Singapore? When and Where?

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So yeah, the world finally has their God Tablet – the Apple iPad.

Most of the general predictions about a March shipping date are not exactly wrong, for the WIFI-only versions will ship in March, while the WIFI+3G versions, will sadly only be available from April.

Steve Jobs, during the keynote mentioned that their mobile data deals with international carriers will only be done in the June-July timeframe, which made many hearts skipped a beat when people outside the States thought they will only have their iPad earliest 6 months later.

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