APPLE yesterday launched a new version of its revolutionary iPad.
The iPad 2 works twice as fast as the original and is available in white to appeal to women.

It is also a third thinner, lighter and boasts TWO cameras - at the front and back. Experts expect women to flock to buy the gizmo - as they did with the white iPhones.

Apple boss Steve Jobs, battling pancreatic cancer, made a surprise appearance from indefinite sick leave to reveal the tablet.

iPad 2 in action for the first time
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He received a standing ovation as he told the audience in San Francisco: "I wouldn't miss this."

The machine goes on sale in the UK on March 25, earlier than expected, and is likely to cost from £429.

It also comes in black, operates twice as quickly and has nine times more powerful graphics. At 8.8mm, it is slimmer than even the iPhone 4.



Welcome back ... Apple boss looks thin at the launch of iPad 2
The iPad 2 has a range of ultra-thin magnetic covers which wake it when peeled and put it to sleep when closed.

Gadget expert Stuart Miles, of pocket-lint.com, said: "The iPad 2 is sleeker, faster and more approachable."

Mr Jobs revealed 15million iPads had been sold. There are now 65,000






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