What is the iPad, and what does it do?

After months of hype and speculation, Apple introduced its latest creation, the iPad, at an event in San Francisco earlier this year. The mobile computing device, which has been described by some as a cross between the iPhone and a MacBook laptop, hit the store shelves and Apple has since sold 1 million of them.

But what is it really, and what does it do? Here are 18 things to know about the iPad.

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After months of hype and speculation, Apple introduced its latest creation, the iPad, at an event in San Francisco earlier this year. The mobile computing device, which has been described by some as a cross between the iPhone and a MacBook laptop, hit the store shelves and Apple has since sold 1 million of them. But what is it really, and what does it do? Here are 18 things to know about the iPad.
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