Apple has confirmed that the iPad will be available in the UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple’s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, 10 May.
In the UK, the wi-fi-only iPads will sell for £429 (inc. VAT) for the 16GB model; £499 for the 32GB model, and £599 for the 64GB version. The equivalent wi-fi + 3G models will sell for £529, £599 and £699 respectively. The iBook app for iPad, including Apple’s iBookstore, will be available as a free download from the App Store from 28 May. 
Apple plans to release the iPad in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July. Pricing and availability for these markets will be announced at a later date.
