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iPad Use Skyrockets
The number of iPad users in the U.S. will rise by more than 90 percent this year to 53.2 million, as loyal users replace older models and new customers purchase the device. This year, the iPad will continue to be in the hands of more than three-quarters of all tablet users in the country. ;OH[ SL]LS VM NYV^[O PZ KV^U ZPNUPÄJHU[S` MYVT SHZ[ `LHY»Z WLYJLU[ Q\TW HUK ^PSS JVU[PU\L [V KLJSPUL" I` P7HK \ZLYZ ^PSS YPZL I` Q\Z[ SLZZ [OHU
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Correction
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Deals
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