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Here is the different between iPad and iPad 2

Specifications	IPad	iPad 2
Size and weight	Height: 242.8 mm (9.56 inches) Width: 189.7 mm (7.47 inches) Depth: 13.4 mm (0.5 inch) Weight 0.68 kg (1.5 pounds) Wi-Fi model; 0.73 kg (1.6 pounds) Wi-Fi + 3G model	Height: 9.50 inches (241.2 mm) Width: 7.31 inches (185.7 mm) Depth: 0.34 inch (8.8 mm) Weight 1.33 pounds (601 g) 1.35 pounds (613 g) (Wi-Fi + 3G model) 1.34 pounds (607 g) (Wi-Fi + 3G for Verizon model)
Storage	16GB, 32GB or 64GB	16GB, 32GB or 64GB
Wireless and Cellular	Wi-Fi model Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology Wi-Fi + 3G model UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Data only Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology	Wi-Fi Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology Wi-Fi + 3G model Wi-Fi + 3G model: UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900,2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi + 3G for Verizon model: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
Display	9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously	9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Power and Battery	Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using 3G data network Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system	Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using 3G data network Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Chip	1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip	1GHz dual-core Apple A5 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
Input/Output	Dock connector port 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack Built-in speaker Microphone Micro SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)	30-pin dock connector port 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack Built-in speaker Micro-SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model) Microphone
Operating system	iOS 4.2.1	iOS 4.3

After reading the above table you can easily figure out that no much improvement has been done to the iPad 2, just 2 Cameras (rear and front) and a 1GHz dual core with A5 can be counted as the different between the version 2 and the original. But how many of us are going to use the iPad camera for taking pictures and recording videos.

Can Apple be Apple without jobs

Wednesday evening's announcement from Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) that CEO Steve Jobs was resigning could hardly be called a surprise, but it will certainly accelerate a transition process that has been ongoing in fits and starts for a number of years.

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Can The U.S. Regain Its AAA Rating?

Is U.S. credit permanently tarnished by the recent downgrade of its debt by Standard & Poor's? Can the U.S. ever regain its once perfect AAA rating? If history is any guide, the answer to the first question is no. And the answer to the second question is yes.

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Many of the world's nations once enjoyed AAA ratings, then lost that rating because of domestic economic problems, but eventually regained it. There's no reason to prevent the U.S. from repeating what these other nations have accomplished. Much has to be done, however, before S&P might be inclined to re-evaluate its opinion of U.S. debt.

The two other major ratings services, Moody's Investor Services and Fitch, have yet to downgrade U.S. debt from AAA. But both firms have warned that a downgrade may occur in the future, depending on economic conditions and how the U.S. government handles its staggering debt. (For related reading, see What Is A Corporate Credit Rating?)

Nations That Recaptured the AAA Rating

• Australia lost AAA rating in 1986, regained it in 2003

• Canada lost AAA rating in 1992, regained it in 2002

• Denmark lost AAA rating in 1983, regained it in 2001

• Finland lost AAA rating in 1992, regained it in 2002

• Sweden lost AAA rating in 1993, regained it in 2004

Countries That Lost the AAA

• Ireland lost AAA rating in 2009

• Japan lost AAA rating in 2001

• New Zealand lost AAA rating in 1983
• Spain lost AAA rating in 2009

• Venezuela lost AAA rating in 1982

How to Regain the AAA

In almost every instance in which a nation recovered its AAA rating, economic problems were solved by cutting entitlement programs and benefits, and by raising taxes.

Canada reduced government spending by imposing wage freezes, cutting government and civil service programs, and reassigning certain national government expenses to provincial governments  

About half of Denmark's deficit was reduced through increasing revenue – taxes.

Finland added a value added tax to reduce its deficit and devalued its currency to help it compete in global markets.

Besides cutting social benefits, Sweden also increased income and payroll taxes. A favorable exchange rate also helped increase exports.

Australia similarly consolidated its debt, and both cut expenses and raised revenues.

The American Plan

Members of the U.S. Congress are now debating the methods in a 12-member so-called bipartisan Super Committee by which its debt can be reduced and its AAA rating restored. The committee's mission is to suggest at least $1.2 trillion in budget cuts by this coming Thanksgiving, November 24. The most likely committee scenario, according to many veteran print and broadcast media reporters, is a list of recommendations split along political lines.

Despite the downgrade of American. debt, investors – individual, institutional and sovereign nation – have continued to buy U.S. Treasuries although fed chairman Ben Bernanke has promised there'll be no increase in yields for the next two years. So America continues to borrow as the national debt climbs relentlessly. (For more on Ben Bernanke, see Ben Bernanke: Background And Philosophy.)

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The Bottom Line

When the Fed chairman's moratorium on interest increases expires in 2013, America's economy may be on a major upswing, the country's national debt may be stabilized, under control and being reduced as government spending is cut and revenues increase. Under those circumstances, S&P may restore the nation's AAA rating as it has to the countries mentioned above. But as S&P has done in the past, it can also lower the nation's debt rating even further.