In a press release, Apple announces that they will be releasing the iPad 2 to 12 additional countries this week. Those countries were Japan, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey and UAE and Philippines. Aside from Japan (April 28) , all others will have the iPad 2 by Friday, April 29, 2011 on Apple official retailers. iPad 2 iPad 2 is the second generation of a Apple's tablet device featuring a major upgrade from its predecessor including, thinner and lighter design, front and back-facing cameras for capturing pictures and videos and video calling, and a faster processor and graphics. Apple also introduced Smart Covers designed along with iPad 2 . Click here for more details regarding the availability and pricing in the Philippines.