The long-awaited next generation iPad debuted Wednesday in the presence of select few at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The striking features of the new Apple tablet made Apple watchers excited, triggering a new wave of speculations about the features and release date of the next generation iPhone.

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