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Apple opened its retail stores in 10 countries, including the U.S., at 8 a.m. local time to accommodate buyers of the new iPad, the company said. Earlier, Apple's website had displayed a short message that its retail stores would open their doors at 8 a.m., or one to two hours earlier than usual.

The new iPad is on shelves today in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and the U.K.  Also on the list, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Other U.S. outlets, including electronics chains Best Buy and Radio Shack, as well as big-box stores Sam's Club, Target and Wal-Mart, will also start selling the new iPad Friday. And some mobile carriers, such as AT&T and Verizon, will stock and sell the more-expensive 4G models starting at $629 through their websites.

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