SAN FRANCISCO — Apple on Monday promised that US orders for its iPad tablet computers would ship within 24 hours, in a sign that supply in the hot-selling devices was catching up to demand.
The on the internet Apple Store indicated that any from the six iPad models would be shipped, free of charge of charge, within 24 hours of an order being placed.
People have snapped up millions of iPads since the gadgets launched from the United States and wait times for the devices at times stretched into weeks.
The shortened wait has prompted debate over whether Apple's beefed-up production was paying off or if demand for iPads was waning.
Apple could provide some perspective on iPad sales during a special event to take place in San Francisco on Wednesday, but the California company's iPod line is expected to be the primary focus with the gathering.
The iPad went on sale in the United States on April 3 and Apple sold a lot more than three million in 80 days.
The iPad enables users to watch video, listen to music, play games, surf the Web or read electronic books. The cheapest iPad costs 499 dollars (US) although the top model is priced at 829 dollars.
Apple has released the iPad in much more than a dozen countries, and China Unicom is expected to start promoting Apple's iPad within the world's largest Net marketplace in mid to late-September.
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