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Posted: Mar 2, 2011 11:46 AM ET

Last Updated: Mar 2, 2011 5:09 PM ET

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has unveiled the newest version of his company's iPad tablet computer.

The iPad 2 is a "dramatically faster" dual core processor device that is 33 per cent thinner than the original, Apple announced Wednesday. Some of the new features include cameras that can be used with the iPad 2's video-conferencing software, FaceTime.

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