International sale of iPad to start from May 28

Paris: Apple announced that its mass market iPad tablet PC will go on sale outside the U.S. in nine major countries for the first time on May 28.

The much-anticipated consumer gadget was launched in the U.S. domestic market on April 3, but such was demand that the Apple was forced to delay deliveries to international consumers.

Now, fans in Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland can look forward to seeing them in the shops before the end of the month, Apple said.