going to the apple country was huge for me. again, i am embarrassed to say, 15 years i had never been once with. this is a lunatic thing my brother is doing with these apples. when i sailed down this huge area of fruit country, imagine after 9/11, apple country at harvest, thousands of acreage, beautiful skies. i got tears. it was like america the beautiful. it was so rural. it was such a different world for me. the first sighting of my brother. he didn't know i was coming was at the packing house. i remember seeing him, millions of apples coming down the flumes. my brother was looking at every single piece of fruit to be sure it was shipped correctly. he was to tender. i was seeing him from a long shot. i thought oh my god, all he needs is a sweater, he'd look just like are mr. rogers. i began to realize i didn't get it. that was the beginning. then i began bombing him with questions about apples and fruit. there was one moment that did change things in my perception, which is we were walking one day, i worked the fields and pa

model will go on sale for just about $500 on march 16th in the u.s., japan, and eight other countries. apple says it will introduce more new products throughout the year. >>> environmental pollution in china has become serious as the country's economy has grown rapidly. a large international exhibition for environmental protection products is now under way in shanghai. about 750 firms from over 30 countries and territories, including japan, are taking part in the event that opened on wednesday. a chinese government official said in the opening ceremony that china's environment industry has been growing at 15% to 20% a year and will continue to expand. the chinese government designates environmental protection as a key industry which it supports. it expects investments to be just about $450 billion over five years. about 20 japanese companies are displaying their products. they include machines for disposing of waste water and sludge or that of shred wood waste from demolished buildings. >> translator: we want to sell a unique environmental technologies. when chinese firms don't have yet. >>

apple has sold 3 million of the new ipad 3. it was released friday at a starting price of $499. it's available in 10 countries including the u.s. apple will sell them in 24 additional countries at the end of the week. improved sent meant from home builders provided a boost to wall street. nasdaq rose 23. >>> officials in walnut creek are considering a long term expansion of broadway plaza. the plan could increase the mall by a third in 20 years. 300,000 feet of new retail, 200 residential units and new parking garages. this could bring more than $2 million in annual tax revenue for walnut creek. the city council is set to look over this tomorrow. >>> the court of appeals heard arguments over a bang on gun shows in the county. a 1998 shooting at the fairgrounds led to the ban. what you see here is amateur video of that incident. a couple says it violates their second amendment right. a three judge panel upheld the law years ago. >>> the donated items you leave in front of your home may not be going where you think they are. the charity targeted by thieves and the people who suffer as a result. >>> a dated card

apple and the share i -- shareholders. the company reports it sold 3 million new ipads over the weekend. the initial launch was in the u.s. and nine other countries. apple will sell the new. >> i pad and more by thend of the week. >>> > >>> i'm lindsay mushy in arlington, virginia. does a bishop o'connell grad hold the key to the ncaa championship? the story is coming up. >>> and there is a chance for pop-up shower or two this evening. next.  . >> there is no i in team. sometimes one player makes all of the difference. the difference for the north carolina tar heels happens to have local ties. horizontal more on the players. >> reporter: marshal played high school bar locally at bishop o'connell and committed to north carolina before his sophomore year in high school. he's a sophomore in college now and a key component to the heels post season success. as lindsay murphy reports, the health now is the major concern. >> reporter: north carolina is one of the favorites to win the year's ncaa tournament. the tarheels future could be in doubt with a recent injury to guard marshal. he broke his right wrist in sunday's game and

those who need the latest and greatest technology are lined up outside apple stores around the countrynews4's megan mcgrath is at the apple store in georgetown now with more on that. megan, what's it look like out there? >> reporter: we've got a line here, some folks who got here before the -- before the crack of dawn here, take a look at the line. we're at the georgetown location, and you can see that folks are camped out. of course, this is the latest version of the ipad. it is very hot. preorders have sold out. the only way you'll get your hands on one of these at this point is to do exactly what these folks are doing. to come out here, line up, and get one here at the store. billy is going to be among the first to go in when the store opens at 8:00. talk with this gizmo and why you want it, why you're willing to wait. >> i think apple's just incredibly innovative. anything they come out with is so cool you have to have it. this is my third one. i've got the 1, 2, and now the 3. as soon as they come out with 4, i'm buying 4. >> what time did you get here? it's chilly out. >> a littl

how many apple products do you own? what percent of the country owns apple products?do you plan to buy one in the next year? i just want to tell you a little bit of polling background here, i know we have to wrap it up, but we try to find another company to put in as a benchmark, we couldn't. >> you couldn't? >> we couldn't think of another one that would be a benchmark for the apple penetration. you could do johnson & johnson, but how many people know it's a product? >> that's true. >> we'll have the results. fascinating results. >> this is the second time they've played the music to get us out of there. >> we're going to update the markets and go live toymex for the closing prices in the metals. >> plus, what the smart money is doing they said in unison. hedge funds having a strong first quarter. kate kelly has the strategies driving the comeback. and first on cnbc, the results of the russell investment managers survey. back in a minute. [ man ] predicting the future is hard. but i have this new smartphone. and now i can see everything more clearly. ♪ i can organize

apple devotees from around the country and the world swarmed to buy the company's latest gadgets. >> first in line. got it. >> and it would be apple's third generation ipad. point product that two years and 55 million sales ago. >> 10 times the data speed, i think it will be incredible. >> the ipad's upgrades were enough to entice consumers to sit bundled up for hours. all to be among the first to grab the newest variation of the top selling tablet. >> i like having the newest thing. i'm excited to get it. >> for some the day was also about camaraderie. >> there is a certain level of excitement about being with other people who are excited about the same product. >> it is a fervor unique. >> it is the only product you see lines for at all. >> and that bodes well for apple's share of the tablet market. >> if apple can get through 2013 with this edge, it gains that match p >> the next iphone release months away. wbal-tv 11 news. >> and there is a lot more coming up on "11 news saturday morning". first a look at events going on around town this weekend. [ girl ] to protect against dental

expensive netbook since then apple's marketing efforts have paid off and the i pad is now more of a fashion statement the third generation is being launched in ten countries the buzz boosted apple shares to an all time high on thursday shares of the world's most valuable company jumped thirty families percent this year that gives you an idea as to how corporate out i will bump i would be prepared to sleep on the floor i must say but there you go that's good news now we've got about fifty five minutes with all the latest market updates. this respectable british gentleman's choice was. between jackets and those whiskey . a much younger wife. and more than twenty years of intelligence service in profits of the soviet union. killed these choices on forty. wealthy british style. past the time to write my book.

make a living off of his books, washington irving, described madison as a we did a little apple john your country. but present medicine came to think that going to war was necessary. thomas jefferson, his friend, and by the time to work in a row, seemed a dozen years of outbreaks at the hands of the british. and that the risk of sounding like i am teaching to the test, is anybody ready to take their advanced placement in u.s. history? madison had for more or less central reasons for going to war. first there was impressed but. maybe you remember that word from u.s. history. the british in the midst of a long war with the french had a nasty habit of helping themselves to sailors off the decks of american ships. some of them were indeed british who had gone awol but lots were americans. more than 5000 american soldiers were oppressed in this way in the years before the were. a second reason, the british hadn't limited themselves to sailors either but they had taken ships, more than 1000 nutritious, merchant ships, confiscating the cargo without compensating the american owners. the royal navy was t

country. >>> apple's ipad announcement today could send the company's stock higher.e's jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. apple stock is often times headline-driven and there will be plenty of headlines today when the company unveils what is expected to be the ipad 3 or the ipad hd. it will have a much more improved display, a retina display, thus the hd could be tagged to that. apple's shares have pulled back the last couple of days taking the market cap below $500 billion. but shares have been absolutely soaring this year since the beginning of the year, up about 30%. and on the expected ipad news this morning, up about 1%. one company getting hit hard out of oakland is pandora after it missed earnings estimates as well as guidance for the 1st quarter said it would lose 18 to 21 cents a share but the company also said it is doing some good things. the ceo on an analyst call said that revenue quadrupled last year from the year before to $100 million but investors worried about the loss of money so

country. very interesting. apple is expected to make a big announcement later this week. many of us did not quite understand what 3g or 2g means or why that is just important. chris cochrane looks at some answers -chris clackum- . stay >> a step ahead -- >> stay a step ahead. wireless companies touting 4g while some are still confused by 3g. >> the whole g way of county is a way of accounting. this is the fastest throughputs. -year-old pc dial-up internet access. >> it is all about the upload and download times. >> superfast network connections are imperative. people use smart phones for work and pleasure or watching movies. >> your connections can get 10 times the throughput of a 3g connection and some networks is radically faster. >> 4g is expected to solve 3g's most persistent problem -- the dreaded dropped call. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tech jobs are blowing up. united continental hit some turbulence over the weekend. jane king has the bloomberg business report. did you know what g meant? >> i think i heard at some point but i have trouble keeping up. i'm ge

apple has offered to refund its customers in australia who felt misled about the 4g capabilities of the new ipad. the country's consumer watch dog has taken apple to court for false advertising because the tablet computer doesn't work on the 4g network in australia. however, the company does not accept that it misled its customers. joining us live from sydney is our correspondent, duncan kennedy. so, if it didn't mislead the customers, what did it do, duncan? >> well, it claims it didn't do anything. if you read the small print on the boxes and elsewhere, it never quite claimed that its new generation ipad worked on the 4g network in australia. the consumer watch dog said all the advertising said otherwise, and the consumers would have been led to believe that the new ipads didn't work on the new 4g network here in australia. it's all about frequency, peter. the system here in australia works on one system, in america it works on another, but the new ipads do work now. apple said, yes, we'll agree to compensate anybody who wants to return the machines. they feel as though they're going to be misled, so they're

apple stores around the country will open early on friday at 8:00 a.m. instead of 10:00 a.m., accommodating an expected flood of buyers seeking the new ipad. apple sold out the online pre-orders in two days. apple's price target raise at morgan stanley above $700 a share. stock tonight soaring to a fresh all-time high. closing up, as you can see, $21 higher now. speaking of technology, choppy day for the nasdaq after the big rally yesterday. my next guest at bank of america merrill lynch global research said there are still signs of strength in the technologies. here's her take on the market. also joining me, jason with strategic research partners. good to see you both. thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks, maria. >> you still like tech? >> i love tech. i believe technology is entering a new secular bull market. technology from a technical perspective has been in a bear market for the past 11 years. it's been range-bound since 2001. we've cleared that level. so we think we're on path over the coming years to test those 2000 highs. we can see the na

apple stores to be among the first to get their hands on the new ipad. the latest version of the popular tablet went on sale in the u.s. and nine other countries. even apple co-founder steve wozniak joined an early morning trod of technogeeks who waited outside a loss -- crowd of technogeeks who waited outside a los angeles store to purchase the device. >> i didn't get the high memory ipad in the past and can't put on a whole bunch of movies. so i've got a good reason to upgrade. >> the new model comes with a faster processer, sharp scene and better camera, starts at 499 for the 16 gigabyte version and you can now get it at your local wal-mart. the big box retailer has also started selling the tablet in its u.s. stores. >>> we got some good news for you hoya fans coming into the 9 news now newsroom. just a few minutes ago georgetown hoyas defeated belmont and advanced to the third round of the ncaa. jp3 and the hoyas have not won a game in the tournament in four years. the drought ended today. the senior jason clark a big 21 points leading all scorers and the tough georgetown defense held belmont well below their season average. hoyas win 74-59.

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and hits stores in 24 more countries this friday. apple closed at $601.10 the first time it's ever settled before $600 after it announced monday it would pay a quarterly dividend and buy back $10 billion in stock. >>> and did tis any's mega budget sci-fi flick john carter is turning into a flop. the company says the movie will lose about $200 million in the second quarter and took an estimated $250 million to make. john carter based on a book is about a former war soldier transported to mars. it's only raked in about $184 million worldwide. disney says its studio division will also report a second quarter loss. let's take a look at share trading up about 0.8%. coming up, a lot more to come. tiffany set to post earnings. will christmas sales help the jeweler's profits to sparkle? we'll look ahead to the trading day on wall street next. choose control. introducing gold choice. the freedom you can only get from hertz to keep the car you reserved or simply choose another. and it's free. ya know, for whoever you are that day. it's just another

country. >> okay. >> that is factories? >> and i think that victoria is mixing two things. no one is saying apple shouldn't have the right to create jobs over factories over's ises. >> but the double taxation that dennis is pointing out is keeping cash from coming back to the country. we would like the multiplier. >> i agree. and be quiet for a second. >> five years ago. i interviewed a guy in the shanghai stock exchange who said we'll be making more cars in china than the u.s.. he said you have to move up the manufacturing chain. we'll make the mattress and you make the mri scanner. we need to make more sophisticated things. problem is not just simple things. >> i got you and understand. but rich, what about that? >> there are some jobs better off overseas? >> yes, you project that is true right now. but in the not too distant future. technologies like robotics and 3 d will take that equation away. at that point america should ask itself if it is automobile device. and we have that ability. >> we have to leave that down. jot the facebook pass word down. why some at forbes love it. nergy right he

. >> ought to business news, apple's new ipad has gone on sale in 10 countries including germany, franceand japan. despite competition from cheaper rivas, the ipad remains the most popular tappet -- tablet on the market. >> and this has unleashed the usual apple mania. some fans of the in a lot of hours to get their hands on one. >> these die-hard apple fans in germany lined up the entire night to be the first to get their hands on the new ipad. [applause] earlier, people stormed apple stores in singapore and japan to get the gadget. apple is hoping it will attract as many customers as the previous ipad version. it sold 55 million devices so far. along with the iphone and mac computers, the ipad is turning out to be a real moneymaker for the u.s. tech giant. the gadget's accomplishments have contributed to the company's success on wall street. apple's stock touched six under dollars briefly on thursday, surging by 70% in the past year. apple now has a market capitalization of around $555 billion and is the world's most valuable company. the ipad has a 75% market share of tablet computers

from apple we've seen it in ten countries today it's just kicked off in europe at the moment we've seen pugh's in paris it started off in sydney i love it gets now talking about shares though interestingly they have now hits an all time high and dish it they've increased by forty five cents so at be interesting to see more reviews as the day goes up i'll be back in fifty five minutes.

. >> the first thing you know you can walk into any apple store in the country and get one.here's inventory in the stores. maybe one mod they will will sell out. last year, compare it to the ipad 2, you couldn't get it, and you actually had to -- released a limited amount of units each day in the apple stores last day. you can walk in here and get as many as they want. >> what happens if they manage the inventory to ration it out across weeks versus if they let everybody buy it who wants to buy it? >> that is the question. the only way i'm wrong on it is that they made so many that they want to have a lot of inventory in the stores. we're actually starting to pick up details from the supply china in china that's suggesting that maybe capacity -- the factories aren't running at full capacity, and there's a chance that the number production forecasts will come down here in the weeks to come. >> do they run at capacity for ipad 2? >> absolutely they did. granted at the time they were ramping up units at the time, so you would think though because they are launching it globally,

>>> the third generation ipad hit the market today attracting a flood of customers at apple stores across the countryof the tablet will be the first to connect to the 4g network and you'll also get a 5 megapixel camera and higher resolution screen. the cheapest one will set you back about $500. >>> and andy pettitte is planning a comeback after a one-year retirement. the yankees siped the pitcher to a contract that could be worth $2.5 million, but he'll start in the minor leagues. how about that? what do you make of that? >> minor league baseball team, what are those guys? i'm a red sox fan, but a big fan of pettitte. we'll see if it makes it back, then we'll beat him. >>> finally, to want's moment you don't want to miss. you might remember arsenio had a show in 1992. i was covering this campaign, bill clinton. the governor of arkansas running for president and he went on and played the sax phone in front of a live audience. ♪ i remember it well. it was a big debate about whether this was smart or not for governor clinton. i asked how he pulled it off. >> at this time, because he was a governor, i di

hitting stores in 24 more countries this friday. appleck topped 600 for the first time yesterday after announcing plans to pay dividends to shareholders. goldman sachs raising a price target in 660 to 700. meantime, serious ceo, no red tags on his pay czech. a filing showing lou received nearly $10 million in compensation including salary, a signing bonus and stock as well as compensation to cover commute. this despite the fact sears struggled reporting sales declines the past six years. >> basically saying a shared apple stock will now cost more than the souped up version of an ipad? >> very possible. >> all right. thank you. >>> up next, the deep dive into the illinois primary. we'll be back in 30 seconds subpoena >>> state of ill sill the sunlt of our deep dive today. a state that in theory at least should be relatively easy for mitt romney but you don't have to go back far to see potential signs ever trouble for the conservative front-runner. prognosticators, will illinois voters vote like in 2008 or in 2010? back to super tuesday 200

. >> no. 5 apple's new ipad brought out the usual long lines all over the country at stores. sale this morning in the u.s. and nine other countries, but savvy shoppers bought the tablet online a week ago. this is the third version of the apple product which has a faster processor, sharper picture and better camera. no. 4, maryland will receive another $6.7 million to help turn around the state's worse schools. the u.s. department of education announced the grants recently, most of the money will go to baltimore city and prince george's county. overall maryland has the best ranked public schools in the country. no. 3, if you eat white rice regularly, you might be more likely to develop diabetes. harvard researchers confirmed four previous studies. the studies show a strong connection between the rice and type 2 diabetes which starts when you're an adult. the studies involved more than 350,000 people. no. 2, taking antibiotics too often could result in global health dangers. the united nations world health organization says overuse of the drug breeds superbugs that may then mak

. >> let me ask you in this country leaders of technology, apple computer. a lot of people say we're going to applize the country, design it here, build it someplace else. i've always thought, a lot of evidence to back it up, innovation comes from the factory floor, where you're making something, making it better. are we losing something by in venting stuff and not making it in this country. >> okay. if we want to claim, assert our mark economy is global, then it is expected that they will take their factories to someplace where they can make the product cheaper where at the end of the day they are serving their shareholders. we shouldn't cry foul your interglobal company, international global company found a cheaper place to make the product than here. we shouldn't be surprised by that. we are surprised. we want tariffs, tax incentives, rebalance the playing field to enable us. i assert if you're always innovating, always innovating, you can end up creating products no one else has figured out how to make yet. that way you keep your jobs. it's only when you

screen according to apple a better camera although it's not knowledge as a revolutionary product in other words it's other particularly new about it's been launched in ten countries so far and the cause has boosted apple shares to an all time high of the world's most valuable company have jumped forty five percent this year. now apparently one of the reasons behind that is that a lot of companies a lot of big companies are talking about using it corporate use so using it in their companies so you imagine that's a lot of sales that they get from from that kind of you know so that's exciting now as far as russia is concerned the markets are indeed now i can have a look at the figures and it's a weak starts as you can see yes i mean both democratic simply lacks negative really i will check out the stocks because some figures to see who are the biggest losers if we check out asia we can see that the losses very much came from that part of the world as you can see flats negative again there a lot of that has to do with the fact that the yen which has been weak really helps our exporters this week and that's why we see strong gains is now stronger so therefore exporter

. >>> apple's newest ipad is a mismatch for the network in australia. they are sending e-mails to all the buyers earn that countryit comes after authorities accused apple of misleading buyers. >>> san jose city counsel agreed to prioritize road projects. the city faces a back log of street repairs. they passed a measure to begin upgrades. >>> a change to liquor laws will not come up for a discussion today. owners say they can't be responsible for the behavior of everyone who drinks. it was scheduled to go before the commission tonight but that has been postponed because of a problem notifying the public. >>> cancer rates in the u.s. are continuing their downward trend. the report show cancer rates are falling 1.5% a year in adults and 1.7% in children. one area of concern is an increase in skin cancer. this could be future epidemic was of the use of tanning beds and obesity is also contributing. >>> today richard norris was anxious to do something we all take for granted. he could hardly wait tosee himself in the mirror after having facial transplant surgery. he was disfigured in a gun accident. . >> this is an i

apple ipad owners in australia right now. the company is offering a refund after the country's consumer watchdog accused apple of misleading consumersay apple did not warn ipad owners that their devices are not compatible with australia's 4g network. >>> basketball legend magic johnson trying his hand at baseball. won at auction to buy the dodgers for $2 billion. it'd be the highest ever paid for a sports franchise, but the deal is subject to approval in federal bankruptcy court. >>> and this is crazy and it's going to set off a mania. no one picked the six correct numbers in last night's multi-state mega millions lottery game sending the jackpot a staggering $476 million. the next drawing is set for friday. don't buy a ticket, we've got a little pool going on at jansing co., we're winning. >>> and just moments ago, senator john mccain, here he was criticizing president obama's health care law. he said if the most important part is young adults being able to stay on their parents' insurance, he'd pass a separate amendment to do that. >> if they want to stay till 30 in the basement, it's fine with me, but the fact is for that to be t

all countries gdp's worth less than apple. >> shepard: when do you think we will get news again. >> enhanced shepard: you are supposed to know these things. >> i have no idea, sir. i can make something up if you want. >> shepard: we don't do that on "the fox report." we had a four day winning streak on wall street and now it broke. were you responsible for that as well. >> i'm not responsible for that we point to the man named cranky bernanke. >> you are hating. >> i'm not hating. he says the economy is not growing as fast as everybody else want it to. i'm not going to give it stimulus either. that's what traders got upset about. that's why stocks went down lower. >> only 25 points and nasdaq up 20. >> waiting to hear something more positive. bernanke said rates on hold for three years. that's a long darn time. >> shepard: it is a long time. you probably want a free ipad. >> shepard: i don't want a free one. anything over $50. >> try to be nice. >> shepard: if you want to give me one that's different. thank you, gerri. >> my pleasure. >> shepard: news corporation making a change in the wake

apple has sold out in every country will launch in on friday, even if you pre-order, you will have tos they won't ship until march 19, three days after they hit the shelves. those are the top stories right now. romney's probably the weakest frontrunner since 1920. yes, he's the frontrunner. but almost all conservatives are opposed to him. >> shannon: that was newt gingrich, taking aim at rival mitt romney on fox news sunday. he says that romney doesn't have what it takes to win over the whole party. i sat down with chris wallace to get more on the interview. >> shannon: chris, you checked in with newt gingrich, ahead of two big contests, alabama and mississippi. you talked about whether or not they are must-wins. >> chris: they are very important. but he says he's in this, all the way to the convention, regardless of whether he wins. he has to say that, you don't want to put that pressure on yourself and limit your options, although one of his aides has before said, he has to win these two. but he's only won two of 25 states so far, already. and you just -- it's hard to see a path to

. >> reporter: that scene is playing out with apples in new york and asparagus across can country. farmers fear the cold weather could come back and kill off their crops. the cost could run into the millions. >> to say they are concerned would be an understatement. >> i don't figure we're frost free until memorial day weekend. >> reporter: but in illinois, corn growers are betting the farm on the heat wave, planting their seeds early, hoping for a bigger and better harvest. and the weather has been good to cows in the midwest. warm cows eat more, and in iowa, the average cow is producing 7% more milk than it did this time last year. and in the 23 states that produce the most milk, each cow is averaging nine gallons more -- another 25 glasses of milk per cow. as for people, well, in maine, they're skiing in bathing suits. but in other parts of the country, nothing but allergy aggravation. across much of the south and east, the warmth has brought on record shattering pollen. it covers everything and some people can barely breathe. >> it feels like i'm breathing through cotton candy a

the new ipad goes on sale tomorrow morning here and nearly 25 other countries next week. applerhaps in recognition of this, it's $600 for the first time today. a new high for the stock market's most valuable company. good to see you. i see the line there. i like that guy with his hat. 45 minutes ago, the ipad went on sale. what do people think so far? >> reporter: well remember, these are the devotees if you can't tell. he thinks it is absolutely beautiful and so far, it is worth it. there are still people here in line waiting for the new ipad and what they will tell you is that it is worth freezinging out here, but again, these are the real devotees. about 400 people waiting in line, trying to get ahol of this. they are among the first in the world to get ahold of the new ipad. what is driving them to stand in line here is the high resolution, even though critics say this is enough to move forward, but everyone here in line is saying it is worth it. >> i love that. those pictures, they all dress up. it's like a fun event. thanks so much. and you will get that ipad in the u.s.

apple's latest version of the ipad. monique griego has more on what the hype is all about. >> reporter: from excitement in japan. long lines in new york and across the countryn california. die-hard apple fans flock to get the new ipad. here in baltimore, people waited for hours just to be one of the first to test one out. at the apple store in towson town center. >> i wanted the ipad 3. >> while the chaos had cleared by midmorning, wendy soprano was in line at 6:30 a.m. >> it was all the way down to the door where you come in on. >> reporter: the latest version of apple's uber popular tablet,; >> i heard about the new camera and the nice screen. it's kind of new stuff. very cool and trendy. >> reporter: while we weren't lucky enough to get our hands on an ipad 3 today. >> i gave it away to my daughter. >> i can actually give away my old ipad and sell it for half price and get a new one. >> reporter: so the real question is, when and will ipad excitement come to an end? >> what about if they come out with ipad 4. will you get that, too? >> i guess. if it's going to be better, yeah. >> reporter: monique griego. >> the basic model of ipad 3 will run you $500.

new york tech surge is the largest independent apple retailer and service provider in the country. the company offers pretty much the same services you find at any apple store but even with five official apple stores in new york city, tech serve still averages more than 2,000 customers per day. when new products launch like an ipad or iphone, tech serve usually sells out in the first day. >> we'll take whatever we can get. the demand is always there. >> retail wasn't always their main business. tech serve started as a service provider helping customers fix broken apple products and recover lost data. even sex in the city paid a visit to tech serve. >> got you a computer. could be bad ram. we'll keep it for a couple days and run some tests. i'll call you if we find anything? >> if? >> i dropped it and the whole thing shattered. >> i had a hard drive crash. so i'm here to get it fixed. >> for the particularly heartbreaking cases like lost photos or documents not backed up, the service desk is ready with a box of tissues for the most unfortunate cases. >> you would be amazed at how man

apple's latest version of the ipad. monique griego has more on what all the hype is about. >> reporter: from excitement in japan. to long lines in new york and across the country in california. die-hard apple fans flock to get the new ipads. here in baltimore, people waited for hours just to be one of the first to test one out. at the apple store in towson town center. >> i wanted the ipad 3. >> reporter: while the chaos had had cleared by midmorning, wendy soprano was in line at 6:30 a.m. >> it was all the way down to the door where you come in on. >> reporter: the latest version of apple's uber popular tablet boasts better resolution and camera, and of course, faster web browsing. >> i heard about the new camera and the nice screen. and it's kind of new stuff. very cool and trendy. >> reporter: while we weren't lucky enough to get our hands on an ipad 3 today, this was the ipad 2. >> i gave it away. to my daughter. >> i can actually give away my old ipad and sell it for half price and get a new one. >> reporter: so the real question is, when and will ipad excitement end? according to these apple enthusiasts, never. >> what about when they come out with the i

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. >> reporter: apple's devotees from cities around the country and world swarming to buy the company'sest gadget. >> we were first here in line and just got it. >> reporter: and "it" would be apple's third generation of ipad, the product that two years and 55 million sales ago ignited the market for tablet computers. >> with quadruple pixels, 5 megapixel camera and ten times the data sweep i think it will be incredible. >> reporter: the ipad's upgrades were once again enough to entice consumers to sit bundled up for hours in denver and sleep in line in delaware all to be among the first to grab the newest variation of the top selling tablets. >> i like having the newest thing. i like the excitement of the first day and i'm excited to get it. >> reporter: but for some the day was also about camaraderie. >> it is exciting to have the new product here but there is also a certain level of excitement about being with other people who are excited about the same product. >> reporter: it's the fervor unique these days in american retail. >> this is still the only consumer product company out t