Apple CEO Tim Cook’s visit this week to China is taking on added significance. The Wall Street Journal today reported Cook met with senior Chinese Leader Li Keqiang this week to discuss strengthening ties in a market Apple has long neglected.

Friday, the third generation iPad arrives in stores across the world. Now, it’s time to buy a case to protect your investment. Here are 15 cases we find absolutely amazing for Apple's latest tablet.

So the iPad event has come and gone, leaving the “new” iPad for consumer consumption. But did it deliver enough for the average customer to hop on board and buy one?

Apple’s well-known secrecy could eventually cost the company billions of dollars or at least some public discomfort, according to several legal experts. At issue is whether Apple’s “unusual methods” in acquiring the iPad trademark was legal, according to Reuters.

In China, Wi-Fi + 3G versions of Apple’s popular iPad will soon make their debut, according to The Wall Street Journal.

A new Localytics survey concludes that most of us spend most of our time on the iPad reading news, listening to music, or accessing health and fitness apps. Surprisingly, game-playing is only the seventh most popular activity.

How valuable is an iPad 2? Apparently it’s worth the “price” of a new kidney. A 17-year-old Chinese boy recently sold one of his kidneys so that he could purchase one of Apple’s tablets, according to the Shanghai Daily.

According to a report by Bloomberg, the recent Foxconn plant explosions (at Chengdu, China) could cost Apple up to 500,000 iPad 2 models.

Now is probably the best (and last) time to buy an iPad 2 until later in the year. Why?

The numbers are out and we now know which iPad 2 model is the top seller. Which one do you think it is?

Yesterday's iPad 2 launch in Japan was a success, attracting long queues and leaving many Apple fans happy, according to a recent report.

According to Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell, Android devices will eventually overtake the iPad and become the dominant force in the tablet market. These remarks, which were first reported by The Wall Street Journal, come just one month after the company’s head of marketing said the iPad would fail in the enterprise market.

Barnes & Noble released a significant update for its NookColor e-reader. With it, Apple may finally have a worthy tablet competitor at a terrific price point.

Tired of trying to find an iPad 2 six weeks after its launch? Now, a new iPhone/iPod touch app makes finding a second-generation tablet as easy as typing a few numbers into your iDevice.

Six weeks after its debut, the iPad 2 is still difficult to buy in New York City. The reason? The "resellers" are still camping outside.

Still need an iPad 2? Visit a Best Buy or Toy's "R" Us store today and you may be in luck.

The number of dedicated iPad apps available in the App Store has risen to 80,00. But, this phenomenal milestone is only part of the story.

Those still interested in buying an iPad 2 should visit a Best Buy store tomorrow, April 17. According to news first reported by Engadget, an internal memo confirms the Minnesota-based retailer will feature the tablet on its new flyer and will have many units available.

World of Goo for the iPhone is finally coming on Thursday, April 14. The game has also been rebranded as a Universal App upon the iPhone release.

Less than a week after being accused of holding back iPad 2 inventories when quotas are met, Best Buy is the center of another disturbing story. According to news first reported by CrunchGear, at least one store manager blackmailed customers into paying for service plans before being allowed to purchase the popular second-generation iDevice. Is this an isolated incident or something bigger?

According to a recent report, several customers who ordered a Verizon iPad 2 on March 11 still haven’t received the device. This is strange, considering many iPad 2 models started reaching Apple fans around March 17.

RadioShack may get their hands on the iPad 2. The blurry photo above reveals a notice from RadioShack announcing that the retailer will begin carrying the iPad 2 at 500 of its locations as of March 29.

Best Buy may be ramping up a major iPad 2 program, by giving each employee an iPad for use, according to recent reports. But is it true? Read on to find out.