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Month-to-month billing is a great way to go for those who aren’t going to be traveling with their tablets all the time. If you’ll be a more frequent mobile data user, but still don’t want to get stuck with a contract, AT&T is introducing new post-paid plans. They can be added to an existing wireless plan (single billing FTW) and will see you billed automatically every month, but now you can cancel whenever your heart desires. Initial pricing is on-par with the pre-paid plans, which means $14.99 for 250MB or $25 for 2GB. It’s only the overage charges that are different here, $10 per 1GB versus $25 for 2GB on the pre-paid option. Not a huge difference, that, so really this is more of a convenience thing.

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Missed Steve Jobs’ surprise reappearance to unveil the iPad 2 this morning — or perhaps, are you an Apple fan who just can’t get enough? Well, it just so happens that Apple taped its latest magic show for you to watch at your leisure. Find it at our source link below, and imagine a time before 9.7-inch tablets hit the gym and slimmed down to just 1.3 pounds light. Oh, and we’ve also got a comprehensive liveblog, if video’s not your style.

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In case you’re wondering whether Apple’s forthcoming Digital AV Adapter is worth your $39, you might be pleased to know that said HDMI dongle is also compatible with the latest crop of iOS devices before the iPad 2. This includes the iPhone 4, fourth-generation iPod touch, and even the first-generation iPad. Alas, both movies and slideshows will be capped at 720p output from these older devices, whereas the iPad 2 goes a little further with screen mirroring of up to 1080p — we’re guessing the beastly dual-core A5 chip is what makes the magic happen here, though movie output’s also limited to 720p. And hey, we’re only a few months away from finding out if the next iPhone will also get some 1080p love, so no pressure on buying this dongle just yet.

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Apple unveiled the iPad 2 on Wednesday, showing off a handful of upgrades intended to cement the tablet’s market-leading position.

With dual cameras (front and back), an upgraded A5 processor, support for HD video recording and playback and a thinner profile, the iPad 2 looks to be a worthy successor to the first model.

The iPad 2 will be available for purchase starting March 11, Apple says.

Despite the increased power, Apple claims that the new iPad will have the same battery life as the first model: 10 hours of active use and about a month of standby.

It lacks several features that competing, Android-based tablets offer, such as a USB port or SD card reader.

The new iPad will come in two colors (black and white), will offer 3G data connectivity from AT&T or Verizon as an option, and will have the same starting price as the first model ($500 for a Wi-Fi only 16-GB version).

We’ll have close-up photos and hands-on impressions shortly. In the meantime, enjoy our images of the iPad 2 and Apple executives from Wednesday’s press event.

Photos: Jonathan Snyder/Wired.com