End of May now for iPad UK arrival

For all those of you out there who have circled 24 April as the day that you would have to dust off your tent and thermos, then head to the Apple store to queue for an iPad, the wait has just got that bit longer.

Apple has released a statement stating that, due to the device becoming "a runaway success in the US" -- the rest of us are going to have to wait for the company to get its stock levels up again.

The iPad is not going to available in the UK now until the end of May although the Apple Store will be accepting pre-orders from 10 May -- the day that international pricing will also be announced.

Apple says in its statement: " Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an iPad. We have also taken a large number of pre-orders for iPad 3G models for delivery by the end of April."

It admits: " We know that many international customers waiting to buy an iPad will be disappointed by this news."

Want to learn more about the iPad? Check out our full iPad coverage here.

UPDATE: News from Orange, Vodafone and O2

Vodafone is going to be selling the iPad in the UK alongside data plans for the 3G-enabled model. In a statement, it says: "Vodafone today announced that it will offer dedicated iPad price plans for all models from the end of May in Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK."

O2 and Orange have also announced that they will will offer dedicated iPad price plans for all models from the end of May in the UK.