Apple sells 3 million new iPads over the weekend

Apple has announced that they sold 3 million new fourth generation iPad and iPad Mini in the first weekend of availability. That figure is double the company's previous record of 1.5 million third-generation iPads sold in March.

The company did not differentiate sales between the two tablets, but the rumor is the Mini sold better than its expensive older brother.

"Customers around the world love the new iPad mini and fourth generation iPad," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "We set a new launch weekend record and practically sold out of iPad minis. We're working hard to build more quickly to meet the incredible demand."

Apple sold out of its pre-order iPad Mini units in under a day, with shipping times now over two weeks for delivery. Apple does not count an online sale until it actually ships, meaning the 3 million figure could be a lot higher.

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Samsung sells 3 million Galaxy Note II

Samsung has announced this week that it has sold 3 million Galaxy Note 2 in just 30 days.For comparison, the original oversized phone sold 1 million units in its first month of availability and hit 3 million after 90 days.

Furthermore, the company said it reached 30 million Galaxy S III smartphone sales, an impressive record.

More impressively for Samsung is the fact that the Galaxy Note II only just reached the American market, meaning all three million sales were from overseas.

The note has a massive 5.5-inch screen, a new 16:9 aspect ratio with 1280x720, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, a quad-core 1.6GHz processor and 2GB RAM. The device has an 8MP LED rear camera and a 1.9MP front-side camera, a microSD slot, MHL, NFC, dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and Glonass, Wi-Fi Direct, 21 Mbps HSPA

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