PC World posted a news story that the Apple iPad 2 may be another victim of the Japanese earthquake

The Apple iPad 2 may be another victim of the Japanese earthquake, warns a technology research firm. The reason: the tablet uses a range of components from Japanese vendors, who face supply, manufacturing, and shipping challenges in the quake's aftermath.

These possible disruptions come as Apple is trying to maintain or even increase iPad 2 supplies to face continued, very strong consumer demand in the U.S. The analysis by IHS iSuppli, based in part on its disassembly of the iPad 2, identifies the tablet's electronic compass, battery, memory chips, and possibly the specialized glass in the display could be in short supply in short order.

  Will iPad 2 Supplies Be Hurt by Japanese Quake?