Discounted or subsidized iPads are starting to appear in certain European and Asian countries, promoted by telecoms who want to sign users up for 3G data contracts -- and where Apple's iAd program is set to expand. Japan's Softbank is about to launch the most heavily-subsidized deal, offering a 16GB 3G/Wi-Fi iPad for free to users who sign a two-year, $56/month 3G data contract beginning sometime early next year, MoCoNews.net reports.
