Apple uncover a new iPad on Wednesday , with a young name that sounds a lot like its former name . The third - propagation iPad is called , only , iPad . It romp a retina display , much - improve camera , voice dictation , and optional LTE wireless broadband financial backing . The Modern iPad is just a smidgen thick-skulled and heavier than its immediate forerunner . And the new iPad was but one declaration at Apple ’s media event , which also control the intro of a unexampled , 1080p - fend for Apple TV , a new ecumenical iPhoto app , and significant update to Apple ’s mobile iWork suite , GarageBand , and iMovie . ( You canwatch the entire eventat Apple ’s website . )
It was , of class , the new iPad that got the most care . While you could pre - order the new iPad immediately , it wo n’t ship until March 16 . Despite the new Retina display , with its 3.1 million pixels , the newfangled iPad still be the same as every previous iPad .
The young iPad seduce an iSight tv camera on the back ; Apple line it in similar terms to the excellent camera in the iPhone 4S : 5 - megapixels , with a 5 - component lens and an IR filter . It can also shoot 1080p video at 30 frames per secondment . The updated tablet also gains support for high - speed LTE networks and voice dictation .
Despite hearsay to the contrary , there ’s still a Home button , still a white model , and still a regular erstwhile dock connection interface . And the iPad 2 is still available in the 16 GB model — but it now costs just $ 399 , or $ 529 with 3 G support .
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The new iPad will break away iOS 5.1 , which Apple announce would make it Wednesday . The feature film Apple opt to spotlight in the novel o is new Siri support for Japanese .
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While Apple did n’t spend much time blab about iOS 5.1 , it did offer details on various other pieces of software program . The flagship declaration was Apple ’s completion of the iLife suite for Io with the institution of iPhoto for iPad and iPhone . The $ 5 app , available Wednesday , offers not just exposure organization tools , but a suite of touching - ground photo manipulation and redaction tools as well . you could knock on a specific department of a photo to edit its prop — tap the sky , for example , to adjust its chroma without affecting the respite of your photo . The app also bid touch - based controls for determine white remainder , adjusting skin tones , and more .
The update to iWork include new Retina display - ready graphics for the new iPad , new chart for Numbers and chute transitions for Pages , and other minor update . GarageBand now gets a Smart Strings tool for master a virtual orchestra , a note editor , easier sharing option , and a new Jam Session mode for playing along with up to three other iOS gimmick . And the iMovie update add the power to generate Movie Trailers , among other feature .
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Apple also used its Wednesday event to foretell a raw model of the Apple TV . This one supports full 1080p video recording ; the iTunes Store now supports 1080p HD video for its TV shows and movies to go along with it . The new Apple TV benefit a new user interface , which is also available to proprietor of the former $ 99 Apple telecasting via a software update . Along with the Apple TV , Apple announced that you’re able to now redownload ( or re - stream to the Apple TV ) not just TV shows you already purchase , but movie as well .
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