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Apple fans and tablet shoppers: Say "hi" to a high-def iPad.
At a media event in San Francisco on Wednesday, Apple unveiled its latest version of the iPad with an improved high-definition display screen. Though the newest iPad is fairly indistinguishable from the iPad 2 on the outside — same screen size, almost identical shape and weight — the new iPad’s screen doubles the resolution and quadruples the pixels of the iPad 2, from 1024×768 to 2048×1536. Apple says that the new iPad’s screen features a Retina display, which means that the eye can’t distinguish individual pixels on the screen.
Along with a crisper display, the new iPad is also Apple’s first device that has an option to come equipped with 4G LTE technology, as 4G iPads will be available on both AT&T and Verizon with subscription plans. This represents a major first for Apple (which has, in the past, been resistant to add 4G to its phones due to design compromises); a major boon for cellular companies, which have been spending billions to bulk up their 4G networks despite the largest smartphone and tablet seller not producing a 4G device; and perhaps a hint at Apple’s plans for its next iPhone, which is still months away though already hotly-anticipated (and rumored to be a 4G device as well).
Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, embraced the 4G technology, praising its upload and download speed at the event.
"The performance is amazing," Schiller said, according to Engadget, while demonstrating just how much faster it was to download a photo on 4G than it is on 3G, "and you’re going to love using it on these new high-speed networks."
Among the other new additions and improvements landing on the iPad are Voice Dictation, which can translate speech-to-text for email and messaging dictation; a faster quad-core A5X processor for improved gameplay graphics; an improved 5 megapixel rear-facing camera capable of shooting HD video; an improved battery, which Apple promises can get 10 hours of talk time on the power-hungry 4G network; and a slew of new or improved apps, including updated versions of GarageBand, Sketchbook, iPhoto, iMovie, and the popular Infinity Blade game series. [MORE]
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