{"id":45157,"date":"2012-03-07T20:42:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T18:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=45157"},"modified":"2012-03-08T09:24:09","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T07:24:09","slug":"ipad-3-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/45157-ipad-3-is-here.html","title":{"rendered":"iPad 3 is here"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a> unveiled their new iPad today (7 March 2012), sporting a retina display (2048×1536 pixels) and a faster processor.<\/p>\n

The iPad 3\u2019s display has a resolution of 2048×1536 pixels (over 3.1 million total pixels) at a pixel density of 264 pixels per inch. Apple\u2019s Phil Schiller<\/a> added that the new iPad also has 44% greater color saturation.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s new iPad also has a better chip (the A5X chip) and quad-core graphics designed specifically for the retina display.<\/p>\n

The iPad 3 has an improved camera, and the device now supports full HD video recording.<\/p>\n

When it comes to connectivity the iPad 3 supports LTE<\/a> with theoretical downlink speeds of up to 73Mbps.<\/p>\n

The new iPad is priced at $499 for the entry level 16GB model, increasing to $599 for a 32GB model and $699 for the 64GB model. Users looking for LTE support will pay $129 more for the iPad 3.<\/p>\n

The iPad 3 will be available on 16 March 2012.<\/p>\n

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From Reuters<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Apple Inc took the wraps off a faster 4G-equipped iPad on Wednesday, hoping the latest version of its tablet can safeguard its dominance as rivals from Amazon<\/a> to Samsung<\/a> pile into the market.<\/p>\n

CEO Tim Cook<\/a>, presiding over his biggest product launch since 2011’s voice-enabled iPhone 4S, introduced the highly anticipated third iteration of the tablet, which commands upwards of two-thirds of the growing market.<\/p>\n

The newest iPad will be capable of operating on a high-speed 4G “LTE” or Long-Term Evolution network. At speeds roughly 10 times faster than current 3G technology, that may help banish the sometimes shaky video quality of older devices.<\/p>\n

Apple is betting a 4G-equipped iPad will tempt more U.S. consumers to pay extra for higher-quality video on the go. That, in turn, should give Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc a revenue boost, analysts say.<\/p>\n

Until now, buyers have been reluctant to shell out extra cash even for iPads with slower 3G<\/a> connections. The cheaper Wi-Fi<\/a>-only model – with much more limited Web access – is by far Apple’s top-selling one today.<\/p>\n

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The company is counting on a warm reception to its latest tablet to fend off an increasingly aggressive challenge from Google Inc Android-powered tablets, with Microsoft Corp software-driven devices slated to come soon.<\/p>\n

“Everyone’s been wondering who will come out with a product that’s more amazing that the iPad 2,” Cook said.<\/p>\n

“Stop wondering: we are.”<\/p>\n

The global tablet user base reached 67 million in 2011, according to researcher Strategy Analytics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the session, Cook again held forth on what he called a “post-PC world”, in which users move increasingly away from traditional desktop and laptop computing and toward an array of portable devices.<\/p>\n

And he announced that the company’s new $99 Apple TV set-top box, a concept that late CEO Steve Jobs had called a “hobby,” now supports high-definition 1080p screen technology.<\/p>\n

“Last year alone we sold 172 million post-PC devices,” Cook told the audience at the Yerba Buena Center in downtown San Francisco, Apple’s preferred venue for product unveilings.<\/p>\n

“And this made up 76 percent of our revenues. This is incredible.”<\/p>\n

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