Steve Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Apple has unveiled a new iPad with a high-definition screen. It said the resolution of the display was 2048 by 1536 pixels. The tablet is also powered by a new A5X chip with improved graphics performance. Chief executive Tim Cook claimed to have "redefined once again the category Apple created". Apple dominates the market but should face a fresh challenge when tablets running the full Windows 8 system are expected to go on sale later this year. The new iPad - which is simply called by that name - also features a 5-megapixel camera sensor. It will be able to run on 4G LTE networks where the service is available and can act as a wi-fi hotspot for other devices if carriers allow the function. It is 9.4mm deep, slightly thicker than the 8.8mm profile of the iPad 2. The basic 16GB model with only wi-fi will cost £399 and the top of the range 64GB model with wi-fi and 4G will cost £659. Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller said the tablet has the same 10-hour estimated battery life as the previous model using only wi-fi. That limit shortens by an hour when using 4G. It is due to go on sale on 16 March in the UK, US, Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Japan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17292424 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Looks decent enough. Still not sure it is a gap in my life that needs filling. If it was dockable Transformer style AND ran proper versions of Office I'd be interested. Maybe a Windows 8 tablet will be able to do that in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Recently there's been a few apps on my iPhone (mostly photo stuff) that I've thought "I wish the screen was bigger for this" if I had the cash to spare I'd buy one tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas pete Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 perfect! was planinng on getting the old ipad for my mums birthday in April. should drop teh price a bit.... hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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