Apple New iPad Live News
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Quad -Core A5X ‘it makes everything you do feel real fast and smooth” – still only 10 hour battery life though
sharpen, soften, darken and repair are some of the features but we can’t wait to delve deeper and find more
auto-enhance – one tap and horizon is straightened. Cropping quick and easy too.
iPhoto for iPad supports up to 19 megapixel images
iPhoto for iPad – New gestures, new effects, multi-touch editing, and you can beam photos directly between devices.
Smart Strings for GarageBand, and a Note editor and sharing too
Phil is back, showing that the productivity apps have been updated as well. iWork will let you create “stunning” creations. $9.99 each still, free update if you’ve already purchased.
next up product line manager of Sketchbook, Chris Cheung
Namco demonstrating what can be done on the iPad 3 their new flight sim game, Sky Gamblers, looks awesome
All the stock apps have been updated and optimized.
10 hours of battery life still! 9 hours on 4G!
The iPad can now be a personal hotspot too — if the carrier supports it.
other high-speed networks as I’ve mentioned around the world
Verizon, Rogers, Bell, Telus and AT&T will be the US LTE partners
New iPad now has 21Mbps HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA at 42Mbps, with LTE taking the cake at 73Mbps.
4G LTE!
“The iPad like all great iOS devices has a great keyboard and now you’ll see there’s a new key on the bottom: a microphone.”
5-megapixel backside illuminated sensor on the back, 5-element lens, IR filter, and ISP built into the A5X chip.
iSight Camera
A5X processor is confirmed, quad-core graphics!
“Photos are just going to look amazing on that gorgeous high-resolution display.” See?
“We are redefining the category that Apple created with the original iPad.”
Loads of whitespace on the Galaxy tab, the iPad version ‘clearly designed to take advantage of the large canvas’
Over 200,000 custom apps specifically for the iPad. “These apps are gorgeous and groundbreaking. They help you create or learn or do almost anything.”
Ok, now we’re talking iPads – this is getting exciting, 15.4 million sold in last quarter alone. “when we set out to create the iPad we set out to create not just a new product but a new category”
Tim Cook ‘iTunes in the cloud now supports movies at 1080 – you know what that means…here we go, new Apple TV – Supports 1080p with a streamlined new user interface, Eddy Cue is up for a demo
You also get your iTunes playlists from iCloud on there too. New UI is ‘gorgeous’ says Eddy. He’s looking at some movies, they look awesome. Also photos as pushed their directly too.
Apple TV recommends movies for you based on what you’ve watched in the past. $99 for a brand spanking new Apple TV and you can order one now, please do so through our site 😉