Apple's new iPad comes with ‘retina display’, better camera..........>

Apple on Wednesday announced a new iPad to replace iPad2. The new tablet sports a 9.7-inch 'retina display' with 2047 x 1536 pixels and is powered by A5X, a processor with two CPU cores and four GPU cores. The new iPad will go on sale on March 16 with price starting from $499 in the US and nine other countries.

In India, the tablet is likely to be launched in a few months. Apple also announced that iPad 2 will remain in the market and its price will be cut by $100. This means that the basic model of iPad 2 will now cost $399.

"Everyone's been wondering who will come out with a tablet that is better than the iPad 2? Everyone's been wondering this," said Tim Cook. "Well, stop wondering. We are."

The company said that the tablet would support LTE connectivity (4G) when it is available. However, despite LTE being a more power-hungry technology, Apple said the iPad would still offer at least nine hours of battery life.


The tablet also comes with an improved rear camera that will be able to record full HD (1080P) videos. Called iSight, the camera will shoot pictures in 5 mega pixels.

Forrester Research claimed on Tuesday Apple has 73% share in tablet market. "No other brand has more than a 6% market share. When we asked consumers which brand of tablet they are considering buying, 61% said Apple, while 24% named Amazon," noted the research firm.