Apple iPad event - Live coverage
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That's it. No one more thing.
Tim Cook thanks all Apple employees
Still no name - calling it "The new iPad"
iPad 2 stays, gets $100 cheaper on each model
Video giving an overview of everything Apple's shown so far
Demo over! Schiller back on stage.
iPhoto lets you create Journals
This is by-far the longest demo. Apple is clearly going big on iPhoto. Makes sense with a new camera.
Adjust shadows, highlights, contrasts etc.
Still demoing the new iPhoto - sharing photos to Twitter, Facebook etc. is a click away. Crop tool. Pretty comprehensive app.
Demo stressing how multi-touch makes everything easier (iPhoto)
Also "Photo Beaming" to share photos between devices
iPhoto brings a lot of features from Mac to iOS including photo editing, after effects
Brand new: iPhoto for iPad
Playing a video made using iMovie
Demo: new iMovie. Create trailers. Full-HD editing.
Up to four iPads can play together to create a song over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth!
Demoing new GarageBand (Editor: If you thought the original one was amazing, wait till you see this!)
iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote), Garage Band iMovie all updated to work with new iPad. All available as free updates to those who've already purchased.
Editor: Still not clear what Apple is calling this iPad. No "iPad 3" or "iPad HD" - only "new iPad" so far.
Demo over. No launch date announced for Infinity Blade: Dungeons. "Coming soon".
"Redefining mobile gaming"
Editor: The game looks amazing on the Retina Display.
Demoing a new Infinity Blade: "Dungeons"
Editor: We are wondering already what the "one more thing" is going to be!
Game demo coming up - from Epic Games
Praising the Retina Display
They're using an image over 100 megapixel for this demo - and it's running fine on the iPad!
Another demo: SketchBook Ink by Autodesk
Media queuing up outside to catch a glimpse.
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Picture courtesy Amanpreet Singh Grewal.
Demo time: Skygamblers: Air Supremacy
Now talking about software. Apps updated to work with new, higher resolution display.
List of countries getting new iPad on March 16 announced. One week later, 25 more countries. (Editor: Complete not announced, no mention of India yet).
Same pricing as iPad 2. Available on March 16.
Less than a centimeter thick, weighs 635 grams
10 hours of battery life. 9 hours on 4G.
Schiller talks about exactly that - the complicated 4G/ LTE iPad product line, very unlike Apple. But very little choice given state of mobile networks.
Editor: Looks like US will get different iPads (LTE) than the rest of the world - not clear yet. AT&T and Verizon to get their own LTE models for sure.
Demo showcasing brand-new network speeds.
5) 4G LTE - HSDPA+ with 21 Mbps, dual-carrier HSDPA with 42 Mbps and LTE with 73 Mbps - all download speeds.
Supports English, German, French and Japanese.
New key at the bottom that activates the microphone - tap and speak.
3 new features covered so far 1) Retina Display 2) Camera 3) HD recording. Now fourth, voice dictation.
Apple is calling the rear camera iSight camera, the front one Facetime camera.
1080p video recording. Auto-face detection, auto-exposure lock auto-face lock.
Brand new rear camera - 5 mega-pixel, backside illuminated sensor
A5X is 4 times faster than Tegra 3 - trust us says Apple, no benchmarks.
A5X processor, quad-core graphics
Editor: Still waiting to see what Apple calls it - iPad 3 or iPad HD?
That's the most pixels in a mobile device. 264 pixels-per-inch.
2048 x 1536 confirmed resolution
You need to see the display to believe it
Phil Schiller now on stage to demo the new iPad's features
"Today we are announcing the new iPad and it's amazing"
Talking about user experience on other tablets - Twitter running on a Samsung Android tablet and how it looks like a blown-up smartphone app!
Now talking about the competition - over 100 iPad competitors released last year
Talking about apps - over 200,000 apps
Sold more iPads last quarter than any computer manufacturer sold their entire PC line (desktops + laptops)
Talking about how iPad is now part of mainstream
Same $99 price, full-HD, available next week.
Video over. Apple TV announced!
Now showcasing a demo flaunting the new full-HD capabilities
iTunes Store now features 1080p downloads (Editor: Sign of new Apple TV?)
Those who couldn't get in!
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Picture courtsey Amanpreet Singh Grewal.
Talking a bit about iCloud. Now you can download purchased movies on your phone.
More numbers: 25 billion iOS downloads, over 100 million iCloud users
Siri now speaks Japanese!
Cook: And the customers love it (Editor: Boy, do they!)
More staggering numbers: Apple sold 315 million iOS devices last year
Now showing a video about opening of a retail store
More numbers: 362 retail stores worldwide (Editor: Expanding when others are shrinking)
Incredible for a device that has been around for only two years
Post-PC devices the reason Apple dropped the moniker "Computer" from its name
Some numbers: 172 million post-PC devices sold till date. Wow!
iPod, iPhone and iPad the three revolutionary "post-PC" devices
Tim Cook is talking about "post-PC" devices.
Tim Cook takes the stage. It's here!
All set!
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Picture courtesy Amanpreet Singh Grewal.
Live scenes at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California. Picture courtesy Amanpreet Singh Grewal.
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MWC was a tad underwhelming, so it's safe to call this the most anticipated product event of the year so far - just 15 minutes to go!
9to5mac reports seeing 4G (LTE?) iPad in Apple's inventory system.
Just under an hour to go - we can feel the excitement in the air!
It's almost time! Apple online stores go down worldwide.
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Reports in The Guardian indicate the new iPad will have a "haptic" display that seems to "add texture to objects on the screen when touched."
Senseg is said to be the supplier.
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Brand new category in the App Store ahead of today's launch. Image courtesy MacRumors.
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New Apple TVs look certain to be announced as well. With Full-HD capabilities.
Check out the
latest rumours about the new iPad and a possible Apple TV refresh!