iPad & 4G in the UK

The Advertising Standard's Authority are investigating Apple surrounding the advertisement of the new iPad, the BBC reports. The new hardware is capable of connecting to a multitude of wireless connections, Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G LTE. The most impressive of this list is the 4G technology. Apple distinguish their two versions of the iPad's connectivity options as:

1. iPad (Wi-Fi)
2. iPad (Wi-Fi + 4G)

However in the UK there are currently no 4G network providers, this is covered by a small note at the bottom of the page which lists networks operating a 4G service, and states which countries these operators are providing coverage to (USA and Canada). 

See the Apple store page yourself and feel free to comment below.

3rd Generation iPad Announced

As per the rumours the Apple event earlier revealed their latest iPad to the world.

This 3rd generation iPad features an incredible screen, a retina display. This was widely predicted as the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S both currently include retina displays. It should be noted that it is a huge achievement to create s retina display on the scale of the iPad. It has 4 times as many pixels as the iPad 2 screen, which means it has a larger than number of pixels than a 1080p HD TV! (Speaking of TV, there is a new Apple TV, subject of a further blog post).

This extra screen needs some extra power from the graphics processor. So Apple have created the A5X chip to the the new iPad. It includes a quadcore GPU.

Also predicted prior to the event, the new iPad will connect to new 4G LTE networks for much faster connections than 3G.

The storage capacities, form factor (9.7" screen) and colour options, remain the same. But the camera improves from a 0.3 MP camera to 5.0 MP camera including the advanced optics developed for the iPhone 4S. This is a huge step forwards and makes the iPad a handy camera to have, instead of a casual snapper. The camera records 1080p HD video too.

To compliment the upgraded camera there are new apps, including iPhone and an update to iMovie. These all run on an update to iOS 5 called iOS 5.1.

Have we already seen the iPad 3?

It probably crossed your mind too that this press invite picture for Apple's went on 7th March 2012, could well be an iPad 3...

The screen does appear to be a particularily high resolution, but without a comparison it is difficult to say. This is where Gizmodo come in. Gizmodo have tried to recreate this image with an iPad 2 and the difference in the screen resolution is immediately apparent when viewed side by side. A copy of their comparison image is shown below. The full story is on their webpage: Is the iPad 3 hiding in Plain Sight. They have also speculated as to why no home button is shown, but I guess we'll have to wait an see...

Click photo for full size - Photo from Gizmodo

iPad 3 Announcement Expected 7th March 2012

It is widely expected that Apple will unveil a new iPad, suspected to be called iPad 3, on 7th March 2012. Apple have called a press conference in San Francisco, Engadget reports.

So far the rumours of what the iPad 3 will bring seem to strongly suggest that an iPhone 4 spec retina display, which has a theoretical pixel count greater than that of full 1080p HD when scaled up to the 9.7" screen size of the iPad and the iPad2. The press image below certainly lends it self to unveiling a new high specification display. Only just over a week to go till the launch...

Image from Engadget.