Apple announces new iPad

Apple has today announced its new third-generation iPad, which comes packing a new high-resolution Retina display. “Until you see it you can’t understand how amazing it is”, said CEO Tim Cook.

The new iPad is priced at $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB. And $629, $729, and $829 for 4G. It will be available on March 16th in the US.

The new high-resolution display runs at 2048×1536 at a pixel density of 264PPI.

The new iPad maintains the current 10 hour battery life with 9 hours on 4G.

There is also a brand new feature in the iPad, an iSight camera on the front and a new rear camera that runs at 5MP. This allows the new iPad to record HD movies at 1080P.