iPad 3 Features

Wait, you weren’t reading five live-blogs and trawling the ocean of tweets to follow Apple’s iPad 3 launch,?

No worries, here is what you need to know about the next-generation iPad:

Features:

 •  2048 x 1536 (3.1 million pixels) Retina display.

 •  A5X processor, quad-core graphics

 •  5 MP camera on the back, similar to iPhone 4S. Plus HD (1080p) video capture

 •  Voice dictation

 •  4G LTE capability meaning very fast download speeds (73 mbps on LTE). It can also be used as a wireless hotspot.

 •  10 hour battery life, 9 hours on 4G.

 •  9.4mm thin, weighing 1.4lbs.

It will run on Rogers, Telus and Bell in Canada, At&T and Verizon in the U.S.

Price Range: $499 for 16 GB, 32 GB is $599 and 64 GB sells for $699 – the same as the iPad 2. There is no 128 GB option.

Availability Date: March 16th for both U.S. and Canada, and pre-orders start today

What else is new?

An updated version of the iOS platform comes out today: iOS 5.1

Apple TV will now support 1080p video and has Genius recommendations built-in. It also has photostream support – so you can take a photo on your iPhone and it’ll go straight to Apple TV. It’s $199 in Canada and will be available on March 16th.