It's a Lovely Day to Sit Under the Apple Tree

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Nothing like gettting out from under a rock.  And what a day;  it's sunny and warm!  Go sit under an Apple tree.

The new iPad has been announced by Apple, along with pricing.  When the Apple store reopens shortly, the new iPad, 3rd generation, will be available for pre-ordering.  It will be available March 16th.

Pricing will stay the same as the previous generation.  The iPad 2 will remain available from Apple, at $100 off at each price point.

New & improved - the new iPad features:

• 4G/LTE from Verizon, Rogers, Bell, Telus, and AT&T
• Retina display at 2,048 x 1,536
• iOS 5.1 (available for compatible devices, as well)
• iSight 5MP camera with advanced optics
• a faster quad-core processor
• voice dictation (Siri Lite?)
• 10 hours battery life, 9 on 4G
• iPad can serve as a hotspot for up to five other wireless devices

Pricing: 

• Wi-Fi only
  $499 16GB
  $599 32GB
  $599 64GB

• Wi-Fi + 4G
  $629 16GB
  $729 32GB
  $829 64GB

If you've seen an iPad 2, you will notice the sharper display of the new iPad.  Looks fast, too.  Pretty neat stuff. 

But Hey!  I'm still a PC.