iPad
On January 27, 2010, Apple introduced
their much-anticipated media tablet, the iPad running a
modified version of iOS. It offers multi-touch interaction with multimedia
formats including newspapers, magazines, ebooks, textbooks, photos, movies, TV
shows videos, music, word processing documents, spreadsheets, video games, and
most existing iPhone apps. It also includes a mobile version of Safari for web browsing, as well as
access to the App Store, iTunes Library, iBooks Store,
contacts, and notepad. Content is downloadable via Wi-Fi and optional 3G service or synced through the user's
computer. AT&T was initially the sole US
provider of 3G wireless access for the iPad.
On March 2, 2011, Apple introduced an
updated iPad model which had a faster processor and two cameras on the front
and back respectively. The iPad 2 also added support for optional 3G service
provided by Verizon in addition to the existing offering
by AT&T. However, the availability of the iPad 2 has been limited as a
result of the devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan in March 2011.
On March 7, 2012, Apple introduced the
iPad 3, aka, "The New iPad". The iPad 3 added LTE service from AT&T or Verizon and an upgraded processor, the A5X. It also added the "Retina" display
(2048 by 1536 resolution) originally found on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. The
dimensions and form factor remained relatively unchanged, with "The New
iPad" being a fraction thicker and heavier than the previous version, and
minor positioning changes.
Since the tablet launched in 2010,
iPad users have downloaded 3 billion apps, while the total App Store downloads
is up to over 25 billion downloads.
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