2011 is the Year of the iPad

Hello readers,

Today I round up what was mentioned and revealed at the Apple event in San Francisco; iBooks, iPad 2, iOS4 & Apps.


The iPad 2; The Thinnest, Lightest & Fastest

iBooks:
They mentioned how many new developers and publishers have released 70,000 new books into iBooks. These have already been noticed by many Apple product owners but these will be completed to the list within a few days. Titles include; Dan Browns 'The Da Vinci Code'.

iPad 2:
This has been widely awaited for, above there is a picture of the new iPad and a picture below...enjoy! It is now 33% thinner than the original iPad. It has dual-core processor, the only tablet at the moment to have this. It is now the fastest tablet created. The iPad 2 has back and front facing cameras used to facetime in HD over Wi-Fi to iPhones, iPods & Macs. Photo-booth has now been added as a built-in app allowing you to edit up to 9 pictures at a time using weird and cool effects. There are now 65,000 apps made for the iPad alone. Still remains a 10hour battery life. It comes in either Black or White. Best of all; THE SAME PRICES. The iPad 2 will be in-stores in and around the 25th March - so early!!!
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No, this isn't slimmed down, this is the actual thickness of the iPad 2

iOS4:
There is a quicker multitasking system installed with iOS4 allowing users to quickly change through Apps and Safari pages without any hastle. Furthermore, FaceTime is quicker and crisper. Folders have also been added. iOS4 now allows users of the iPad 2 to have instant power on, just like the MacBooks. Its safer, allowing your iPad never to be hacked by anything, unless you muck around with it. Any more further iOS updates can be quickly added by connecting your iPad to your computer with iTunes installed onto it. It will be out within a few days as the latest software. It will also be available for iPad 2, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 2nd & 3rd Gen.

Apps
As I mentioned above, Apple have introduced other built-in apps including Photobooth and "Find my iPad". 2 other apps were released and are available from March 11th. iMovies - this allows you to do exactly what you would do on your Mac, on your iPad. With added functions that allow you to post videos in 1080p quality and post onto YouTube in HD. Next, Garageband - Apple have made this so that you can act as though you are stringing a guiter, playing the piano or adjusting the amplifier. GarageBand on iPad now has everything on the Mac but on a tiny A4 sheet of paper - with added loops and built-in tracks.