The guys at iFixit have managed to get their hands on the new iPad to tear it down and reveal its guts, here are the entire specs of the new iPad.
Dual-core Apple A5X processor with integrated quad-core graphics
9.7 inch LED backlit in-plane switching LCD with 2048×1536 pixel “Retina Display.†The tested unit is made by Samsung; Sharp and LG may be supplying panels as well.
16, 32 or 64 GB Toshiba NAND flash memory
5 MP HD rear-facing camera
1 GB DRAM comprised of two 4Gb Elpida LP DDR2 parts
Broadcom BCM4330 802.11a/b/g/n Baseband/Radio with Integrated Bluetooth 4.0+HS
Qualcomm MDM9600 3G and 4G wireless modem
Qualcomm RTR8600 multi-band/mode RF transceiver for LTE bands
Using suction cups to lift the panel
The new iPad battery
Getting inside the iPad was a tough job as expected, the front panel was glued to the frame. But using a heat gun and some heavy duty suction cups did the trick.
iOS 5.1 iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV Direct Download Links Repository
iOS 5.1 is out for download now, it brings many features such as Siri in Japanese, nice camera app enhancements and other things. You can update directly over-the-air using your iDevice or you can have the full install files below:
This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:
Japanese language support for Siri (availability may be limited during initial rollout)
Photos can now be deleted from Photo Stream
Camera shortcut now always visible on Lock Screen for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
Camera face detection now highlights all detected faces
Redesigned Camera app for iPad
Genius Mixes and Genius playlists for iTunes Match subscribers
Audio for TV shows and movies on iPad optimized to sound louder and clearer
Podcast controls for playback speed and a 30 second rewind for iPad
Updated AT&T network indicator
Addresses bugs affecting battery life
Fixes an issue that occasionally caused audio to drop for outgoing calls
Apple has posted a video for its new iPad event that took place in San Francisco today. The new iPad has been announced by Apple! As rumored, many of specs were expected, check them below:
The new iPad Features & Specs:
Retina display, with a resolution of 2048×1536, 3.1 million pixels at 264ppi
A5X Processor, quad-core graphics
5 megapixel iSight camera
1080p video recording
Voice dictation, similar to Siri without the questions
iPad 3 to Feature Senseg’s E-Sense Touch Technology?
When we first get the next-gen iPad (iPad 3 or iPad HD) event invitation, every body’s attention went to “We have something you really have to see.†which was translated instantly as the company might have attached a Retina Display to their new iPad which is a big possibility. But the invitation text goes with another words that – “And touch.â€? Which in turn could be a reference to a new technology adopted by Apple.
According to reports by The Guardian, unlike Apple’s existing iPad display, next-gen iPad screen may be textured and actually you may feel rough, smooth, curved, flat, sticky, and slippery sensations by just touching the screen surface.
“Apple never uses words in its invitations without them meaning something,†said Carolina Milanesi, smartphones and tablets analyst for the research company Gartner. As she pointed out, the invitation for Apple’s previous event in October had a picture of some app icons, a “1″ against the iPhone, and the phrase “Let’s talk iPhone†– in retrospect, a pun on the planned introduction of the single iPhone 4S, with the Siri voice-driven “assistant†software.
Milanesi thinks similar analysis will pay dividends: “Saying you have to ‘see’ it obviously refers to the retina display. As for ‘touch’, my first thought was that they have done something to the back of the iPad.â€
But the Guardian believes that the “touch†refers to a technology from Senseg, a Finnish startup which has developed a system called E-Sense which appears to give texture to a touchscreen.
The technology comes from a Finnish company called Senseg and it uses things called “tixels,†generated by electric fields from elements embedded around the screen, to provide a texture on the display that can change just like its pixels.
