Apple launches ipad 2

hold of the 21st century and they seem unwilling to stop as the fortune that comes with being a leading innovator within one of the world’s leading industries is immense and frankly too good to miss out on.
They grabbed our attention when the brought us the ipad but now Apple has raised the bar further to keep their competitors like Samsung busy.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store.
Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
The product was launched this past week in the United States of America and set for launch in the United Kingdom on March 25. Techno Talk keenly awaits its release date in Africa.
In a press release this week Apple said the device is the next generation of its magical devices for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more.
“iPad 2 features an entirely new design that is 33 percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter than the original iPad, while maintaining the same stunning 9,7-inch LED-backlit LCD screen. iPad 2 features Apple’s new dual-core A5 processor for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics and now includes two cameras, a front-facing VGA camera for FaceTime and Photo Booth , and a rear-facing camera that captures 720p HD video, bringing the innovative FaceTime feature to iPad users for the first time,” read the statement.
Though it is thinner, lighter, faster and packed with new features, iPad 2 still delivers up to 10 hours of battery life that users have come to expect. iPad 2 is available in black or white.
“With more than 15 million iPads sold, iPad has defined an entirely new category of mobile devices,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive.
“While others have been scrambling to copy the first generation iPad, we’re launching iPad 2, which moves the bar far ahead of the competition and will likely cause them to go back to the drawing boards yet again.”
With the new front and rear cameras, iPad 2 users can now make FaceTime calls to millions of iPhone 4, iPod touch and Mac users so they can see family and friends anywhere there is Wi-Fi. Photo Booth lets you apply fun visual effects, including eight photo special effects like Squeeze, Twirl and Kaleidoscope, to photos captured by either camera.
“iPad 2 comes with iOS 4.3, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, with new features including faster Safari mobile browsing performance; iTunes Home Sharing; enhancements to AirPlay; the choice to use the iPad side switch to either lock the screen rotation or mute audio; and Personal Hotspot to share an iPhone 4 cellular data connection over Wi-Fi,” the statement read.
Additional iPad 2 features include a built-in gyro for advanced gaming; HSUPA support for enhanced 3G upload speeds on iPad 2 Wi-Fi. HDMI Video Mirroring that lets users mirror their iPad screen on an HDTV using an optional adaptor.
The innovative new iPad 2 Smart Cover provides protection for the iPad screen while maintaining its thin and lightweight profile.
Designed with a unique self-aligning magnetic hinge that makes it easy to attach and remove, the new iPad 2 Smart Cover automatically wakes iPad 2 when it’s opened and puts it to sleep when it is closed, and has a soft micro fibre lining to help keep the screen clean.
The Smart Cover also folds into a stand for typing or viewing videos and is available in vibrant polyurethane or rich leather in a range of colours, including a (PRODUCT) RED one which helps support the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Apple also introduced two new applications: iMovie and GarageBand. With iMovie, iPad 2 users can shoot and edit videos right on their iPad and post their movies to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo and their MobileMe gallery; watch them on their iPod, iPhone or iPad; as well as view them on their HDTV using AirPlay and Apple TV.
GarageBand turns your iPad into a collection of touch instruments and 8-track recording studio, allowing you to perform with onscreen keyboards, guitars, drums and basses using multi-touch gestures-even if you don’t play a musical instrument.
The launch comes in the wake of rivals having launched rival products in recent months with many of them being based on Google’s Android operating system, including Motorola’s Xoom and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab.
However, analysts say Apple’s first-mover advantage should help it enjoy a market lead over Android until at least 2015, when devices based on Google platforms overtake those on Apple’s iOS by a margin of 35 percent to 36 percent. Samsung sure is looking at Apple as its prime competitor in this market and not the other Honeycomb tablets like the Xoom or LG G slate. While honeycomb itself is a decent OS update, Samsung is yet again a manufacturer selling the hardware specs over the tablet experience
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