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Apple just announced pricing on the new 1080p Apple TV. Pre-orders start today, devices will be available starting March 16th for the same $99 price tag as the previous model



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Check out the gallery below for shots of the new UI that accompanies the new 1080p Apple TV. Previously purchased movies are synced to iCloud and are now accessible directly from the new UI.
Gallery: New Apple TV UI Demoed




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Apple just announced a new version of the Apple TV with 1080p decode support. The Apple TV OS gets a UI update and will presumably work with Apple's new support for Movies in iCloud.
Gallery: New Apple TV Now Supports 1080p




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Also as expected, the new iPad supports HSPA+ (21Mbps), DC-HSPA+ (42Mbps) and LTE (Category 3, 73Mbps). The new iPad also launches with Voice dictation support.



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The new iPad also features a 5MP rear facing iSight camera. It uses the same 5-element lens and hybrid IR filter from the iPhone 4S, the sensor is obviously different. Apple's ISP in the A5X supports 1080p HD video recording with real time image stabilization.
Gallery: The New iPad's iSight camera with 1080p HD Video Recording




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Apple just confirmed the new iPad uses an Apple A5X SoC. Its main improvement? What Apple is calling quad-core graphics. Our guess? Dual-core Cortex A9 plus a PowerVR SGX543MP4, an upgrade over the 543MP2 used in the iPad 2. Clock speeds are still unknown, however Apple is claiming 2x the performance over the iPad 2 implying equal GPU clocks.
It's also very interesting that Apple used NVIDIA as a baseline for GPU performance comparison, boasting 4x the performance of the Tegra 3.
Gallery: Apple's A5X SoC: Quad-Core Graphics





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Apple delivered the final details of the new iPad. It will be available on March 16th at the same prices as its predecessor (starting at $499 for WiFi). Preorders start today. Capacities up to 64GB will be available and there are the same two color options (black and white). As we already announced it will use Apple's A5X SoC - likely a dual-core Cortex A9 based chip with a PowerVR SGX543MP4.
To accommodate the higher resolution display the new iPad is thicker at 9.4mm vs 8.8mm for its predecessor. The new iPad weighs in at 1.4 lbs, slightly heavier than the 601 grams of the iPad 2. Battery life remains unchanged at 10 hours and Apple is claiming 9 hours of battery life on LTE. I suspect Qualcomm's 28nm LTE baseband is to thank for that.
Gallery: The New iPad: Same Battery Life, Same Price, Slightly Thicker





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Apple will offer two LTE versions of the new iPad in the US, one for use on AT&T and one on Verizon. The tablet will also support personal hotspot mode, similar to what's already enabled on the iPhone with supported carriers. Both US models are 3G world ready.
Gallery: Apple's new iPad will support LTE on AT&T, Verizon, Rogers, Bell and Telus




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ASUS actually beat Apple to the punch in announcing a greater than 1080p ARM based tablet, but today we have most of the specs on Apple's new iPad. How do the two stack up? The table below summarizes what we know thus far:

Tablet Specification Comparison
	ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity	Apple's new iPad (2012)	Apple iPad 2
Dimensions	263 x 180.8 x 8.5mm	241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4mm	241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8mm
Display	10.1-inch 1920 x 1200 Super IPS+	9.7-inch 2048 x 1536 IPS?	9.7-inch 1024 x 768 IPS
Weight	586g	1.4 lbs (~635g)	601g
Processor	3G/4G LTE - 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 (2 x Krait) WiFi - 1.6GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 T33 (4 x Cortex A9)	Apple A5X (2 x Cortex A9, PowerVR SGX 543MP4?)	1GHz Apple A5 (2 x Cortex A9, PowerVR SGX543MP2)
Connectivity	WiFi , Optional 4G LTE	WiFi , Optional 4G LTE	WiFi , Optional 3G
Memory	1GB	?	512MB
Storage	16GB - 64GB	16GB - 64GB	16GB
Battery	25Whr	?	25Whr
Pricing	$599 - $799 est	$499 - $849	$499 - $849

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Epic is really at the forefront of driving iOS gaming. Today it announced Infinity Blade: Dungeons, an Unreal Engine based title for the iPad. The gameplay is very Diablo like, check out the gallery below for the first shots.
Infinity Blade Dungeons will be available "soon".
Gallery: Epic Announces Infinity Blade Dungeons: Diablo-Style Gaming for iPad




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