Apple announces 4th generation iPad

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/10/appleipadminiliveblog20124903.jpeg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/apple-4th%20generation-ipad/)It's not quite what we expected, but Apple has just introduced us to a new, 4th generation iPad at its event in San Jose, California today. It's essentially a hardware refresh for Apple's 3rd gen slate (http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/16/apple-ipad-review-2012/), as it packs new A6X silicon with quad-core graphics that the company claims provides double the performance of the old A5X chip. The new iPad also gets dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi, Sprint and KDDI compatible LTE, a 720p FaceTime camera round front and the new image processor first seen in the iPhone 5 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/apple-iphone-5-review/). Of course, it also gets the reversible Lightning port (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/12/apple-details-new-dock-connector-its-called-lightning/) that debuted on on the iPhone, and will be available in both black and white. Pricing stays the same as its predecessor, with a 16GB WiFi version for $499 and a 16GB model with cellular data on board costs $629. Interested? You'll be able to pick one up through Apple's online and brick and mortar stores or Apple Authorized Resellers in a host of countries (listed in the PR after the break) on November 2nd.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/apple-4th%20generation-ipad/