Apple's third generation, 2012 iPad, called simple the New iPad was announced on March 7, 2012. It looks virtually identical to the 2011 iPad 2, but its technology is far more advanced. It has a 2048x1536 double density
a faster chipset with dual-core CPU and quad-core GPU. Likewise, 4g radios are available in the U.S for AT& T and Verizon, and in Canada for Rogers, Bell, and Telus. Battery life remains an astounding 10hrs on Wi-Fi and an equally amazing 9hrs on LTE. The front camera remains a disappointing VGA quality, but the rear camera has bee significantly upgraded to 5 megapixels. Apple's artificially intelligent, voice controlled assistant, the new iPad did get Dictation for voice-to-text.