蘋果新款iPad正式發佈 售價499美元支持4G網絡

SAN FRANCISCO – Apple Wednesday introduced a new iPad that, as expected, will have a sharper display, faster processor, voice dictation and the ability to tap into faster cellular networks.
3月8日凌晨消息，蘋果公司在美國舊金山推出了新款iPad。與業內的預期相同，新一代的iPad分辨率大大提高，處理器速度提升，增加了語音轉換成文字的語音輸入功能，接入細胞網絡的能力也大大增強。

The new iPad is "taken to a whole new level, and redefines the category Apple created with the original iPad," said Apple CEO Tim Cook at a press event here.
蘋果首席執行官蒂姆·庫克在新聞發佈會上表示，新一代的iPad“技術上升到一個新的水平，也重新定義了蘋果最初的iPad概念”。

As with the previous iPad, the new iPad starts at $499 with 16 GB of storage for a Wi-Fi model. It will be available on March 16.
與之前發佈的iPad價格相同，新款iPad的16G WiFi版售價499美元起。新款iPad將於3月16日正式上市銷售。

Apple is keeping iPad 2 in the lineup, dropping the price to $399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version.
蘋果繼續之前的慣例，iPad 2的16G WiFi版本售價降至了399美元。

Ahead of the launch, there was much speculation about whether Apple would call the device "iPad 3" or perhaps "iPad HD." Instead, company executives referred to it simply as the "new iPad."
在發佈會之前，業內猜測蘋果的新款iPad可能被命名爲iPad 3或是iPad HD。但蘋果公司高層只是將它成爲“新的iPad”，並沒有單獨命名。

The improved camera first introduced on the iPhone 4S — which many consumers have turned to in place of their point and shoot camera, has been added to the iPad.
攝像頭方面，新一代iPad還配備了iPhone 4S使用的500萬像素iSight攝像頭，用戶可以藉此拍攝1080p的高清視頻短片。