The iPad 2 has officially been announced by Apple - with the next-generation tablet sporting a whole host of improvements. Steve Jobs surprised the world by taking to the stage to announce the new device, showing off a sleeker, lighter and more powerful device. The new iPad is dual core, front and rear facing cameras (the latter able to shoot in HD video), an all new A5 dual core CPU and nine times more powerful GPU. The new iPad is also 33% thinner, with the 8.4mm frame even sleeker than the iPhone 4, and is down to 1.3 pounds (590g) in weight, which is around 15% lighter than the first version. Holding price and battery life What's more, Apple is promising to keep the same 10 hour battery life, as well as maintaining the same UK price when it launches. At the launch, Steve Jobs said: "With all this new technology onboard, surely something's gotta give. But we're managed to maintain our legendary iPad battery life, giving 10 hours of battery. "A lot of [our other tablet competitors] are coming out with substantially lower battery life, but the iPad 2 has been tried and tested and every reviewer has confirmed the 10 hour life.' The new iPad 2 will be shipping with iOS 4.3, which adds preferences over what to do with the side-mounted rocker switch, be it locking the orientation or put the device on mute (in the same way as the iPhone)
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