Apple launches latest, third version of their popular iPad tablet computer

epa03135963 A undated handout image made available 07 March 2012 by US computing giant Apple, showing the latest, third version of their best selling iPad tablet computer. The new device, at a starting cost of 499 dollars, features a more powerful, quad-core chip, the A5X processor, a high-definition 2084×1536 Retina display, and a sharper 5 megapixel camera that includes special face detection technology. Capable of accessing 4G mobile networks and creating its own mobile hotspot, the new iPad boasts download speeds that are five times faster than the current version, Cook said. The unveiling of the new device had been widely expected, two years after Apple first launched the iPad, and a year after it introduced its successor the iPad 2. EPA/APPLE / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES