Apple will no longer diffeentiate between the various iPad models, not by name at least. Starting today and going forward, iPads will be plain iPads, with no “1”, or “2”, or even “HD” suffix. When Tim Cook introduced the new iPad at today’s press event, he just called it “The new iPad.”

And looks like the rumors were true. Now that the iPad can both take and show 1080p images, Apple’s unveiling iPhoto for iPad. And, as with everything Apple does, it’s supposed to be amazing.

According to Phil Schiller, “Why do it need iPhoto for iPad? If you’re someone who truly loves photos, that’s what it’s for.”

What can you do with iPhoto for iPad? All of the best things you can do on iPhoto for Mac — effects, editing, photo journals. There’s also smart browsing, brushes, multi-touch effects, share on social networks, and more.

And looks we nailed it. Siri’s not coming to the new iPad. Instead, you’re getting just voice dictation.

“Of course, we have our great software keyboard. We have a new key on the bottom — just tap it, speak into your iPad, and it’ll dictate what you have to say,” says Phil Schiller.

Nice, but since everyone was sure Siri was a lock, this is sure to be a disappointment. Looks like we were right, though: Apple won’t ship Siri on machines that can’t be guaranteed a persistent Internet connection.

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Apple VP for Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller just announced the new iPad, and it features a gorgeous Retina display. Interestingly, the company didn’t go with the an A6 processor, but a dual-core A5X, as some rumors suggested. The device also sports updated cameras, with a 5-megapixel sensor on the back and 5-element lens.

Apple’s Tim Cook just bragged about the iPad’s dominance in San Francisco.

Facts from the stage:

• 15.4 million iPads were sold last quarter alone. Cook said, “We sold more iPads in the last quarter of last year than any PC maker sold of their PCs.”
• Apple considers the iPad as the “poster child of the post-PC world.”
• Over 200k apps have been created specifically for the iPad. “These apps are groundbreaking,” noted Cook.
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And here’s what we’re all waiting for: Apple’s announced the new Retina Display iPad!

Apple has just announced that iOS 5.1 is coming to everyone today, after months of speculation.

And no surprise: as rumored, Siri is coming to Japan!

We’ll have download links available for iOS 5.1 as soon as it becomes available. Stay tuned.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has taken the stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California to talk about “the post-PC revolution” and Apple’s three post-PC products: the iPhone, iPod, and iPad. “In many ways, it’s reinventing portable computing, and outstripping the wildest of predictions,” Cook said to a room full of eager journalists.

76% of Apple’s revenue comes from these three products. “The post-PC world plays to our strengths.”

And it’s begun. Apple CEO Tim Cook has just strode on stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco in front of gathered journalists to debut Apple’s latest and greatest product.

What will it be? A new iPad is all but a certainty, and convincing rumors peg it as a Retina display affair with 4G LTE, but we won’t know until Tim Cook opens his mouth.

Only half an hour now until the iPad 3 is unveiled, but a last minute leak says it’s definitely shipping with LTE. This is the iPad now showing up in Apple’s own inventory system:

MD369LL/A – IPAD WI-FI 4G 16GBLACK – USA.

There you go. 4G. LTE. Who else is getting one?