<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
3rd	O
generation	O
)	O
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
The	B-Operating_System
new	I-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
,	O
colloquially	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
line	O
of	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
it	O
added	O
a	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
new	O
Apple	B-Device
A5X	I-Device
chip	O
with	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
a	O
5-megapixel	O
camera	B-Protocol
,	O
HD	O
1080p	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
voice	O
dictation	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
LTE	O
networks	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shipped	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
audio-visual	O
media	O
,	O
including	O
electronic	O
books	O
,	O
periodicals	O
,	O
films	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
presentations	O
and	O
web	O
browsing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
variations	O
of	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
were	O
offered	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
nine	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
countries	O
had	O
only	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
connectivity	O
options	O
were	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
4G	B-Architecture
(	O
LTE	O
)	O
on	O
Verizon	B-Application
,	O
AT&T	O
,	O
Telus	O
,	O
Rogers	O
,	O
or	O
Bell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
outside	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
connectivity	O
options	O
are	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
(	O
on	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
model	O
)	O
or	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
3G	O
(	O
on	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
Cellular	O
model	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
unavailable	O
in	O
some	O
countries	O
,	O
as	O
4G	B-Architecture
(	O
LTE	O
)	O
connectivity	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
outside	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
cellular	O
version	O
was	O
titled	O
and	O
marketed	O
worldwide	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
4G	B-Architecture
"	O
model	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
regional	O
differences	O
in	O
classification	O
of	O
4G	B-Architecture
(	O
LTE	O
)	O
connectivity	O
outside	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Apple	O
later	O
rebranded	O
and	O
altered	O
their	O
marketing	O
to	O
call	O
this	O
the	O
"	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
Cellular	O
"	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
ten	O
countries	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
gained	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
earning	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
,	O
processor	O
and	O
4G	B-Architecture
(	O
LTE	O
)	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
only	O
seven	O
months	O
(	O
221	O
days	O
)	O
of	O
official	O
availability	O
,	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
had	O
the	O
shortest	O
lifespan	O
of	O
any	O
iOS	B-Application
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
iPad	B-Device
to	O
support	O
the	O
original	O
30-pin	O
dock	B-Operating_System
connector	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
and	O
later	O
use	O
the	O
all-digital	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speculation	O
about	O
the	O
product	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
featured	O
front	O
and	O
back	O
cameras	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
Apple	O
A5	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speculation	O
increased	O
after	O
news	O
of	O
a	O
2,048	O
-by-1	O
,	O
536	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
screen	O
leaked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
a	O
colloquial	O
name	O
sometimes	O
still	O
used	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
it	O
is	O
holding	O
one	O
in	O
March	O
—	O
to	O
launch	O
its	O
next	O
iPad.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
common	O
rumor	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
would	O
have	O
an	O
Apple	O
A6	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
predisclose	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
but	O
analysts	O
widely	O
expected	O
the	O
event	O
to	O
announce	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
affected	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
resale	O
market	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
Apple	O
CEO	O
Tim	O
Cook	O
introduced	O
iOS	O
5.1	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
third-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
before	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
upon	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
,	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
shipped	O
with	O
iOS	O
5.1	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
hotspot	B-Application
with	O
some	O
carriers	O
,	O
sharing	O
its	O
internet	O
connection	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
,	O
or	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
providing	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
Cellular	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
access	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
a	O
digital	O
application	B-Application
distribution	O
platform	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
developed	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
download	O
applications	B-Application
from	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
that	O
were	O
developed	O
with	O
Xcode	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
SDK	I-Operating_System
and	O
were	O
published	O
through	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
,	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
,	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
iWork	B-Application
apps	O
(	O
Pages	B-Application
,	O
Keynote	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Numbers	B-Operating_System
)	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
comes	O
with	O
several	O
pre-installed	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Safari	B-Application
,	O
Mail	O
,	O
Photos	O
,	O
Videos	O
,	O
YouTube	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
iTunes	O
,	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Maps	O
,	O
Notes	O
,	O
Calendar	O
,	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
Photo	O
Booth	O
,	O
and	O
Contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
can	O
sync	O
content	O
and	O
other	O
data	O
with	O
a	O
Mac	O
or	O
PC	O
using	O
iTunes	O
,	O
although	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
can	O
be	O
managed	O
and	O
backed	O
up	O
without	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
phone	O
calls	O
over	O
a	O
cellular	O
network	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
headset	O
or	O
the	O
built-in	O
speaker	O
and	O
microphone	B-Application
and	O
place	O
phone	O
calls	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
cellular	O
using	O
a	O
VoIP	B-Application
application	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
dictation	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
voice	O
recognition	O
technology	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
speaks	O
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
types	O
what	O
they	O
say	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
provided	O
that	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
is	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
cellular	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
device	O
has	O
an	O
optional	O
iBooks	B-Application
application	B-Application
,	O
which	O
displays	O
books	O
and	O
other	O
EPUB-format	O
content	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
iBookstore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
to	O
both	O
the	B-General_Concept
Amazon	I-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
and	O
Barnes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Noble	I-Application
Nook	I-Application
,	O
both	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
and	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
offer	O
e-reader	O
apps	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
contains	O
200	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
update	O
includes	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Apple	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
a	O
mapping	O
application	B-Application
operated	O
by	O
Google	O
,	O
Facebook	O
integration	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
operate	O
Siri	B-Application
on	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
similar	O
support	O
that	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
supports	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
major	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
that	O
this	O
model	O
supports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
public	O
beta	O
was	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	O
9.3.5	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
and	O
final	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
3rd	I-Operating_System
generation	I-Operating_System
model	O
while	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
Cellular	O
models	O
run	O
iOS	O
9.3.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
iOS	O
9.3.6	O
for	O
the	O
WiFi	O
+	O
Cellular	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
to	O
fix	O
issues	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
GPS	O
Week	O
Number	O
Rollover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issues	O
would	O
impact	O
accuracy	O
of	O
GPS	O
location	O
and	O
set	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
date	O
and	O
time	O
to	O
an	O
incorrect	O
value	O
,	O
preventing	O
connection	O
to	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
servers	O
and	O
,	O
consequently	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
servers	O
for	O
activation	O
,	O
iCloud	B-Application
and	O
the	O
iTunes	O
and	O
App	B-Application
stores	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researchers	O
demonstrated	O
within	O
hours	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
release	O
that	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
can	O
be	O
"	O
jailbroken	B-Application
"	O
to	O
use	O
applications	B-Application
and	O
programs	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
authorized	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
can	O
be	O
jailbroken	B-Application
with	O
Redsn0w	O
0.9.12	O
or	O
Absinthe	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jailbreaking	B-Application
violates	O
the	O
factory	O
warranty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
reasons	O
for	O
jailbreaking	B-Application
is	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
feature	O
set	O
limited	O
by	O
Apple	O
and	O
its	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
jailbreaking	B-Application
tools	O
automatically	O
install	O
Cydia	B-Device
,	O
a	O
native	O
iOS	B-Application
APT	B-Application
client	I-Application
used	O
for	O
finding	O
and	O
installing	O
software	O
for	O
jailbroken	B-Application
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
apps	O
unapproved	O
by	O
Apple	O
are	O
extensions	O
and	O
customizations	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
other	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
A5X	I-Device
SoC	B-Architecture
with	O
a	O
1GHz	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
32-bit	O
Cortex-A9	B-Application
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX543MP4	O
GPU	B-Architecture
;	O
1GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
;	O
a	O
5-megapixel	O
,	O
rear-facing	O
camera	B-Protocol
capable	O
of	O
1080p	O
video	O
recording	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
front-facing	O
videophone	B-Application
camera	B-Protocol
designed	O
for	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
is	O
2,048	O
by	O
1,536	O
(	O
QXGA	O
)	O
with	O
3.1million	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
—	O
four	O
times	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
—	O
providing	O
even	O
scaling	B-Algorithm
from	O
the	O
prior	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
new	I-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
is	O
thicker	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
by	O
0.6mm	O
and	O
is	O
heavier	O
by	O
51grams	O
for	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
model	O
(	O
652grams	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
Cellular	O
models	O
(	O
both	O
at	O
662grams	O
)	O
are	O
49grams	O
heavier	O
for	O
the	O
AT&T	O
model	O
and	O
55grams	O
heavier	O
for	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
model	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
respective	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
3G	O
models	O
(	O
AT&T	O
3G	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
is	O
613grams	O
,	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
3G	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
is	O
607grams	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
physical	O
switches	O
on	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
including	O
a	O
home	B-Device
button	I-Device
near	O
the	O
display	O
that	O
returns	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
plastic	O
switches	O
on	O
the	O
sides	O
:	O
wake/sleep	O
and	O
volume	O
up/down	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
software-controlled	O
switch	O
whose	O
function	O
varies	O
with	O
software	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
's	O
built-in	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
which	O
work	O
in	O
three	O
orientations	O
(	O
portrait	O
,	O
landscape-left	O
and	O
landscape-right	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
built-in	O
applications	B-Application
support	O
screen	O
rotation	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
orientations	O
,	O
including	O
upside-down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
has	O
no	O
intrinsic	O
"	O
native	O
"	O
orientation	O
;	O
only	O
the	O
relative	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
home	B-Device
button	I-Device
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
manufactured	O
either	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
communicate	O
over	O
a	O
cellular	O
network	O
;	O
all	O
models	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
optionally	O
has	O
16	O
,	O
32	O
,	O
or	O
64GB	O
of	O
internal	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
,	O
with	O
no	O
expansion	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
sells	O
a	O
"	O
camera	B-Protocol
connection	O
kit	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
reader	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transfer	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
playback	O
of	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
has	O
a	O
frequency	O
response	O
of	O
20Hz	O
to	O
20,000	O
Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
third-party	O
software	O
it	O
can	O
play	O
the	O
following	O
audio	O
formats	O
:	O
HE-AAC	O
,	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
Protected	B-Application
AAC	I-Application
,	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
MP3	B-General_Concept
VBR	I-General_Concept
,	O
Audible	B-Application
formats	O
(	O
2	O
,	O
3	O
,	O
4	O
,	O
AEA	O
,	O
AAX	O
,	O
and	O
AAX+	O
)	O
,	O
ALAC	B-Algorithm
,	O
AIFF	O
,	O
and	O
WAV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
preliminary	O
tear-down	O
of	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
by	O
IHS	O
iSuppli	O
showed	O
the	O
likely	O
costs	O
for	O
a	O
16GB	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
Cellular	O
model	O
at	O
$358.30	O
,	O
32GB	O
at	O
$375.10	O
,	O
and	O
64GB	O
at	O
$408.70	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iPad	B-Device
uses	O
an	O
internal	O
rechargeable	B-Architecture
lithium-ion	O
polymer	O
(	O
LiPo	O
)	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
charged	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
current	O
of	O
2amps	O
using	O
the	O
included	O
10W	O
USB	B-Protocol
power	O
adapter	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
cord	O
with	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
connector	O
at	O
one	O
end	O
and	O
a	O
30-pin	O
dock	B-Operating_System
connector	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
other	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
charged	O
by	O
an	O
older	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
from	O
a	O
computer	O
,	O
these	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
500milliamps	O
(	O
0.5amps	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
is	O
in	O
use	O
while	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
computer	O
,	O
it	O
may	O
charge	O
very	O
slowly	O
,	O
or	O
not	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-power	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
found	O
in	O
newer	O
computers	O
and	O
accessories	O
provide	O
full	O
charging	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
any	O
rechargeable	B-Architecture
battery	I-Architecture
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
battery	O
loses	O
capacity	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
battery	O
is	O
not	O
user-replaceable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
program	O
similar	O
to	O
iPod	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
battery-replacement	O
programs	O
,	O
Apple	O
promised	O
to	O
replace	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
that	O
does	O
not	O
hold	O
an	O
electrical	O
charge	O
with	O
a	O
refurbished	O
unit	O
for	O
a	O
fee	O
of	O
US$99	O
plus	O
$6.95	O
shipping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Smart	O
Cover	O
,	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
a	O
screen	O
protector	O
that	O
magnetically	O
attaches	O
to	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
original	O
iPad	B-Device
owners	O
could	O
purchase	O
a	O
black	O
case	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
similarly	O
folding	O
cover	O
,	O
the	O
Smart	O
Cover	O
is	O
simpler	O
,	O
easily	O
detachable	O
,	O
and	O
protects	O
only	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Device
Covers	I-Device
have	O
a	O
microfiber	O
bottom	O
that	O
cleans	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
wakes	O
up	O
the	O
unit	O
when	O
the	O
cover	O
is	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
offers	O
several	O
other	O
accessories	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
adapters	O
for	O
the	O
proprietary	O
30-pin	O
dock	B-Operating_System
connector	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
only	O
port	O
besides	O
the	O
headphone	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dock	O
holds	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
upright	O
at	O
an	O
angle	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
dock	B-Operating_System
connector	I-Operating_System
and	O
audio	O
line-out	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
can	O
use	O
Bluetooth	O
keyboards	O
that	O
also	O
work	O
with	O
Macs	B-Device
and	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
can	O
be	O
charged	O
by	O
a	O
standalone	O
power	O
adapter	O
(	O
"	O
wall	O
charger	O
"	O
)	O
compatible	O
with	O
iPods	O
and	O
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
10-watt	O
charger	O
is	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
,	O
camera	B-Protocol
,	O
processor	O
and	O
LTE	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Walt	O
Mossberg	O
of	O
All	O
Things	O
Digital	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
model	O
"	O
has	O
the	O
most	O
spectacular	O
display	O
...	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
"	O
and	O
holds	O
the	O
crown	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
tablet	B-Device
on	O
the	O
planet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
followed	O
the	O
news	O
that	O
in	O
markets	O
outside	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
cannot	O
communicate	O
with	O
LTE	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
700MHz	O
and	O
700/2	O
,	O
100MHz	O
frequencies	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
versus	O
800MHz	O
,	O
1.8GHz	O
and	O
2.6GHz	O
used	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
alleged	O
that	O
Apple	O
's	O
promotion	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
in	O
Australia	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
iPad	B-Device
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
4G	B-Architecture
 '	O
misled	O
customers	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
indicates	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
work	O
on	O
Australia	O
's	O
then-current	O
4G	B-Architecture
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
responded	O
to	O
this	O
by	O
offering	O
a	O
full	O
refund	O
to	O
all	O
customers	O
in	O
Australia	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
Cellular	O
model	O
(	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
previously	O
named	O
"	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
4G	B-Architecture
"	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
stated	O
that	O
HSPA+	O
networks	O
in	O
Australia	O
are	O
4G	B-Architecture
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
speeds	O
are	O
slower	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
LTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
advertisements	O
Apple	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
new	I-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
was	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
agreed	O
to	O
remove	O
all	O
references	O
to	O
4G	B-Architecture
(	O
LTE	O
)	O
capability	O
in	O
its	O
UK	O
advertising	O
but	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
had	O
not	O
done	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
no	O
widespread	O
4G	B-Architecture
(	O
LTE	O
)	O
network	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
would	O
also	O
be	O
incompatible	O
with	O
future	O
4G	B-Architecture
(	O
LTE	O
)	O
networks	O
when	O
they	O
did	O
roll-out	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
of	O
numerous	O
complaints	O
and	O
lawsuits	O
against	O
Apple	O
regarding	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
4G	B-Architecture
in	O
their	O
advertisements	O
prompted	O
Apple	O
to	O
rename	O
its	O
"	O
4G	B-Architecture
"	O
service	O
to	O
"	O
Cellular	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
this	O
change	O
appearing	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
website	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
used	O
while	O
plugged	O
in	O
,	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
new	I-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
became	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
hotter	O
than	O
an	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thermal	O
imaging	O
tests	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
can	O
reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
follow-up	O
report	O
,	O
Consumer	O
Reports	O
said	O
,	O
they	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
believe	O
the	O
temperatures	O
we	O
recorded	O
in	O
our	O
tests	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
new	I-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
represent	O
a	O
safety	O
concern.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
claimed	O
superiority	O
of	O
the	O
A5X	B-Device
over	O
the	O
Tegra	O
3	O
processor	O
was	O
questioned	O
around	O
launch	O
time	O
by	O
competitor	O
Nvidia	O
;	O
some	O
benchmarks	O
later	O
confirmed	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
superiority	O
in	O
graphics	O
performance	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
benchmarks	O
show	O
that	O
the	O
Tegra	O
3	O
has	O
greater	O
performance	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumer	O
Reports	O
gave	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
a	O
top	O
rating	O
and	O
recommendation	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
"	O
superb	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
very	O
fast	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
4G	B-Architecture
network	O
,	O
the	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
overall	O
performance	O
were	O
positive	O
attributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
elaborated	O
on	O
the	O
display	O
quality	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
was	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
we	O
’ve	O
seen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
new	O
display	O
was	O
a	O
large	O
enough	O
improvement	O
to	O
prompt	O
Consumer	O
Reports	O
to	O
rate	O
it	O
"	O
excellent	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
consequently	O
downgraded	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
other	O
tablets	B-Device
(	O
including	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
)	O
from	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
very	O
good.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
preceding	O
models	O
(	O
see	O
the	O
parent	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
)	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
 '	O
closed	O
and	O
proprietary	O
nature	O
garnered	O
criticism	O
,	O
particularly	O
by	O
digital	O
rights	O
advocates	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
,	O
computer	O
engineer	O
and	O
activist	O
Brewster	O
Kahle	O
,	O
Internet-law	O
specialist	O
Jonathan	O
Zittrain	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
who	O
protested	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
introductory	O
event	O
and	O
have	O
targeted	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
with	O
their	O
"	O
Defective	B-Application
by	I-Application
Design	I-Application
"	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
were	O
so	O
high	O
for	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
that	O
later	O
orders	O
were	O
quoted	O
shipping	O
times	O
of	O
"	O
two	O
to	O
three	O
weeks	O
"	O
after	O
the	O
order	O
was	O
placed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
customer	O
response	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
new	I-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
off	O
the	O
charts	O
and	O
the	O
quantity	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
has	O
been	O
purchased.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
delayed	O
shipping	O
,	O
many	O
users	O
chose	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
online	O
instead	O
of	O
waiting	O
in	O
line	O
at	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
was	O
purchased	O
mainly	O
by	O
a	O
younger	O
,	O
male	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
buyers	O
were	O
either	O
"	O
die-hard	O
Apple	O
fans	O
"	O
or	O
had	O
previously	O
purchased	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Apple	O
retailer	O
in	O
Dayton	O
,	O
Ohio	O
,	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
"	O
chaotic	O
"	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
its	O
launch	O
was	O
"	O
drastically	O
more	O
significant	O
than	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
launch.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
Q2	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
would	O
hit	O
an	O
all-time	O
high	O
,	O
claiming	O
69.6	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
global	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
