iWork, iMovie And GarageBand Update For iPad 3 Retina Display

March 11, 2012 by: Haseeb Maan 20

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Tim Cook and his Apple team took to the stage in San Francisco of course to announce the launch of the new iPad, throwing during a new Apple TV set high box for sensible measure. The announcement pretty much came as everybody had predicted, with no specifications or inclusions to blind aspect us. However whereas there has been lots of mention about what hardware the corporate would introduce, very little time was spent wondering concerning the software aspect of things and what the upgraded device would mean for the applications that we all recognize and love.

The Apple loving world has been expecting a release of iOS 5.1, that won’t come as much of a shock when it’s launched, considering that we have seen multiple beta versions seeded to developers and that we have already heard the news that the Golden Master version of the OS has passed through testing. If we take the iPad and iOS out of the equation, we are left with the core Apple applications that have proved to be a huge success on the iPad since launch. Chargeable applications like GarageBand, iMovie and therefore the iWork suite of apps are all firm favorites with iPad users, one thing that Apple hasn’t overlooked.

All of the native apps that ship with iOS on the iPad are updated to work perfectly, and appearance lovely on the new Retina, high resolution display that the new iPad options. This includes apps such as iTunes, YouTube, Messages and anything else that’s installed when the device ships. Apple have taken it even further by ensuring that the higher than mentioned apps accessible as additional purchases from the App Store have also been given the iPad Retina treatment.

The iWork suite of applications which includes Keynote, Pages and Numbers have all been worked over to seem like they were designed with a Retina-ready iPad in mind. Phil Schiller of Apple confirms that iWork will permit users to produce “stunning” creations, that have never before been attainable on a mobile device.

GarageBand is another application that has been hugely successful as a chargeable, App Store download for Apple. The flexibility to make compelling music using a multitude of various instruments are some things that has appealed to customers. Not only has GarageBand received the Retina makeover, however it also got a feature upgrade with the addition of sensible strings, note editor and therefore the choice to push through iCloud, that makes GarageBand a lot more lovely and powerful than before.

Finally, the iMovie application used to edit movie files and make lovely home made videos has been reworked to be more appealing than ever. The flexibility to quickly create videos and trailers from home movies will always attractiveness to individuals, however having the ability to do this in Retina quality makes the experience that much better. iMovie will also be pushed with some feature upgrades, including storyboards and editing chops.

All of the applications will be accessible on the iPad App Store priced between $4.99 and $9.99 and can be accessible as freed from charge updates for previous consumers.

• Download Pages for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch [iTunes link]
• Download Numbers for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch [iTunes link]
• Download Keynote for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch [iTunes link]
• Download GarageBand for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch [iTunes link]