Apple launches iPad app for iPhoto, updates others

Apple unveiled a new version of iPhoto today alongside the new iPad. The company is bringing the photo software, already found on MacBooks, to the iPad. Apple executives showed off the editing capabilities of the new iPhoto app and said it would work with photos up to 19 megapixels.While most fixate on the hardware, Apple has taken equal care to ensure that its software and breadth of available apps complements the device. Many of the other tablets have languished due to the lack of app support.Related storiesAll iPad HD coverage from CNETApple iPad with Retina Display makes its debutApple TV announced, with 1080pApple iOS 5.1: First TakeThe iPhoto app is available today and will cost $4.99.Apple also announced updates to GarageBand and iMovie, also available today. Users can create movie trailers using the app. The iMovie app includes music that was specifically composed for Apple. GarageBand, meanwhile, will get "smart strings," a note editor, and work with iCloud. The apps will stay $9.99.This content is rated TV-MA, and is for viewers 18 years or older. Are you of age?YesNoSorry, you are not old enough to view this content.Play

Apple launches ad for 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro

Want to get a better look at all of the gorgeous angles of Apple's new 13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro?A new Apple "Colors" ad does just that. With "for the pro in all of us" as the tagline for the ad, it appeared during ABC's "Modern Family," as well as other shows earlier. In the ad, Apple does a 90-degree pan and seems keen on showing the display from all angles to underscore the wide viewing-angle attributes of its IPS tech. As a quick refresher, the just-announced 13.3-inch MBP has a 2,560-by-1,600 pixel density display.That yields 227 pixels per inch. And can scale to a resolution of 1,680-by-1,050.By comparison, the 15.4-inch Retina MBP announced back in June boasts a pixel density of 2,880-by-1,800, which translates to 220 pixels per inch.It can scale to a resolution of 1,920-by-1,200. Both come with latest Intel Ivy Bridge processors, 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L memory and solid-state drives -- though the 13.3-inch model is not offered with a quad-core processor and discrete Nvidia graphics, like the 15.4-incher.The 13-inch MBP starts at $1,699 with a 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor that can turbo boost up to 3.1GHz.Related stories13-inch Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display: CNET Editors' Take