<p>STORY HIGHLIGHTSApple announced a new iPad, named the iPad AirFull-sized model is lighter, thinner; it weighs only 1 poundThe new iPad Mini has high-resolution retina displayMicrosoft, Nokia also launched new tablets on Tuesday</p><p>San Francisco (CNN) -- Thinner. Lighter. Faster. That's what Apple promises in its newest iPad, which also has a new name: the iPad Air.</p><p>The company rolled out the fifth generation of its market-leading tablet Tuesday. Among its new features, the iPad will weigh 1 pound, down from 1.4 pounds. It's 20% thinner and 28% lighter than the current fourth-generation iPad.</p><p>The iPad Air will have the same 9.7-inch screen as previous iPads and pack the same A7 processing chip that's in the iPhone 5S. That will make it 72 times faster than the original iPad, according to Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller.</p><p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/22/tech/mobile/new-ipad-apple-event/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/22/4865110/apple-ipad-air-hands-on">Apple&#039;s new iPad Air: hands-on with the light, thin, ultra-powerful tablet</a> (The Verge)</p><p><a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/10/this-is-the-ipad-to-buy/">This Is the iPad You Should Buy</a> (Wired)</p><p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57608777-37/apples-new-ipad-air-the-precursor-to-an-ipad-pro/">Apple&#039;s new iPad Air the precursor to ...</a> (CNET)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dDJbgtA3ITqCvyMY3l4NgNT9uzucM&ned=us">2,864 additional articles.</a></p>