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For app makers, an appetizing iPad

Apple’s latest tablet promises especially rich visual displays

By Hiawatha Bray

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 16, 2012

The third-generation iPad launched Friday will also likely boost sales of the apps that run on the tablet computer. And this year’s surge could be especially strong as developers seek to take advantage of the new iPad’s advanced Retina display. It delivers images of such richness and clarity that software developers say their displays will rival the look of ink on paper.

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