Apple doubles iPad 4 storage to 128GB

Apple has announced a 128GB model of its iPad 4, doubling the storage capacity previously available.

The company's senior VP of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller wasn't pulling any punches as he announced the new beefed-up tablet, taking the opportunity to have a dig at 'old 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s-friendly Office 2013 packages which, if we were a cynical bunch, we might posit Apple had done to rain all over the Redmond company's parade. But then, that's not like Apple, is it?