Apple seeks second wind with iPad Air - Business - The Boston Globe

Impressive details, but no Touch ID fingerprint reader; I'm going to assume that's due to iPhone 5s-related Touch ID supply constraints, and may wait for the iPad Air 1.1...

"Apple’s flagship tablet, renamed the iPad Air, will be 20 percent thinner than the current model, and will weigh just 1 pound. The new tablet is equipped with the same advanced processor chip used in the new iPhone 5s smartphone that Apple unveiled last month, which should allow the new iPad to run far more sophisticated programs than the simple games and entertainment apps favored by consumers, and so could appeal to business customers that run heavy-duty applications.
“Today we think we have the biggest step yet in delivering the vision that is iPad,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing."

Apple seeks second wind with iPad Air - Business - The Boston Globe