Apple launches 12.9 inch iPad Pro

Apple on Wednesday showcased the largest iPad the company has made so far, as part of significant upgrades to the computer giant's products.

At a packed event in San Francisco, the company announced the 12.9 inch iPad Pro, the largest iPad Apple has ever made.

The iPad Pro comes a smart keyboard and a stylus, dubbed the 'Apple Pencil'. The pencil priced at $99 will be available in November.

The iPad Pro has four-speaker audio, 10-hours of battery backup, 8-megapixel rear camera, HD front camera and is 4G LTE compliant. It will also run Microsoft and Adobe productivity applications.

The 32GB and the 128 GB variant will be available for $799 and $999, respectively, starting November.

"Today we have the biggest news in iPad since the iPad. We are changing (how) people work in enterprises and have tied up with companies like IBM and Cisco. iPhone and iPad have become essential tools for the modern workforce and are changing the way work gets done. Together with Cisco, we believe we can give businesses the tools to maximise the potential of iOS and help employees become even more productive using the devices they already love," Apple CEO Tim Cook said.

Adobe executive Eric Snowden also appeared, pitching creative pros on the ability to do advanced photo-editing on the Pro Adobe apps.