APPLE iPAD 3: iOS 5.1 with Siri speaking Japanese available today

Apple has just announced at its ‘mystery’ iPad 3 event that its latest version of iOS 5.1 will be available to download from today.

There’s been little indication about the new features yet, but the main news is that the rumours from February were true, Siri has been busy learning Japanese, a fact Tim Cook has finally confirmed.

We’ll keep updating this story, so check back for more news.