Released on 03 April to coincide with the iPad's launch in the US, The Guardian Eyewitness Photography App, designed exclusively for the iPad, showcases the most recent 100 Eyewitness images that are published in the newspaper central pages.

The free application lets users to save their favourites, and share images with their contacts via email, Twitter or Facebook. Also, each image is  accompanied by a "pro tip" from the Guardian’s photographic team, to give professional insights into the composition or technical specification of a particular image.

From today, the application is available in all countries where the iPad is on sale, and, The Guardian says, it has already been downloaded more than 90,000 times.

"To have our app on so many iPads in the US is a fantastic achievement, and has enabled us to reach new audiences," says Emily Bell, director of digital content at Guardian News & Media. "We are looking forward to even more people downloading it now that the device is available outside of the US."

The Guardian Eyewitness Photography App for iPad is available to download at www.itunes.com/apps/theguardianeyewitness. For more information, visit www.guardian.co.uk/ipad.

The iPad allows users to browse the internet, read and send emails, share photos, watch videos and listen to music, as well as use more than 140,000 applications designed for the iPhone. The tablet weighs less than 700g and has a 9.7-inch LED screen.

It has up to 10 hours of battery life, claims Apple, and can access content online either through a Wi-Fi connection of 3G. The iPad is powered by an A4 chip, which was custom-designed by Appled to provide improved processor and graphics performance.

The tablet also uses an improved version of the iPhone soft keyboard, but the iPad can also be connected to a full-size traditional keyboard using the device's 30-pin connector.

The device can sync contacts, photos, music, movies and applications through iTunes, as well as through the soon-to-be-launched iBookstore, which will offer eBooks from major and independent publishers.

Apple has also introduced a new version of its iWork productivity suite for the iPad, with Pages, Keynote and Numbers available at launch through the App Store. Photographers will also be able to connect their camera to the iPad using an adaptor.

The iPad comes in two versions - one with Wi-Fi and the other with both Wi-Fi and 3G. For more details, visit apple.com/uk.