“Our colleagues at T3.com have rounded up the latest rumours in the iPad 3 video below,” Gary Marshall reports for TechRadar UK.
• The iPad 3 release date is September 2011: This is the biggest rumour of all: an iPad 3 mere months after the iPad 2. An unnamed Apple employee says that the iPad 2 was a bit of a rush job, and “the third generation iPad is the one to make a song and dance about.” Respected Apple watcher John Gruber added fuel to that particular fire by strongly hinting that the iPad 3 release date will be in September.
• The iPad 3 specs include a dual-core processor: It’s possible that the iPad 3 will have a brand spanking new processor, Apple’s A6, but if the rumoured release date is correct then time is awfully tight
• The iPad 3 features include a retina display: Rumours of an HD screen on the iPad 3 gathered pace on 12 April 2011 when Digitimes reported that Apple is asking panel makers to provide screens that are capable of displaying higher image quality than the iPad 2.
• The iPad 3 price might be higher than the iPad 2: The iPad 2 didn’t herald a price hike, but if the iPad 3’s coming in September we don’t think a massive iPad 2 price cut is very likely – which suggests that if the iPad 3 does appear then, it might be more of an iPad Pro – with a price to match.
Read more in the full article, which includes rumors of Thunderbolt, an SD Card slot, a carbon fiber body, and more, here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dow C.” for the heads up.]
I like Ralph M’s idea. the iPad2 for the ‘common folk’
and an iPad Pro for us Apple nut jobs. Certainly
would make my sister’s family happy to get another
iPad1 as a hand-me-down.
Stupid.
Earlier in the year Apple stated this is the year of the iPad2. So, this fall it will NOT be an iPad3, but iPad2 HD! 1) The screen will get better. 2) The cameras suck in iPad2 because they are getting an upgrade for the iPad2 HD. 3) A processor speed bump 4) More memory 5) An Aperture app (this has already been seen in action in the field)
All of this in time for the holidays. Just remember, iPad2 HD!
Absolute rubbish.
IPad 2 has been out less than a year – WON’T HAPPEN.
Apple has 14 month product upgrade cycles.
iPhone 5 on the other hand MAY be out in September. Only problem is that one of the lsrgest Bluetooth chip factories got destroyed in the earthquake in china. So bluetooth chipsets are gonna be hard to get which could delay the iPhone 5.
Uh, someone is on drugs writing this stuff. The iPad 2 just came out. Apple isn’t going to release a 3rd version of it that quickly.
If Apple doesn’t bother to dramatically improve the cameras on the iPad I will not be buying another one.
“The iPad 2 was a bit of a rush job”. That statement alone nullifies this article. Apple doesn’t rush products to market.
False.
RUMOR: this and other sides to stop being lead by single rumor or making shit up for news?