“Citing ‘a reliable Asian source,’ the Japanese blog site [Macotakara] said that the next generation tablet is being rushed into production due to Chinese New Year celebrations running from January 22-28. Factories in China are gearing up to produce the iPad 3 by the end of January,” Lance Whitney reports for CNET.
“Assuming Macotakara’s source is reliable, the new iPad will also include a redesigned dock connector that features the same number of pins but a smaller shape than the one on the current iPad,” Whitney reports. “As a result, the new connector could pose a problem with existing products that plug into the dock.”
Whitney reports, “The tablet’s screen will also remain the same size, though the source didn’t know if Apple would bump up it up to Retina Display levels or stick with the current resolution.”
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