Apple truly changed the way we looked at tablets with the release of their iPad and it’s that time again… having had the iPad 2 out for almost a year, Apple are rocking up with the new iPad 3.
Release Date…
You have probably heard every rumour going via the web…with the release date rumoured to be March 7th being one of the more likely to happen; coinciding with the release of iOS 5.1.
The time fits with previous releases of Apple iPads, and several sources including The Loop and iMore are in agreement on the release date being set for March 7th, both of which are prominent sources for previous Apple leaks.
If previous sales are anything to go by, and assuming the iPad 3 is announced March 7th, then they should be found in stores in the US by March 16th; with it becoming available internationally by March 30th.
The Apple iPad 3 display…
There are rumours going around that the iPad 3 will see a higher resolution screen than its predecessors, with Sharp’s IGZO panel being the one that your eyes will meet when you unwrap and turn on the iPad 3 for the first time. Apple are reportedly testing suppliers’ current shipments of 2048 x 1536 resolution 9.7-inch displays…so this looks to also carry some weight in the rumour ring.
However, other reports are gearing towards the previous CES iPad 3 sighting; reporting no big changes in line for the iPad.
Will the Apple iPad 3 have a quad-core processor…
It looks likely that the iPad 3 will come with a new processor – the Apple A6; a vast improvement over the dual-core A5 processor that we see in the current iPad model. The Korea Times reported in November ’11 that the A6 processors will be manufactured by Samsung, despite the ongoing battle over patents…
The A6 will surely be a quad-core ARM-based processor with designs already coming from various ARM partners. Nvidia has already launched the Tegra 3 and Qualcomm the Snapdragon S4.
Obviously these rumours can be taken with a pinch of salt, but with definite patterns appearing…we’d say the final iPad 3 release won’t be long…
