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A week ago, Chinese social networking site Sina Weibo leaked pricing information for the iPad 3, claiming it will come with a $80 increase over the launch price of the iPad 2. A new report, however, now goes directly against Sina Weibo’s rumors, bringing new data into the equation.
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Finally, the launch everybody is waiting for – Apple iPad 3 - is but a few hours away. The new iPad will be available in the market starting March 7, after the official release. “We have something you really have to see. And touch” is the company’s official invitation which stimulates the imagination of both technology consumers and analysts worldwide.
A new Gizmodo report indicates that Apple’s soon-to-be-launched third-generation iPad may be called the ‘iPad HD’ instead of just ‘iPad 3’, as it is currently referred to.
The imminent release of the iPad 3 has stirred quite a few waves recently, and now the Apple crew in Cupertino, California seems to be testing out the new-generation device with Retina Display and rumoured iOS 6.
It appears that Apple is getting more and more cornered by new market release models in every technological field, including smartphones, tablets and now PCs. With Samsung Galaxy S2 being awarded the best smartphone of the year award and with latest iPad 3 release already being a disappointment for many fans, Apple seems to be losing more ground in the tech supremacy battle.
Another controversy regarding the latest iPad 3 release confirmed for March 7, is already giving possible headaches. It appears that the high-resolution “retina display,” which is expected to feature in Apple’s iPad 3 may pose quite a challenge to developers and users of the new iPad, alike.
According to a potential iPad 3 pricing sheet revealed by Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo, Apple’s highly anticipated tablet may come with a steep price tag. The post notes that the iPad 2 will keep the price points currently in stores, starting at $499 for the Wi-Fi model. The iPad 3, however, will come with a 16% price increase ($80), starting at $579.
Apple is being accused of fraud in the latest trademark dispute which erupted in Mainland China and has crossed the ocean to come to the United States. The dispute? A trademark handed over in 2009 over right to use the iPad name. Initially, the dispute was only on branding and selling the iPad in China but bringing the lawsuit to the U.S. changes completely the problem’s dimensions and threatens to have consequences upon Apple’s marketing campaigns on the upcoming iPad 3.
According to a recent 9to5Mac report, Foxconn is has started shipping iPad 3 to the U.S. In addition, the same report indicates that preorders for the third generation iPad could open as early as March 7.
March madness is creeping on to Apple fans, who are frantically waiting for the next gen. iPad (iPad 3?) to be released on March 7. Apple has rarely disappointed its fans with new product releases and iPad 3 will be no different. Here’s a rundown of the features people are expecting iPad 3 to boast of.
According to The Verge and 9to5Mac, Apple is developing both an enhanced A5 processor and a completely new quad-core A6 chip for the upcoming iPad 3. There have been many rumors and speculations in the media on whether Apple is enhancing the A5 processor for the iPad 3 or developing a completely new chip – the A6. There has even been a supposedly leaked photo of the A5X, the alleged name of the revamped A5.
According to the Apple-centered blog iMore, Apple may be replacing the traditional dock connector featured on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with a smaller “micro dock”, aiming to leave more space for more critical components such as an LTE chipset or perhaps a bigger battery.
The rumors about the next generation iPad never seem to die. The latest one claims that Apple's third generation tablet will sport an "amazing" display and a faster processor, but the body size will remain the same as the iPad 2.