The iPad Killer

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On the other hand news of the iPad 3 look promising!

Release Date

Tracking the rumors on the release date has been a roller coaster. First the buzz said the iPad 3 would come out in time for the 2011 holiday season… nope. Then display problems from manufacturers were rumored to push the release all the way back to Fall 2012. Now, according to multiple Apple analysts, the display is in production, and we should expect an early spring debut. But remember, none of this information is officially from Apple; we're talking about rumors, speculation, and predictions.

Likely Hardware Improvements

High Resolution Display

Critics have complained about the clarity of the iPad 2's 1024-by-768 pixel screen and hoped that the next iteration will feature the same high resolution display that's on the iPhone 4. According to Richard Shim, an analyst at DisplaySearch, manufacturers are mass-producing 2048x1536 display panels for the iPad . That means higher quality movies, TV shows, and pictures on the iPad 3.

Thinner

Supply chain leaks also indicate a smaller, more efficient battery will make the new iPad about 20% thinner and lighter, but this new battery reportedly adds 20-30% to the manufacturing cost, which could increase the retail price of the iPad 3.

Multicolored

A possible hint in the design of the new iPad body comes from a patent application, in which Apple alluded to devices made of carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is strong and light, and can also take color, potentially offering tablet buyers a range of hues.

Better Camera

An improved camera with a flash is a no brainer. Hopefully, it will be as good or better than the 8 MP camera in the iPhone 4s.

4G LTE Connectivity

About two-thirds of iPads sold to date have cellular data connections, leading many people to hope for a super-fast 4G LTE version of the next iPad. LTE can increase data downloads on mobile devices to feel more like broadband speeds. Recent rumors from Japan and some dissection of a recent IOS update have lately been increasing the speculation that Apple is working on some form of an LTE iPhone and/or iPad.

Faster Processor

The iPad 2 has a dual-core A5 chipset. You can bet the next upgrade in the iPad3 will be powered by a Quad-Core A6 Processor, which will give it a noticeable boost in computing power. One crazy rumor is that instead of running the IOS operating system that's powered iPhones and previous iPads, Apple could announce a hybrid OS for the iPad 3 that's more like a real computer operating system, making the next iPad more of a productivity tool and less of a toy. But a full-fledged version of OSX on an iPad — I'll believe it when I see it.


Let's just hope Apple isn't fucking with us yet again.

Don't hold your breath! Apple so over-hyped expectations for what we all thought was going to be the much awaited iPhone 5 but instead we got a dumbed down version billed as an upgrade.

 

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Apple doesn't over hype anything. They are secret about everything they do and they try to keep all details hush hush before the Keynote presentation. Blame everything on "analysts" and rumor sites. They fuel everything, not Apple. If you are getting your hopes up based on things that come from other sources besides Apple, then you are just being unfair to them.