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Apple to Introduce iPad 3 in First Week of March

AllThingsD, which has an accurate track record in revealing Apple's new product media events, is reporting that Apple will hold an event to launch the iPad 3 in the first week of March.

Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to debut the successor to the iPad 2, and will do so at one of its trademark special events. The event will be held in San Francisco, presumably at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple?s preferred location for big announcements like these. No word yet on a street date for the iPad 3 (assuming that?s what it?s called), though my guess is retail availability will follow roughly the same schedule as that of the iPad 2: Available for purchase a week or so after the event.

The report's sources also corroborate some of the basic rumors surrounding the device, claiming that it will feature a "much faster chip", improved graphics capabilities, and a high-resolution display.

Last year, Apple introduced the iPad 2 with a media event on March 2, following that up with the first round of launches on March 11.

Update: As he frequently does, the reliable Jim Dalrymple at The Loop corroborates AllThingsD's claim with a simple "Yep."

Source: Mac Rumors

[alexalex]

There will soon be another iOS device for gamers to use. Apple will announce the iPad 3 at an event in San Francisco next month,

according to sources speaking with the Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital.

The sources did not say when Apple will begin selling the iPad 3, but if its release schedule falls in line with that of the iPad 2, users can expect to have the device a week after it is announced.

This latest speculation falls in line with a rumor from last month that pegged the iPad 3 to be available for purchase in March. That speculation suggested Apple had its Chinese production factories operation 24 hours a day to manufacture the necessary volume for launch.

As for the iPad 3 (or whatever Apple decides to call the device), it is believed to boast a similar form factor to the iPad 2, but will sport a significantly faster processor, a high-definition screen, Siri, and LTE network support that will carry data faster than the iPad 2's present 3G speeds...

http://www.gamespot....-report-6350058

[threetonesun]

There will soon be another iOS device for gamers to use.

No, there will be a newer iPad. Maybe if the fabled Apple TV comes out, this will be true.

[Quillz]

I wonder if all the people who spent days or weeks in line for the iPad 2 are going to immediately throw it out and spend another few days in line for the iPad 3.

[Shadrack]

I wonder if all the people who spent days or weeks in line for the iPad 2 are going to immediately throw it out and spend another few days in line for the iPad 3.

I'm in a low-tech area and both the iPad and iPad 2 remained in stock at Best Buy here after the initial re-stock (it sold out on release). The iPad doesn't seem to draw the crowds that the iPhone does.

I'm going to hold onto my iPad 2 for a few more years. I might get a new tablet next year, but when I do it will be of the 7" variety. After using a Kindle Fire for awhile, I think that size and form factor is better for reading and web browsing. I dislike the sharp edges of the iPad 2 and the weight gets annoying...it needs to be half the current weight.

[max22]

Interesting. Love to see how it will be compared to the iPad 2 and other tablets. Finally we can see if the rumors are true about the ulimate high resolution, etc.

[Argi]

I've been waiting for a long time for the Retina display to come to the iPad (after skipping the first two). Look forward to it!

[max22]

I've been waiting for a long time for the Retina display to come to the iPad (after skipping the first two). Look forward to it!

So it really is happening ?

[Argi]

So it really is happening ?

I'm just assuming so given it wasn't in the iPad 2 ...

[John S. Veteran]

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[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

Odd, cause the verge just said yesterday that the A6 (quad core) processor will not be making an appearance in the iPad 3.

Guess well have to wait a month to find out.

[techbeck]

I wonder if all the people who spent days or weeks in line for the iPad 2 are going to immediately throw it out and spend another few days in line for the iPad 3.

I wouldnt doubt there will be long lines as well as shortages.

Odd, cause the verge just said yesterday that the A6 (quad core) processor will not be making an appearance in the iPad 3.

Guess well have to wait a month to find out.

I read that to. I still have a dual core Transformer and saw no need to upgrade to the Prime. Dual core is plenty fast...for now.

[Hell-In-A-Handbasket]

i " Might " upgrade from my iPad 1, depending on whats in the 3. its hightly debateable, id like to see more of the Windows Tablets, and thinking of a Transformer Prime