wraggster
February 14th, 2012, 11:48
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The invites haven't even been sent out and yet the frenzied speculation about what Tim Cook will whip out on stage at next month's purported announcement (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/09/apple-announcing-ipad-3-first-week-of-march-anonymous-sources-t/) has begun. The Wall Street Journal believes Cupertino's planning to produce a smaller, 8-inch slate to partner its 9.7-inch flagship. Unnamed sources at the company's suppliers say it'll pack a screen with a resolution close to the 1024 x 768 display on the current model. This jibes with what we've heard about the iPad 3 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/ipad-3-rumor-high-res-display-quad-core-lte/) toting a Retina Display (http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/iphone-4-retina-display-vs-galaxy-s-super-amoled-fight/) -- unless the smaller unit is aimed at budget buyers. The report claims test panels are being produced by AU Optronics (http://www.engadget.com/tag/AU+Optronics/) and LG Display (http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/13/samsung-and-lg-to-showcase-large-high-pixel-density-lcd-panels/) and that this model might also run on LTE (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/13/wsj-atandt-and-verizon-will-sell-lte-ipads/). It's probably fair to point out that Apple is famous for producing prototypes in a wide variety of sizes that will never see the light of day, so don't get your hopes up too soon.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/14/wsj-apple-testing-8-inch-ipad/
The invites haven't even been sent out and yet the frenzied speculation about what Tim Cook will whip out on stage at next month's purported announcement (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/09/apple-announcing-ipad-3-first-week-of-march-anonymous-sources-t/) has begun. The Wall Street Journal believes Cupertino's planning to produce a smaller, 8-inch slate to partner its 9.7-inch flagship. Unnamed sources at the company's suppliers say it'll pack a screen with a resolution close to the 1024 x 768 display on the current model. This jibes with what we've heard about the iPad 3 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/ipad-3-rumor-high-res-display-quad-core-lte/) toting a Retina Display (http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/iphone-4-retina-display-vs-galaxy-s-super-amoled-fight/) -- unless the smaller unit is aimed at budget buyers. The report claims test panels are being produced by AU Optronics (http://www.engadget.com/tag/AU+Optronics/) and LG Display (http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/13/samsung-and-lg-to-showcase-large-high-pixel-density-lcd-panels/) and that this model might also run on LTE (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/13/wsj-atandt-and-verizon-will-sell-lte-ipads/). It's probably fair to point out that Apple is famous for producing prototypes in a wide variety of sizes that will never see the light of day, so don't get your hopes up too soon.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/14/wsj-apple-testing-8-inch-ipad/