With today’s announcement and release of iBooks 2, it provided an opportunity for people to find clues about Apple’s next move for hardware and software. Once again, @sonnydickson has provided some interesting images he discovered, as noted by 9to5Mac.

Images of a paper and leather book cover in two different sizes along with same differences in a bookmark ribbon hint to us a high resolution … Read More

With Spring ‘almost’ around the corner, expect further speculation about when the iPad 3 will be announced. Well, today Macotakara claims its sources have told them Apple is set to hold a media event possibly in February to debut the next iPad, with a launch to take place in March, almost a month later:

Here’s the Google translation:

Apple iPad does hold iOS 5.1 and 3 launch in Early February? ACCORDING … Read More

According to the latest report from Bloomberg, the next generation iPad 3 will have a higher resolution screen and connect to LTE networks.

Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s next iPad, expected to go sale in March, will sport a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and work with next-generation wireless networks, according to three people familiar with the product.

The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of … Read More

A new report by a Korean publication Electronic Times Internet News (via 9to5Mac ) has just hit the internet, which directly conflicts with an earlier report by Macotakara that claimed iPad 3 would be launched in early March with displays from Sharp. According to this new publication, Sharp has “failed to pass Apple’s approval process for mass production”. The report also suggests that Samsung and LG have already started mass production of iPad 3 panels as … Read More

More next generation iPad rumours are coming your way, this time from Macotakara. According to their sources from China, pre-production is already under way by Foxconn and Pegatron (Google Translation):

According to sources in China, Foxconn Technology and Pegatron Technology are the next as the iPad begin production at a rate of 85% and 15% same as the number of manufacturing planning iPhone 4S. This is the Chinese New Year in 2012, earlier … Read More

Last week we heard iLounge editor Jeremy Horwitz tweet about what he was hearing from his sources about the upcoming changes in the next generation iPad 3. Now, he has claimed one day before CES he has ‘seen’ what is supposedly the next iPad, and describes the changes:

Here’s the scoop on what companies believe Apple will announce in the next two months. The new iPad’s body is so … Read More

Digitimes previously reported on Apple releasing two iPad models, and now according to information from Taiwanese component makers, we now hear about a Spring and Fall launch for two different iPads. The next generation iPad 3 will come with its high resolution display, as predicted:

The iPad 3 will come with a QXGA (1,536×2,048 pixels) display and longer battery life although its other hardware … Read More

Some more iPad 3 rumours, this time once again from iLounge editor Jeremy Horwitz, tweeting from his twitter account just prior to the start of CES. Here’s what his source tells him:

1) A few next-gen iPad notes, ahead of the show. Both cameras are getting upgrades. Front goes HD, rear becomes iPhone 4/4S-like (bigger).

2) Body of the next iPad is, as we previously reported, getting just a little thicker … Read More

According to a new report by Digitimes Research, a substantial price drop is expected for current iPad 2 models which could completely “change the tablet game”. It is expected that Apple will keep its traditional pricing formula intact for the next-gen iPad with base model starting from US$499 as a result of which iPad 2′s price will drop to US$399. However, if Apple releases two versions of the new iPad as claimed by … Read More

The iPad 3 rumours and ‘leaks’ continue to pour in. The latest comes from the forums over at Naver, a South Korean internet portal. An image was posted that claimed to be a display panel for the upcoming iPad 3. The screen looks identical in size as the 9.7″ iPad 2 display, but the difference lies in the purported iPad 3 panel that reveals a different cable attachment area.

The iPad … Read More