Yes, it’s everyone’s favorite tech game again....
Even more fun than Angry Birds. Time once again to scour the rumour mills for evidence of when Apple is going to release a new product and what that product is going to be. One interesting tidbit doing the rounds is that the iPad 3 is due for release in early March.
What’s supporting this idea is that there have been a number of hush hush, high security air shipments from China to the US: Fresh paperwork uncovered in China points to an early March launch for the long-awaited Apple iPad 3 – and apparently batches are already shipping to the US from assembly plants in the People’s Republic.
The unnamed deliveries on a logistics form revealed by Apple.pro over the weekend are said to be for international cargo flights originating from Chengdu International Airport in China, the closest airport to Foxconn’s iPad-making facility, and bound for Chicago (ORD), New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX) airports. { ed: And not SFO, I'd be suspect -1, K.P }
There’s nothing on any of the paperwork that mentions Foxconn or iPads of any number. And depending upon how good your Chinese language skills are you can see the original here. Well, actually, you can see the original there however good or bad your Chinese language skills are.
You’ll not get very far in understanding it without some of those skills though. The rumour mill, working from all the usual sources, is predicting March 7 for the iPad 3 unveiling.
We’ll know how well that mills grinds though the available information on, oooh, March 8 probably.
Source Forbes on Feb 28th :
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/02/27/is-apple-launching-the-ipad3-in-march/
Apple iPad3 what kind of Processor, Why two (2) different ones!
Apple may be working on not one, but two chips for its next tablet, according to the latest from the ‘iPad 3’ rumor mill. The Verge reports: As rumors keep swirling about whether Apple's planning a dual- or quad-core chip for its upcoming iPad 3, new reports suggest the company may actually be working on both.
As we reported last week, the part number scheme used for Apple's A4 and A5 indicate that an A6 chip would likely have the number S5L8950X, and not the S5L8945X reported to be in the next-generation tablet. Well, 9to5Mac reports that the newest beta build of iOS 5.1 actually includes references to the 50X and 45X, supporting the idea that Apple is actually working on two new SoCs.
Why do they need two? 9to5 speculates that Apple might have simply tested two chips before deciding which one to go with, or it could be planning to offer two tiers of processor in its next iPad. Could one of the chips be for the rumored 8-inch iPad? We'll have to wait till March to find out. The Post’s Hayley Tsukayama provides her take on the latest ‘iPad 3’ rumor:
One of the greatest debates going into Apple’s next iPad launch is whether the tablet will have a dual-core or quad-core processing chip. There have been reports that Apple is planning to unveil its next tablet with a quad-core chip, but there have also been several reports that it will be opting for a revamped dual-core processor.
According to 9 to 5 Mac’s Mark Gurman, the confusion is easy to explain: Apple’s developing two chips ...
Story Washington Post - Feb 27th
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/ipad-3-what-kind-of-processor-will-apples-next-tablet-have/2012/02/27/gIQA6lY5dR_story.html
The latest report indicates the iPad 3‘s release may indeed be on track for a March 7 unveiling, while another report states the new device’s price could be higher than the current iPad 2.
The site 9to5Mac says purported shipping documents reveal Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn made secretive shipments via cargo planes to three major U.S. cities beginning on February 26. The article’s source is an English translation from a Twitter-like, Chinese website, Sina Weibo.
Related article - Feb 28th:
http://tabtimes.com/news/ittech-manufacturers/2012/02/27/ipad3-already-headed-shipped-china-three-major-us-cities
"iPad3, who cares until it does Office 365/ Skype / Lync 2010 person to multiparty video is the Killer-Bizz-App$ " ;) -K Preddie
