The day has finally come. Apple has finally pulled the curtain on what they are calling as the “new iPad”, and we finally know for certain what the device has in store. Some of the more sensible rumors about the iPad 2's successor - most of which were outlined in an earlier post - have come to fruition, and we have a roundup of everything new in the third-gen iPad as announced at this morning's San Francisco press event right here.
We are nearly at that point where all of the speculation over the last few months will eventually come to an end and we will eventually see just what the guys from Apple have in store for the public with the eagerly anticipated next-generation iPad. The actual announcement of the product will finally bring an end to the wild rumors that we have seen cropping up on an almost daily basis, meaning the sources who have predicted an array of features will either sink or swim by the predictions.
With the iPad 3 launch only two days away, the rumors and speculation are rapidly increasing. While most blogs are quite sure that the iPad 3 will pack a 2048x1536 resolution retina display, an improved camera, and a new, possibly quad-core Apple A6 chipset, one item on the list of rumors that has been far more "out there" is the possibility of the iPad 3 supporting 4G LTE. Today, credible Apple blog iMore - the same site that broke the news that the iPad 3 event is on March 7th - has received word from that same source that the iPad 3 will indeed be getting 4G LTE.
While Apple employees have been out in force adorning the Yerba Buena Center for Arts with company logos and getting the insides ready to welcome the world’s media on Wednesday, those good old anonymous, but reliable sources have been out in force again spreading their teasing exclusives. The information in this instance is two fold, with iLounge citing one of their "repeatedly reliable sources", claiming that Apple are to their launch own in-house case for the new iPad which takes inspiration from the Smart Cover as well as actively working on a new design for the next-generation iPhone which comprises of a fully glass rear.
As the announcement of the biggest tech release of the year so far draws closer, analysts, researchers, bloggers and consumers alike are now perched in anticipation - sitting in wait to see what Tim Cook and his minions have created with the third iPad installment.
With the much-anticipated iPad 3 set to make its debut in only three days -- March 7th, at a special media event in San Francisco -- the rumor mill is working overtime. One of the latest, seemingly credible rumors to crop up is one that reveals a good deal of information about the device if it is true; tech blog M.I.C. Gadget claims to have gotten their hands on the front glass, rear shell, and case of the iPad 3, on top of some other nuggets of information from their sources.
Everything Everywhere, the collaborative marketing effort of T-Mobile and Orange - two of the UK's foremost carriers - is said to be readying demonstrations and point of sales for a "new iPad" in its nationwide outlets.
With the big iPad announcement just days away, Apple has begun its marketing and ad campaign - sort of. The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco - the chosen location of Apple's next-gen iPad event - is currently being decorated with banners of, we presume, whatever winds up being announced.
Before a product is announced, the actual name of it is always a speculative, educated guessing game. The last couple have months have been dominated by talk of the "iPad 3", but, with the Retina display all-but a certainty, some sources now suggest the Cupertino's third tablet installment will be called iPad HD.
We can all sit back comfortably knowing that in the next few days the Apple rumor train, which has been rife recently, will soon descend back into the station, at least until we start nearing another product launch. In the last few days we were treated to reports which surrounded a leaked photograph of what was believed to be the front glass and digitizer for the soon to be announced third generation iPad. If the images found on the Sina Weibo, the Chinese Twitter equivalent, do represent the front panel for the new Apple tablet then it would appear that not a great deal has changed aesthetically other than the connection ribbon.
