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iPad 3 Release will use dual-LED

We miss you Steve!

What do you expect from the iPad 3 display with the next release? The asian supply chain monitoring website,Digitimes reveals that Apple’s iPad team is currently considering a few options that will offer LED backlighting on iPad 3. There is backlighting on the iPad 2 now but it needs a big upgrade in order to match up with expected higher-resolution display reportedly set to launch with the iPad 3 release.

Digitimes says the following on their report:

“With the next-generation iPads expected adopt LCD panels with resolutions higher than 2048 by 1536, the current single LED light bar designed for the iPad 2 has to be modified in order to maintain or strengthen the brightness the panels.”

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iPad 3 Vs. Amazon’s Tablet This Holiday Season?

Bloomberg reports that Apple has cut component orders for iPad 2 production by 25% for the upcoming 4th quarter 2011, according to a research report from JP Morgan Chase.

It’s believed to be the first time that Apple has made such a large supply chain component cutback. This could be a strategic move in reaction iPad 2 European sales being less than expected. Nah, thats not it. iPad 2 demand has been strong in every market Apple has entered. How about this possibility? Apple is moving up it’s iPad 3 release date and are wanting to wind down production of the iPad 2 tablet. If this is the case then Apple would be moving up it’s rumored launch of the iPad 3 which was initially expected to be in the first quarter of 2012. This would be big news if the iPad 3 arrives in time for holiday shopping season.  Continue reading

Tim Cook To Take Stage October 4th

It looks a big day coming up on October 4th for new Apple CEO Tim Cook. According to AllThingsD Apple will announce the iPhone 5 release at a media event on Tuesday, October 4:

Tuesday, October 4. That’s the day Apple is currently expected to hold its next big media event, according to sources close to the situation, where the tech giant will unveil the next iteration of its popular iPhone.

AllThingsD also states that the iPhone 5 device will be on sale within a couple of weeks after Mr. Cook makes his first big announcement as CEO of Apple. Apple events are always watched closely but especially this one will attract plenty of attention to see how Tim Cook performs and puts his own signature on this event. There will be much pressure on Tim Cook but he has been groomed for this role for many years so we expect him to receive high marks. AllThingsD speculates that Steve Jobs may make an appearance at this event. Continue reading

Could We See This on The iPad 3?

Is this actually possible? We are completely smitten with this rendering of a virtual laser keyboard for a future iPhone device. What are the possibilities of this showing up with the iPad 3 release next year? There are so many iPad 2 cases with keyboards being purchased proving demand among iPad 2 users for alternative keyboards. To have a pinch and zoom virtual laser keyboard for the iPad 3 would rock the tenuous world of tablet competitors.

The holographic projection shown in this YouTube video is not so far-fetched either. The PatentlyApple website revealed an Apple patent filing back in April that shows a mysterious projector patent using a pico projector. None of us would be surprised to see these kinds of wild improvements in the release of the 3rd generation iPad since Apple is the reigning king of mobile device innovation.