Will Apple unveil iPad 2 on February 9? iOS 4.3 Calendar icon hints yes!
Florian wrote in to tell us about something he found in iOS 4.3 beta 2 that makes him think Apple might just announce the hotly rumored iPad 2 on February 9:
When looking at the preview for a chosen background in the settings app in iOS 4.3 beta 2 you can see that the calendar-icon shows a 9. Looking at the screenshots of the iPad homescreen in the Apple Store, the icon shows a 27. Since Apple presented the first generation of the iPad on Jan. 27th 2010, I think this is a clear evidence for the iPad 2 to be unveiled on Feb. 09th 2011.
Direction or misdirection? What do you think does February 9 sound like a good day for Apple and iPad 2 to take the stage?
UPDATE: Looks like Feb. 9 has been used for the overlay previous to iOS 4.3 beta 2. Rumor smashed. [BGR]
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It would be a hell of a day --- HPalm would NOT be happy...
FIRST!
YESS!! The sooner the better, I cannot wait!
Aw, I wasn't first
That is a Wednesday and if I'm not mistaken, Jan 27, 2010 was also a Wednesday!
It was actually a Saturday
No, it was a Wednesday :)
Maybe it is just schedule for the release of iOS 4.3.
I'm sticking to my believe that the iPad 2 announcement is 3 to 4 weeks before shipping. Maybe 2 weeks. So it's going to be early March.
Feb 1, 2011
Sorry to burst your bubble but I have to ask whatever happened to journalists researching and checking their sources.
Yes the overlay on 4.3 shows the 9th... but so does the overlay on all other versions for the iPad!
BGR shot this down like an hour ago. lol
OH SWEET!!!!! Lets hope!!!
lol how do they knw that its nt the 9 march , or april
it might just as well be March or April 9, one should not read too much into these details...
That could also be March 9 which is also a Wednesday.
What a pointless article.
I'd love it if all Apple bloggers provided 2 RSS feeds - one with rumours and one without, although I'm worried the one without may be very brief indeed.
You're the one who's pointless.......
If you hate Apple you should visit some other place.....
are you a child? he never said that he hates apple
I wonder how many original iPad units are still unsold? Would Apple like to sell a certain number before they announce iPad 2? Of course it may not make a difference at all.
They're selling them as fast as they make them...
Number nine...
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Number nine...
on my birthday!! YAY!
I sure hope so. I'm so eager to see what improvements [software/hardware] they made!