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Best Buy employee auction site loaded up with discounted iPad 2's ahead of iPad 3 launch

By Andrew Wray, Friday, Feb 17, 2012 a 1:07 pm

It looks like Best Buy is trying to offload some iPad 2 inventory on their internal employee auction website ahead of the iPad 3 launch, which is expected to be announced on March 7th with a high-resolution Retina display, quad-core processor and possible 4G LTE support.

iPad 3 announcement March 7, quad-core, possible 4G LTE

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Feb 13, 2012 a 4:47 pm

4G LTE networking has been another mystery surrounding the iPad 3, with a compatible Qualcomm chipset becoming available, but international availability still slim. It sounds like Apple has 4G LTE lined up for iPhone 5 this October, but we're still not certain if the iPad 3 will get it earlier. Apple could potentially release a 4G LTE variant model, targeted at Verizon, AT&T, Rogers, Bell, and other carriers that have rolled out enough support to see demand, or they could wait and debut it in the next iPhone instead.

Supposed debug leak shows iPad 3 with quad-core A6 chip and LTE

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012 a 12:19 pm

BGR was given screenshots from sources who claim to have access to the iPad 3, indicating it will come packed with a quad-core A6 chip and support LTE speeds.

iPad 3 on schedule for March release, might include quad-core chipset, LTE

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Jan 13, 2012 a 4:48 pm

Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has begun production of the iPad 3 for an expected March 2012 release.

[iPad 3] 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 tablet will use a quad-core chip, an enhancement that lets users jump more quickly between applications, two of the people said.

Apple to move chipset production from Samsung to TSMC with Apple A6 SoC in 2012?

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jun 27, 2011 a 12:34 pm

Given the increasing legal contention between Apple and Samsung, perhaps it should come as no surprise that Apple is considering moving production of their next generation Apple A6 system-on-a-chip (SoC) to from the Korean conglomerate to Taiwan's TSMC.

Imagination announces next generation POWERVR GPU, possibly bound for 2012 iPad, iPhone?

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 a 9:44 am

Imagination Technologies, makers of the POWERVR GPUs that power iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, has announced that 6 new partners, including 3 unnamed -- and presumably including Apple -- have licensed their upcoming next generation POWERVR Series 6.