Apple is to hold a “strange” event in February and then launch the iPad 3 and iOS 5.1 in March, according to a Japanese report. What exact form the February event’s strangeness takes is something of a mystery, although it could be simply that it’s an industry-focussed launch similar to last month’s education-centric iBooks event in New York City.
The March event, so the rumour goes, will see actual products announced – including the iPad 3. This ties in with a recent report from Bloomberg claiming that the iPad 3 was already in production ahead of a March launch date, while yesterday Boy Genius Report ran a story ostensibly spilling more details about Apple’s third-gen tablet.
BGR’s source claims to be in possession of an iPad 3 prototype, and has sent it photos apparently showing it to have an ARM A6 processor. That’s a quad-core chip, and if it’s true will mean the iPad 3 is easily the most powerful iOS device ever made.
The iPad 2 was released last March to rave reviews. Last month, Apple said that it had sold more than 55 million iPads worldwide since 2010.
What would you like to see in an iPad 3? Let’s hear your thoughts in the comments.
(Via AppleInsider and Boy Genius Report)
