Tucked away inside the developer build of iOS 5 is a reference to the third generation, iPad 3. Listed as the ‘iPad3,1’ and ‘iPad3,2’, this marks the first time we’ve seen explicit reference to the device by Apple. Could this be the Retina display-powered iPad we were hoping to see earlier this year?
With iOS 5 launching later this year, the popular consensus is an iPhone refresh, iPhone 4S, in September. Today’s mention of the iPad 3 in iOS 5 changes the game, raising the possibility of a dual device announcement. Previously, we had expected Apple to follow its yearly product cycle of releasing one iPad towards the start of each year. Launching the iPad 3 this holiday season could change that trend.









