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Analyst cites iPad 2 components, specs, expected supply numbers

Per AppleInsider, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of Concord Securities has prepared a report indicating that iPad 2 won’t receive higher resolution screen this year, using the same 1024×768 of the original iPad. “The improvement of iPad 2 display,” the report notes, “focuses on thickness and anti-reflection, not resolution. iPad 2 display module is 30 – 35% […]

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iBooks app changes point towards quadrupled pixels for iPad 2 screen

Assorted rumors have suggested Apple will give the second generation iPad a much higher resolution screen, although short of the ppi density of the Retina Display of iPhone 4. New graphics discovered within Apple’s iBook app suggest this is true. Per AppleInsider, last summer, iPhone 4 doubled its screen resolution in both directions (from 320×480 […]

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Rumor: Foxconn to ship second-gen iPad in 100 days to meet April launch

Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn will begin shipping Apple’s next-generation iPad within the next 100 days according to a story published by DigiTimes. After checks with Taiwan-based component makers, the publication reported Tuesday that Foxconn is set to ship the iPad 2 by the end of February 2011, with initial shipments of 400,000-600,000 units. Tuesday’s report […]

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Rumor: Second-gen iPad to feature dual cameras, 7″ touchscreen

The rumor mill continues to thrive with the Chinese-language Economic Daily News reporting that the new iPad 2 will go into production this month and will be on sale early next year per PC World. The same newspaper in August reported that the device would have a 7″ touchscreen. The August report from the Economic […]

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Apple releases iOS 4.1 beta 2, focuses on proximity sensor fixes

Late Tuesday, Apple released the second beta version of the pending iOS 4.1 firmware, although the company has not said when the firmware will be generally available for its iPhone and iPod touch products. Per Cult of Mac, this beta release of the iOS 4.1 software development kit, available at Apple’s iPhone Dev Center, comes […]