Apple iPad: Latest news, reviews & guides

Apple is rumoured to be testing and sourcing an 8-inch display iPad with supply partners in Asia according to the Wall Street Journal. The new and smaller iPad, if it ever makes it to market, could be sitting alongside the iPad 3, expected to be announced in early March. Find out more inside.

It has been one of the busiest weeks in the iPad 3 rumor mill so far as we have seen rumors of the 7-inch iPad resurfacing and leaked images of what is believed to be the Retina display of the coming iPad 3. Luckily, if rumors are true, we are only weeks away from the truth.

The iPad 3 might be set for a March release and include a new quad-core A6 processor and support for LTE mobile networks according to latest rumors. These latest rumors falls nicely in with earlier rumors as well as traditional release cycles for the iPad. Find out more here.

While CES has been dominating tech news in recent weeks, Apple rumors are never far off, and the latest is all about iPad 3 release date and features, including upgrade to ‘Full HD’ screen, Facetime HD, quadcore chip, and a March release date. Find out more inside.

Sources around the Apple supply chain in the far east is reporting that delivery of parts for the next generation iPad has started already, fueling rumors that the iPad 3 might arrive as early as March next year.

Are you waiting for the iPad 3 with Retina display? If so, there are some potential good news as recent reports hints at iPad 3 to get a Retina display that will make the device even thinner than the current iPad 2. Don’t expect it to arrive in the coming months though.

With the announcement of the iPhone 4S the Apple blog-o-sphere is refocusing on the iPad 3, with the latest from the rumor mill reporting that iPad 3 will receive a smaller dock connector, which is bad news for most current accessories and their owners.

The Wall Street Journal is confirming that the Apple iPad 3 will arrive in early 2012 and not this year as earlier believed, citing sources familiar with Apple’s plans within their supply chain in Aisia. Find out more here.

British Airways will be testing using Apple iPads for in-fligth crew to provide better and to the point customer service. What type of improvements are you hoping that BA will introduce thanks to their iPads? Let us know here.

Retina displays are causing Apple some iPad 3 headaches as a report indicates that prices and yield rates for the displays are pushing a possible release into the normal cycle, which means no new iPad this year.