iPad3

New iPad eyed by 42 percent of current owners surveyed

Though not yet out, the new iPad has already won over a healthy chunk of current iPad owners.

A full 42 percent of existing iPad owners said they'll buy the iPad 3, aka iPad HD, when it's released, according to a recent PriceGrabber survey. Among all the people surveyed by the site, 22 percent already own a tablet, and out of those, 52 percent own an iPad.

Conducted between February 23 and March 2, PriceGrabber's survey reached from 1,829 online shoppers in the U.S.

Of the current iPad owners who plan to buy the new … Read more

Apple online store taken down as iPad announcement looms

Apple's online store is down, which can only mean one thing: new products are launching soon.

In just a couple of short hours, Apple will be holding its iPad event in San Francisco. As it has in the past with other product launches, the company has taken its online store down to update it with the goodies it plans to unveil today.

And what might those goodies be? Apple has already made it clear it'll be showing off a new iPad, though there is some question whether it will be called the "iPad 3" or the &… Read more

With new iPad looming, Barclays rates Apple a $710 stock

Whether the new device expected today from Apple is called the iPad 3 or the iPad HD -- or the End All and Be All in the History of Techdom -- Barclays Capital has raised its target on Apple's stock to $710 from $630.

Interestingly, the upgrade note, authored by Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes, focused more on the potential contribution of iPhone 4S sales to Apple's bottom line than on the promise inherent in the company's tablets.

Noting "solid momentum" through the calendar first quarter, Reitzes wrote that iPhone 4S sales "seem to be … Read more

Is Apple eyeing a 7.1-inch iPad?

Rumors have bounced around the past few months that Apple is readying a smaller version of its iPad. Now one report is pegging the actual size at 7.1 inches.

Apple is said to be buying screen parts for the tinier tablet, which is being slated for a possible launch later this year, according to inside information received by VentureBeat. If true, the intel differs slightly from recent reports claiming that an iPad mini would sport a 7.85-inch screen.

In the more immediate future, Apple is holding an iPad-related event today that's expected to bring the iPad 3.… Read more

Will the iPad 3's display let you 'feel' what's on-screen?

When you scroll around the iPad 2 with your finger, all you feel is a screen. But what if you had the chance to actually feel all the things you're seeing?

According to U.K. tech blog Pocket-lint, you might just have that chance with the new iPad 3. The blog reported today that it spoke with a company spokesman at haptic-feedback firm Senseg, who said that the firm "won't be making any statements until after Apple's announcement." It wasn't necessarily a smoking gun, but Pocket-lint believes that it was enough to suggest Senseg's technology will be coming to the iPad 3.… Read more

New iPad to reach consumers on March 16?

Consumers eager to scoop up the next iPad may get their chance on March 16.

Preparations are reportedly being made for a "big" Apple Store event to take place on that date, according to Apple enthusiast site 9to5Mac. Citing an "Apple Store source who has been reliable in the past," the site believes this insider information points to the next iPad launching that Friday, just nine days away.

Further backing up that March 16 date, two new Apple Stores are rumored to be opening their doors that very day--an outlet in London at the city's … Read more

Verizon installing LTE equipment in Apple stores for next iPad?

A new report is adding more fuel to rumors that Apple has bundled Long Term Evolution tech into the next iPad for speedier data transfer.

Citing sources, Apple blog AppleInsider reported last night that Verizon has sent employees into Apple Store locations to install 4G LTE. That report followed another from Cult of Mac, which claimed Verizon workers have been adding LTE support to Apple stores "over the last couple...days."

This isn't the first time AppleInsider has heard claims that Verizon was installing LTE in Apple Stores. Last month, the blog "heard from tipsters" … Read more

iPad HD will surpass laptops on key features

With the iPad HD, it will become crystal clear why Apple's tablet is the fastest growing "PC" segment.

The iPad HD, aka iPad 3, is expected to have:

Eye-popping 2048x1536 display (versus the iPad 2's 1024x768) 4G via Verizon's LTE Faster graphics silicon, among other chip enhancements

And all in roughly the same extremely portable package of the iPad 2.

Let's see. Neither the newest MacBook Air nor new Intel ultraportable laptops can boast that kind of display resolution and none offer a standard model with built-in broadband--and certainly not the LTE variety of … Read more

Rumor Has It, Ep. 23: The iPad is so close, we can taste it (podcast)

We start out today's show with a very important message to all you copycats out there: give credit where credit is due! And that's all we have to say about that.

Whew! Tomorrow's iPad event means we can finally stop talking about the elusive iPad...3? Or maybe it's the iPad HD? Or maybe it's the iPad YouKnowYouWantOne? We'll find out tomorrow, where undoubtedly a million points will get on the board. And then we can finally put that baby to rest.

Also on today's show, we talk about something not Apple related (if you can believe it), play our Yay or Nay game (copyright, trademark, all rights reserved 2012), and count how many accents Emily whips out. (Our last count was nine.)… Read more