Apple iPad 3 Likely To Be Launched in March

More rumors are surfacing suggesting the iPad 3 will hit the shelves two months from now, in March. Such a release date would pretty much fit with previous iPad releases -- the original iPad model appeared early April 2010, while the iPad 2 came out last March.

According to a Bloomberg report, the next iteration of the popular tablet computer will incorporate a high-definition screen “with pixels small enough to make the images look like printed material.”

It’ll also be fitted with a quad-core chip offering much faster performance and offer 4G LTE support.

“Apple is bringing LTE to the iPad before the iPhone because the tablet has a bigger battery and can better support the power requirements of the newer technology,” the report stated.

Bloomberg said it obtained the information from “three people familiar with the product.”

The report also says that production of the new device has already started at Apple’s manufacturing partners in Asia, with Foxconn factories in China “running 24 hours.”

The iPad has been a massive hit with consumers since its launch nearly two years ago, with more than 40 million units sold to date, generating more than $25 billion in sales.