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invites haven't even been sent out and yet the frenzied speculation
about what Tim Cook will whip out on stage at next month's purported
announcement has begun. The Wall Street Journal believes Cupertino's
planning to produce a smaller, 8-inch slate to partner its 9.7-inch
flagship. Unnamed sources at the company's suppliers say it'll pack a
screen with a resolution close to the 1024 x 768 display on the current
model. This jibes with what we've heard about the iPad 3 toting a Retina
Display — unless the smaller unit is aimed at budget buyers. The report claims test panels are being produced by AU Optronics and LG Display and that this model might also run on LTE. It's probably fair to point out that Apple is famous for producing prototypes in a wide variety of sizes that will never see the light of day, so don't get your hopes up too soon. Besides a mini-iPad, courses "familiar with the matter" also told The Wall Street Journal a rather unequivocally rumor that both AT&T and Verizon Wireless are set to begin selling LTE versions of Apple's iPad. The latest revelation is hardly a leap of faith, as rumors to this effect have been swirling for a month now. Still, it coincides rather nicely with the recent chatter surrounding the launch of Apple's next iPad, which is currently thought to launch during the first week of March. It remains unknown whether Sprint will be stocking a 4G version of the iPad to call its own. Perhaps Mr. Hesse and crew will be forced to sit this one out. | |
