Apple’s iPad 3 to Feature Quad Core Processor and 4G LTE Support for March Launch
Apple is already ramping up production for third iPad
With new Android rival tablets showcased in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012), Apple is apparently ramping up production in China for a March launch for its much-anticipated iPad 3. The new device is expected to feature an HD screen that rivals HD TV sets, a quad core processor for multitasking and 4G LTE support, according to Bloomberg.
Apple has sold over 40 million iPads since 2010, which have grossed over $25.3 billion in sales. But the company has been under fire from Android tablets and smartphones of late. With so much competition and quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 devices already available, Apple needs to keep up with its rivals. In fact, Android has recently overtaken iOS in the smartphone space.
In addition to the iPad 3, Apple is expected to launch an iPad mini at some point this year. That device will compete with the lower-priced Amazone Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook devices that have connected with consumers thanks to their low price points. At CES 2012, Asus announced the first Tegra 3 tablet that will sell for $250 later this year, putting further pressure on Apple to compete with this new price point. The iPad 3 is expected to sell for the higher price points that many tablets, including iPad and iPad 2 currently enjoy at retail.
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John Gaudiosi has been covering videogames for the past 20 years for outlets like The Washington Post, CNET, Wired Magazine and CBS.com. He has focused on the convergence of entertainment and videogames for outlets like Video Business, Home Media Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Gamerlive.TV and is also a freelance game columnist for Reuters and writes for outlets like Forbes.com, NVISION, Official PlayStation Magazine, EGM Now, Geek Monthly, PrimaGames.com, and Yahoo! Games. John also serves as the video game expert for NBC in Washington D.C. and has produced videogame documentaries for The History Channel and Starz Entertainment. John was named one of the Top 50 Game Journalists in the world by Next-Gen.biz in 2007. He is the co-author of Scholastic Books' How to Get into Videogames, Prima Publishing's Madden: Twenty Years of Videogame Football and Electronic Arts: The Official History.
