Ipad 3 rumours + announcements

Blazer

Looks like Apple are starting to gear up for ipad 3.
Apologies if there's a thread already for ipad 3 but nit's not in the first 5 pages


http://allthingsd.com/20120209/apple-to-announce-ipad-3-first-week-in-march/

Eoin247

About time is all i can say. Apple needs to catch up with all these new android devices

Soarer

I reckon Apple are too usy counting their profits to be worried about pesky Android devices!

Doodah7

Eoin247 wrote: »

About time is all i can say. Apple needs to catch up with all these new android devices

About time? It's less than a year since the iPad2!! What hardware advantages have Android tablets got over the iPad?

Eoin247

tallpaul wrote: »

About time? It's less than a year since the iPad2!! What hardware advantages have Android tablets got over the iPad?

Faster processors, quad core cpu, better screen resolution to name but a few. Search for some of the most recently released tablets on google and you'll see.

grizzly

For someone who only does email and web browsing could an iPad replace a laptop?

whiterebel

grizzly wrote: »

For someone who only does email and web browsing could an iPad replace a laptop?

Yes, that's what it's for really.

naasrd

Eoin247 wrote: »

Faster processors, quad core cpu, better screen resolution to name but a few. Search for some of the most recently released tablets on google and you'll see.

Yeah but it's Android...

digitaldr

Did the previous iPads launch here at the same time as in the US?

Eoin247

naasrd wrote: »

Yeah but it's Android...

IMO Android is superior to IOS. Only thing IOS really has over android is it's headstart on apps (To which android is catching up very quickly)

whiterebel

Eoin247 wrote: »

IMO Android is superior to IOS. Only thing IOS really has over android is it's headstart on apps (To which android is catching up very quickly)

And you post in the Apple forum why?

Eoin247

whiterebel wrote: »

And you post in the Apple forum why?

Because i use both operating systems ? I think it's funny that you're suggesting that you have to be an apple fanboy in order to post here. :rolleyes:

whiterebel

Eoin247 wrote: »

Because i use both operating systems ? I think it's funny that you're suggesting that you have to be an apple fanboy in order to post here. :rolleyes:

And I think its funny that you have nothing good to say about iOS devices, yet you post here.....:rolleyes:

emo72

well? anyone got any leaked specs?

Stainless_Steel

Eoin247 wrote: »

IMO Android is superior to IOS. Only thing IOS really has over android is it's headstart on apps (To which android is catching up very quickly)

Pedantic pat here....but IOS is Cisco's OS for switches. iOS is Apple's.

McGrath5

I am going to sell my iPad 2 in the next week or so. I am not too fussy on the supposed screen resolution upgrade of the next iPad, just as the 16GB iPad I currently have does not suffice me.
The current iPad 2 will take a substantial value drop when the new one is announced.

Sad Professor

digitaldr wrote: »

Did the previous iPads launch here at the same time as in the US?

No. The first iPad was released in Ireland 4 months after the US, while the second one was released a month after.

Blazer

More rumours today in engadget..

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/117907-ipad-3-rumor-round-up-march-release-retina-display-ios-5-1-and-a-bigger-battery

dodzy

Stainless_Steel wrote: »

Pedantic pat here....but IOS is Cisco's OS for switches. iOS is Apple's.

I vs i (in the apple forum ) = Very:P

ringadingding

wait a god damn second, does that say 'starting at 1299.00
:eek::eek::eek:

Sad Professor

ringadingding wrote: »

wait a god damn second, does that say 'starting at 1299.00
:eek::eek::eek:

No. It'll be same price as the iPad 2.

Deep Thought

ah lads...really

Blazer

Looks like Apple will announce it March 7th..
Not liking the rumours about it being dual core still and basically just a larger screen etc...


http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/apple-to-announce-ipad-3-on-march-7-3019276.html

Frank Black

Will an improved screen resolution even be noticable on a ipad screen size?

I've an ipad 2 and I can't imagine what the new version could offer to entice me to upgrade.

Xavi6

black francis wrote: »

Will an improved screen resolution even be noticable on a ipad screen size?

I've an ipad 2 and I can't imagine what the new version could offer to entice me to upgrade.

Was going to post the same thing. I don't have my iPad 2 very long and nothing I've read so far would entice me to consider an upgrade.

Like the iPhone I'll just skip a generation.

Sad Professor

black francis wrote: »

Will an improved screen resolution even be noticable on a ipad screen size?.

Yes, there will be a huge difference.

Frank Black

Sad Professor wrote: »

Yes, there will be a huge difference.

How do you know that?
And huge difference for what exactly?
I mostly use the ipad for internet browsing, emailing and apps.
I'd also use it to watch football matches on liveonlinefooty.com - but the quality of the video is more to do with your internet connection and the stream than the ipad hardware.

Maybe if you're using you ipad to watch movies all the time there might be some benefit.

jester77

black francis wrote: »

How do you know that?
And huge difference for what exactly?
I mostly use the ipad for internet browsing, emailing and apps.
I'd also use it to watch football matches on liveonlinefooty.com - but the quality of the video is more to do with your internet connection and the stream than the ipad hardware.

Maybe if you're using you ipad to watch movies all the time there might be some benefit.

It will be the equivalent of going from an iphone 3 to an iphone 4. The difference between the 2 was day and night. Have you tried reading something on an iPad, I find it difficult with a lot of ghosting around the text, the same as it was with the iphone 3. The clarity of the iphone 4 is fantastic and this is how the ipad 3 will be.

Frank Black

jester77 wrote: »

It will be the equivalent of going from an iphone 3 to an iphone 4. The difference between the 2 was day and night. Have you tried reading something on an iPad, I find it difficult with a lot of ghosting around the text, the same as it was with the iphone 3. The clarity of the iphone 4 is fantastic and this is how the ipad 3 will be.

Nope, I mostly just look at the pictures. :pac:

Sad Professor

black francis wrote: »

Sad Professor wrote: »

Yes, there will be a huge difference.

How do you know that?
And huge difference for what exactly

Like jester said above, we already know the benefits of a retina screen from the iPhone 4. Having recently upgraded from a 3GS to 4S I personally found it made a huge difference. Your particular usage doesn't matter, the screen just looks sharper and better for everything. And this is on an iPhone. It'll make an even bigger difference on an iPad.

Blazer

But it's a big resolution jump...a lot of people will complain that the text is too small for them to read and will end up enlarging the text thus negating the display.
Movies will look awesome though although in fairness high def movies look excellent already.