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Rumor: Next-gen iPad to be 15% thinner, 25% lighter, use smaller, more efficient battery

This could be nifty. Per MacRumors, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has on a number of occasions offered accurate information on Apple’s product plans, recently published a new research note outlining his expectations for Apple’s fifth-generation iPad. Kuo expects mass production and shipments of the new iPad to ramp up in the August-September timeframe, […]

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Rumor: Samsung initiates 20% price increase for iOS device chips

I think it’s about time we just rename “Apple” and “Samsung” as the “Hatfields” and the “McCoys”, because this is going to drag on for a while. Per MarketWatch, Samsung has allegedly increased the price of its mobile processors by 20 percent for just one company: Apple. The details come from an unnamed person allegedly […]

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Rumor: Qualcomm getting ready to prepare 4G LTE chips for next-gen iPhone handset

You’re probably going to need components if you’re going to build a snazzy new thing. Per DigiTimes, Taiwanese chip maker Qualcomm is said to be providing high-speed 4G long-term evolution chips produced using a 28-nanometer process. The company is expected to build its 4G LTE chips at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, supply chain sources shared […]

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Rumor: Apple may incorporate dual-LED light bars for iPad 3’s boosted screen resolution

The iPad 3: It could be nifty. Per DigiTimes, with Apple’s next-generation iPad expected to adopt much higher resolution displays, the electronics maker and its component suppliers are reportedly challenged with designing new backlight solutions capable of maintaining the tablet’s existing level of brightness with the higher density panels. Citing sources within Apple’s Taiwanese supply […]

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Rumor: Apple to incorporate thinner, lighter battery design for iPad 3

The iPad 3 might be a bit lighter than you expected. Per Taiwan Economic News, Apple is said to have chosen two suppliers to provide batteries that will be thinner and lighter, but also up to 30 percent more expensive, for its third-generation iPad. Simply Technology and Dynapack International Technology have both been tapped for […]