iPad 3 launch early 2012 - report

By Robert Purchese Published 19 August, 2011

Suppliers supposedly spill beans.

Apple will ramp up iPad 3 production from October with an eye to an early 2012 launch, the Wall Street Journal reports.

"Suppliers will ramp up production and try to improve the yield rate for the new iPad in the fourth quarter before its official launch in early 2012," a source at a iPad component supplier told WSJ.

Apple and iPad assembly company Hon Hai Precision Industry declined to comment when approached by WSJ.

The new iPad is expected to boost its display resolution up to 2048 x 1536. Apple's suppliers have apparently already shipped small quantities of components for sampling iPad 3. The orders detail a 9.7-inch screen device.

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Comments (79) Latest comment 9 months ago

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  • strictlybeats #1 9 months ago

    Could we just have a little more care in the report - I don't hold in my head the current resolution or the current screen size, which would be good for comparison purposes.

  • Mr_Brown #2 9 months ago

    Moo goes the cash cow.

  • TruSmiles #3 9 months ago

    But we've only just had the iPad 2 :/

  • Razz #4 9 months ago

    Ok, when's the asus eee transformer 2 out?

  • richarddavies #5 9 months ago

    I can't even afford a feckin iPad 1 or 2. nevermind a third one.

  • hilts #6 9 months ago

    i hope its delayed as long as possible so i get more value out of the ipad2 !
    I would be amazed if they can double the resolution so quickly , would have thought that would be prohibitively expensive?

  • dr_zoidthrob #7 9 months ago

    I would've thought a tag-team combo of price and battery requirements would be a massive issue (the screen effectively has 4x the pixels after all)

    All that and it still won't come with any expansion slots (that would knacker the Apple Tax)

  • woodnotes #8 9 months ago

    Think I'll wait for iPad 4

  • jonbwfc #9 9 months ago

    iPad 3 to go on sale roughly a year after iPad 2 went on sale? Excuse me, I must just sit down for a second. The sheer mindblowing magnificence of this revelation has left me literally staggered.

    /sarcasm.

  • Dismiss #10 9 months ago

    Current iPad 2 is 1024X768 at 9.7 inches. Same as iPad 1. However, the iPad 2 sports a significantly upgraded GPU which is much more powerful than Tegra 2 and would probably be current enough for the next one.

    Tegra 3, on the other hand (the system-on-a-chip featured in the next gen Android tablets) might shift the balance of power in conjunction with a much more complete OS.
    Edited by Dismiss at 19/08/11 @ 14:48

  • Stepharneo #11 9 months ago

    @hilts

    There was that thing about some guy, supposedly from Apple, saying, off the record no less, that the iPad 2 was a stop gap and that the real research was going straight into the iPad 3. Which if true means the iPad 2 is essentially just an iPad slim and that the iPad 3 will be a proper upgrade. Still it was a bit of a vague source in the article I read.

    Still the iPad 2 was released a little while ago now and I've literally only just managed to get one because it has been out of stock everywhere near me, so even if the iPad 3 is released early next year it'll probably be a while before you see one on a bus journey. Does still sting a little that my birthday present will feel obsolete before my next birthday even arrives.

    Oh and iPad 2 screen specs
    9.7″ LED display with 1024×768 screen resolution at 132ppi
    So it seems that it'll be the same again, probably thinner and surely fucking beautiful to look at.

  • RodHull #12 9 months ago

    @mr_brown

    Baa goes the Apple zealots.

  • HyperTails #13 9 months ago

    No doubt mindless robots... I mean loyal customers who will buy this will probably then buy the iPad 4 as well.

    I wonder when this 'i' craze will end.

  • HL706 #14 9 months ago

    I can't wait for the inevitable pre-iPad3 firesale of the iPad 2 stock - may actually pick one up this time if some retailer goes daft with the discount.

  • kassmageant #15 9 months ago

    i didn't knew bobby kotick is advising apple about market strategies.

    i like the idea of ipad, but i don't like the fact that after buying one, just one year later it will be obsolete, i can't afford that, and instead of happiness about new hardware i would be depressed. same reason why i jumped off PC and went with consoles, now i use only netbooks for computer stuff, and they're fine

  • Dismiss #16 9 months ago

    Well, got my iPad 2 last April and March 2012 sounds pretty good for launching the next one. Let's hope that this time there's some real competition. I would hate to wait in line again for the only tablet that made any sense to own.

    I'd love to get a non-Apple model as my next tablet, I really hate the irrational demand and inevitable shortages that come with Apple products. Here's hoping for Transformer 2.

    Oh, and guys, let's not exaggerate. Depending on what you use them for, older tablets are still not obsolete. Just not top of the line anymore.
    Edited by Dismiss at 19/08/11 @ 15:05

  • elephant_stone #17 9 months ago

    Well.....I skipped the iPad 2 so I could get the iPad 3, but my iPad 1 still does all I need it too so feel like I might be wasting my money. hmmm

  • geeza2020 #18 9 months ago

    I'm going to wait for the ipad12 due out in 2021, when they will finally implement flash ;-)

  • rob_of_the_robots #19 9 months ago

    "i hope its delayed as long as possible so i get more value out of the ipad2 !"

    Or, and this is just a quick suggestion and I'm probably being really thick, but you could just keep your iPad 2 and not get an iPad 3.

  • RoOhDaMite #20 9 months ago

    It makes no sense to double the resolution for a 10' device unless - you use it for 3D images. Is ipad 3 gonna have glasses free 3D then? I guess it will.

  • arcam #21 9 months ago

    It makes no sense to double the resolution for a 10' device unless - you use it for 3D images

    Images and text will look nicer on screen - that's all the sense it needs to make.

  • Tiiti #22 9 months ago

    Simples, if you already own an iPad 2.

    Sell iPad 2 when iPad 3 comes along for £150-£200 less than you bought it for.

    Buy iPad 3 for the same price as you bought the iPad 2 for.

    iPad 3 cost £150-200

    At least that is how the iPad 1 to iPad 2 worked anyway... It's all about getting on the Apple train at first.

  • UncleLou #23 9 months ago

    i like the idea of ipad, but i don't like the fact that after buying one, just one year later it will be obsolete, i can't afford that, and instead of happiness about new hardware i would be depressed. same reason why i jumped off PC

    Except that your current gen console is a lot more "obsolete" compared to a decent-ish PC than the iPad 2 will be compared to the iPad 3.

  • Scopeh #24 9 months ago

    i'll just wait till they stop rolling out an IPad every 6 months.. maybe on version 10 i'll think about buying one..untill then its not worth it, if there just going to make the hardware you buy one day worthless, less then a year later...What do these Ipads even do thats sooo amazing? there just glorified PCs..with limited power supplies.
    Edited by Scopeh at 19/08/11 @ 15:55

  • mowgli #25 9 months ago

    "Ok, when's the asus eee transformer 2 out?"
    This is a gaming website Razz, not a shit iPad wannabe tablet site. The iPad is a recognised gaming device, so it is getting coverage. You know this, so stop being silly.

  • Ryze #26 9 months ago

    I'm absolutely astonished at this news. No, really! An iPad in early 2012?

    Well I NEVER!?!?

  • UncleLou #27 9 months ago

    You MUST worship me..... Oh, and give me your money.

    To be honest, it's the vocal anti-Apple crowd that behaves like religious zealots most of the time.

  • HyperTails #28 9 months ago

    Now that people are mentioning it, I wonder if Apple will give this thing a 3D screen.

    Since some uninformed morons are shunning the 3DS because their convinced it'll burn their retinas out and 3DTV sales being a bit crap ATM, then will Apple embrace 3D? And if so, will 3D suddenly become awesome because Apple's done it?

  • Johnsters #29 9 months ago

    @Scopeh
    "IPad every 6 months.."


    Every 12 months. not 6.

  • drumbaby #30 9 months ago

    Whatever next, new laptop/ desktop computers with better specs being released every year? You've got to be pulling my leg.

  • Eisenstein #31 9 months ago



    iPad 2 when iPad 3 comes along for £150-£200 less than you bought it for.

    Buy iPad 3 for the same price as you bought the iPad 2 for.

    iPad 3 cost £150-200

    At least that is how the iPad 1 to iPad 2 worked anyway... It's all about getting on the Apple train at first.

    I rather doubt you can get it for the same price as an iPad 2 if the rumours of a 2048x1536 screen is true. Similar resolution IPS monitors cost 600-900 €, and that's before they have to shrink the whole thing down to 9.7". Not to mention you need four times the VRAM and four times the GPU-power of the iPad 2 just to achieve the same speed, not to mention a speed increase. Expensive stuff and rather more demand in less time than Moore's Law suggests is available 2012.
    Edited by Eisenstein at 19/08/11 @ 17:04

  • StooMonster #32 9 months ago

    HyperTails: Since some uninformed morons are shunning the 3DS because their convinced it'll burn their retinas out

    Funny you say that, the other day my 10-year-old had an email from a school friend asking (to ask me) whether it was true that 3DS "gives you headaches" because "that's what everyone says".

    Bad PR in the playground, not good for Ninty ... contrary to peers though, my child wants a 3DS.

  • mooseti #33 9 months ago

    What about iPhone 5, Apple???

  • Neil__ #34 9 months ago

    "To be honest, it's the vocal anti-Apple crowd that behaves like religious zealots most of the time.”

    Please have some honesty over Apple and their unfair corporate practices and the way that the fanbois just support them whatever they do. Google "you're holding it wrong" and the responses from the fans and you might get an idea.
    What about the Cupertino walled garden that charges a 30% kick back for every product allowed to be sold by the Jobsian cult for their fondle products?
    Also I guess you must be oblivious to their stupidity in the German and Dutch courts over their fear of the Samsung's Galaxy pad. A tablet computer is rectangular with rounded corners and has a grid of icons. Fuck me Apple copyrighted the completely fucking obvious or more likely stole it as usual.

  • StooMonster #35 9 months ago

    Eisenstein: I rather doubt you can get it for the same price as an iPad 2 if the rumours of a 2048x1536 screen is true.

    iPhone 4 quadrupled the resolution of previous iPhones in the same way, and it cost the same as previous generations; so I don't see why it wouldn't cost the same, especially as Apple are bound to put huge pressure on their supplier, but they have lots of margin to work with too.

    LG have already demoed the screens in public, and the CEO said they were being used in iPad 3. I think it'd pretty certain they are coming, but you are right about the extra processing power and memory required. Will be interesting to see what happens ... if iPad 3 is this spec, it makes current "HD" consoles look very underpowered indeed.

  • Neil__ #36 9 months ago

    Samsung Galaxy 10.1, the pad that Apple are scared of.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/16/...

  • giapel #37 9 months ago

    I don't get why people feel their hardware is obsolete when a new version comes out. Do you feel the same with other stuff? Cars? Washing machines? Clothes? You'll still be able to use it you know...

  • Lucodeath #38 9 months ago

    I wont be buying, spend loads of dosh then they release a new one with a built in tin opener or a bit quicker cpu or something.

  • UncleLou #39 9 months ago

    Also I guess you must be oblivious to their stupidity in the German and Dutch courts over their fear of the Samsung's Galaxy pad

    Surprise for you: I personally know one of the judges. And the lawyers on both sides. And I've read the claims, and the court's decision. Hot tip: read a bit about European Design Law. Always helps to have at least a little bit of background before calling something "stupid". I know, it's a complicated matter, and this is the internet after all, but honestly, it helps to understand things.

    Please have some honesty over Apple and their unfair corporate practices and the way that the fanbois just support them whatever they do.

    Oh yeah, of course. There's such fanbois in every camp. I still think the usual suspects posting in every Apple thread are a far, far sillier crowd. I am also not oblivious to Microsoft's unfiar practices, I just think it would be remarkably idiotic to post about that in every Xbox thread, no?
    Edited by UncleLou at 19/08/11 @ 17:40

  • romelpotter #40 9 months ago

    There is a Suicidal Tendencies track that fits here, it's called.......

    "Send Me Your Money"!

  • Neil__ #41 9 months ago

    "I still think the usual suspects posting in every Apple thread are a far, far sillier crowd,"

    But as you well know I'm not one of them, but that doesn't stop you from pretending I am in order to win a name calling argument as you have no other.

    "Surprise for you: I personally know one of the judges. And the lawyers on both sides."
    No wonder you're so biased.

  • weebl #42 9 months ago

    People forget when they band around the whole "mindless sheep" notion that there are actually people that are yet to buy an iPad in the first place. Nobody talks the same way about the people who update their Nintendo handheld every single revision.

  • LLT_taz #43 9 months ago

    I love you idiots that complain about apple... not another ipad or iphone etc.. well they brig out one new model every every year on their whole range.

    that is great compared to HTC or samsung, sony who brig out any new lines of products each year..

  • jellyBelly #44 9 months ago

    That resolution is overkill and could be a significant drain on resources. I think 1440x900 should be enough for that size screen, unless Apple wants to push iPad as a desktop publishing and graphics tool. I personally sold my iPad 2 as between my android phone and macbook I couldn't find any time/use for it

  • alimokrane #45 9 months ago

    eff off Apple.... this is enough...

  • oerhoert #46 9 months ago

    "The new iPad is expected to boost its display resolution up to 2048 x 1536."

    Says who? Who expects this?

    I'm not convinced; it would require 4 times the video memory/power. Not sure they'd be able to keep onto a 10 hour battery life that way.

    "iPhone 4 quadrupled the resolution of previous iPhones in the same way, and it cost the same as previous generations; so I don't see why it wouldn't cost the same, especially as Apple are bound to put huge pressure on their supplier, but they have lots of margin to work with too."

    The iPhone 3 had 320x480 resolution. It was A LOT easier to quadruple that within the confines of current semi-affordable technology, than it would be to quadruple 768x1024.

    I'm looking forward a lot to a higher-def iPad, especially for Zinio, but I'm not sure it will happen in 2012.
    Edited by oerhoert at 19/08/11 @ 17:56

  • jonsaan #47 9 months ago

    I don't see why a new version would stop you buying one frankly. Even the ipad 1 remains a lovely bit of kit. It's not like they've phased out support is it?

  • UncleLou #48 9 months ago

    ""I still think the usual suspects posting in every Apple thread are a far, far sillier crowd,"

    But as you well know I'm not one of them, but that doesn't stop you from pretending I am in order to win a name calling argument as you have no other."

    Yeah, that's exactly what I was doing...

    No wonder you're so biased.

    It makes me biased because I know the colleagues on both sides and the court? Heh, ok. :D

  • Neil__ #49 9 months ago

    @UncleLou Moderator

    You deleted my comment you pathetic sad prick

    Edit, this is the comment you quoted out of context and then when called out, you deleted.

    "You MUST worship me..... Oh, and give me your money.

    S. Jobs

    Sent from my iPad 2 (and three quarters). "
    Edited by Neil__ at 19/08/11 @ 21:59

  • hiscore #50 9 months ago

    WHAT!?? Haven't they learned from Bling-tendo? Releasing minor hardware upgrades at an ever decreasing rate leads to consumers dropping your brand. But, that's what happens when a golden cow is milked by greedy shareholders I guess..

  • jjolley #51 9 months ago

    It'll be certainly interesting to see what improvements are made for the iPad 3, though i've only just got the second one with apple care so i'll be skipping the 3. As someone who can't actually see the screen, wouldn't the increase in resolution make everything smaller? I thought the iPad is appreciated because of it's readability.

  • HyperTails #52 9 months ago

    @StooMonster "Funny you say that, the other day my 10-year-old had an email from a school friend asking (to ask me) whether it was true that 3DS "gives you headaches" because "that's what everyone says".

    Bad PR in the playground, not good for Ninty ... contrary to peers though, my child wants a 3DS."

    Its not good for Nintendo really when some people think that 3D leads to migranes and vision damage in all who watch it. Some people can't watch 3D, fortunately for me I can. However some idiots are too terrified to give it a try. Add a warning on the front of the 3DS box that says kids under 6 shouldn't play in 3D and those paranoid parents will just get hysterical if little Tommy even dares ask for one. Ninty need to better inform people that you can turn the 3D off, which lots of people apparantly don't know you can do.

    It doesn't help when bog roll like the Sun say that they reduced the price of the 3DS because its causing eye strain and headaches either. You'd think that adults would be able to actually look into it a bit more, but there's no shortage of idiots I see.

    Apple making a 3D iPad would also go a long way to helping push 3D as the future, not as a pain inducing gimmick that some people think. If people can't see 3D, fair enough, but don't whine at those of us that can.

  • Eisenstein #53 9 months ago

    I don't see why a new version would stop you buying one frankly. Even the ipad 1 remains a lovely bit of kit. It's not like they've phased out support is it?


    It's still supported, but many games feel sluggish on it, since they are optimized for the far faster iPad 2. Personally I would only recommend it, if you don't plan on using it as gaming machine.
    Edited by Eisenstein at 19/08/11 @ 19:02

  • yegon #54 9 months ago

    @jjolley

    Practically everything will stay the same size - certainly the Apple stuff- but will be crisper due to the 4x density, ala the jump from 3GS to IV. That is, presuming they stick to 9.7". Could give app makers a few more options with that many pixels though and I guarantee a few apps will appear with stupidly small fonts or UI - iPhone Puzzle Quest I'm looking at you.

    Still skeptical 4x res is happening next year though.

  • stormbringer_2011 #55 9 months ago

    Love my iPad 1, but I want to be able to play all my games on my hd tv now so I'll get saving the pennies for the iPad 3 and Apple TV. iPad 1 can happily be an expensive photo display :o)

  • StooMonster #56 9 months ago

    oerhoert: "The new iPad is expected to boost its display resolution up to 2048 x 1536." Says who? Who expects this?

    Said the CEO of LG when he demoed the screens in public a couple of weeks ago, thus everyone is expecting it.

    Edit: also there's 2048x1536 iPad artwork assets in the newer iOS SDKs too.
    Edited by StooMonster at 19/08/11 @ 20:55

  • penhalion #57 9 months ago

    well unless they are also doubling the processing power I'm not sure it's going to be a good buy.

  • CamberGreber #58 9 months ago

    2048x1536 RES .....My Ass

    Thats the same as a 30in dell which cost $1000

    That would make reading magazines on the go Fantastic.

  • CamberGreber #59 9 months ago

    IPAD 3 more Absorbent then ever. ;)

  • KopparbergDave #60 9 months ago

    Some of the comments here boggle my mind. People complaining Apple charge 30% from developers to make apps. Well it's much the same as ALL the console manufacturers who charge a licensing fee really, isn't it, hardly a revelation or some wicked ploy by Apple. Thing is how many developers have made a good business for themselves from the App store. If it was that bad a deal surely no one would be sticking with it. Get off your anti-Apple high horses.

    Also, anyone who pays attention will know Apple often up the game quite dramatically with their hardware and as far as iOS devices go they always come in at the same price or cheaper than the previous version. It's well known they do it yearly for most devices so to be surprised or disappointed is your own fault. Thing is they innovate, bring a better device to market for the same price again, what's not to like about that?!

    Also, the upped resolution is a big deal and will be very impressive. Anyone who went from an older iPhone to an iPhone 4 will understand. The screen sharpness is simply unbelievable, and while lesser resolutions are perfectly serviceable, once you've used a 'retina' type display it's hard going back to blocky fuzzy screens ever again. I for one look forward to the iPad 3, I may just get one if I ever have any money!

  • smelly #61 9 months ago

    EXCELLENT!

    This'll make ipad 1's cheaper 2nd hand...

    I want a ipad 1.

  • smelly #62 9 months ago

    >People complaining Apple charge 30% from developers to make apps

    I'll add to what you said, rather correctly - by also adding that the 30% also covers:

    1) credit card processing fees
    2) apple paying the sales tax for you (up to 20% in uk!)
    3) hosting/download fees.

    As someone who has hosted software on a website, and had to pay credit card fees/international sales taxes/etc... I can certainly gaurantee that 30% isnt that bad at all!

    I used to pay something like 15% to the credit card companies... and thats BEFORE i had to pay for the downloading bandwidth, etc.

  • WJF #63 9 months ago

    I'd just like to stick up for UncleLou here, as he seems to be getting a lot of unwarranted stick.

    Fact is, any Apple post on EG does bring out the usual crowd (whether that be regs or just the same old comments thrown by newcomers) that are often relevant only if you enclose it in a vacuum.

    Either it's the old 'closed platform' (xbox, ps3, and Android says 'hi'), the yearly refresh (HTC and Samsung say 'next month's model is better'), or evil practices (every major global corporation says 'you can't touch us in court; we can afford the best lawyers). It's kind of getting old.

    I'm not saying Apple hardware is for everyone (heck, I use a netbook mainly - iPad still doesn't doit for me when working on the move), but I can certainly empathise with some of the frustrations being expressed by content iPad owners.

  • Rev.StuartCampbell #64 9 months ago

    "Apple charge 30% from developers to make apps. Well it's much the same as ALL the console manufacturers who charge a licensing fee really, isn't it, hardly a revelation or some wicked ploy by Apple."

    Don't forget those evil fuckers in bricks-and-mortar shops who dare to take about 40% (for everything you buy, not just videogames), either, just for providing you with a convenient service. Apple's 30% cut for managing the App Store, providing all the bandwidth etc doesn't seem out of line with any other kind of business to me, speaking as someone who sells apps there.

    There are plenty of reasons to hate Apple (not least that their obsessive secrecy spawns endless pointless speculation pieces like this one), just not the ones trotted out by the infinitely tedious anti-fanboys who always infest these threads.

  • Snake_2011 #65 9 months ago

    Apple are taking the piss imo they will always hold back features for the next one every year look at the shit camera they put in Ipad 2 we should stop letting them get away with this & I own a ipad 2 Andriod is looking better to me.

  • Neil__ #66 9 months ago

    @UncleLou “idiot?” Moderator
    "!Hot tip: read a bit about European Design Law!"

    If you manage to stop being a “Know it all!”, “pompous twit!” then maybe you should take a look at the "evidence" Apple submitted to the German court.
    As you obviously know so much and are so acquainted with the parties involved then you must know that Apple falsified their evidence and also managed to get a hearing that was called at such short notice that it effectively excluded Samsung..
    I bet you're not such a smug Apple tard after all. So much for being on the "inside". LOL

  • alcides #67 9 months ago

    It's still not a console.

  • DDevil #68 9 months ago

    @Neil__ - UncleLou is a German copyright lawyer. I think it's fair to say he probably knows a fair amount more about the situation than you do :-)

  • Marshall2008 #69 9 months ago

    Product refresh every year from Apple, who could have predicted that. And these analysts get paid for this. Wow!
    Edited by Marshall2008 at 20/08/11 @ 09:36

  • Marshall2008 #70 9 months ago

    Just get an HP Touchpad, it does flash and webos is much better than android, it will destroy Apples feeble iPad.

    Oh, wait a second......

  • Marshall2008 #71 9 months ago

    @Neil_

    If you did some research you will find that the Judge had been given both of the physical devices to compare.

    edit: Neil_ is such a muppet. (maybe he bought a HP Touchpad?)

    Here you go sadsack, the link to the BBC article stating that the judge had the hardware.

    [link url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14542200
    ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-145...[/link]

    excerpt from the article: "It is understood that the judge involved in the German case made his ruling based on a physical examination of the two tablets, rather than relying Apple's paper submission alone."
    Edited by Marshall2008 at 20/08/11 @ 10:07

  • Neil__ #72 9 months ago

    @DDevil It's fair to say that a copyright lawyer is far more likely to be biased than I am.
    Also the legal papers in this case don't need anyone paid for their decision to tell me whether Apple falsified the evidence.
    If you actually looked yourself you would also see how deluded your blatantly pro Apple lawyer friend can be.

  • DDevil #73 9 months ago

    Neil__ you're funny. I like you.

  • scoop #74 9 months ago

    Shocking amount of ignorance and indignation in the comments to this.

    In case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, if you don't like something, don't buy it.

    As for the annual release plan; that's how Apple does it for iOS devices. They do with laptops too, which cost considerably more, and nVidia do with graphics cards, but you don't see anyone complaining about those.

    Take a pill for goodness sake, it's not the end of the world.

  • scoop #75 9 months ago

    @Neil__ writes: Also the legal papers in this case don't need anyone paid for their decision to tell me whether Apple falsified the evidence.

    I'd rather not compare a phone to a classic painting, but what the hell: I suspect the argument goes that if you take the Mona Lisa, rescale it in photoshop, it's still the Mona Lisa. How would you present this to a jury? You'd rescale the offending scaled copy to the proportions of the painting you're defending, to put the shape and picture back into it's correct context.

    In other words, it's not about dimensions of the picture, but the form. And form is what Apple are protecting - that's their implied copyright. Doesn't mean they're right, just means they believe they're right - the fact of it is for a judge/jury to decide, and the reliability of judges and juries is a whole other topic...
    Edited by scoop at 20/08/11 @ 12:15

  • Haoshiro #76 9 months ago

    Early 2012 (mar/apr) would just match up with a yearly update, right?

    I guess they've finally caught up with supply and demand so it's not unreasonable.

  • MrLovePump #77 9 months ago

    Apple are really begining to get my my tits. Release a new model with something worth shouting about.

  • mowgli #78 9 months ago

    Lol at Neil__ being bitch slapped from all angles in this thread for being so ignorant on the topic.

  • Farzlepot #79 9 months ago

    Damn you Apple.

    Posted from my iPhone.