iPad 2 Glitch: It 'Bleeds'

Next installment expected to have twice the resolution

(NEWSER) - Still saving up for that iPad 2? You might wanna hold off a couple more months. Apple is already in development of the iPad 3 and hopes to release it early next year, reports the Wall Street Journal . The device is expected to have twice the resolution for its 9.7-inch screen as Apple looks to stay ahead of competitors' tablets. One unnamed source says Apple has ordered parts to build 1.5 million of the devices. More»

Apple stays on top with upgrade

(NEWSER) - We know what you're wondering: Now that Apple's upgraded to the iPad 2, is it time to take the plunge? If you've already got the original iPad, do you need to trade up? Well, here's what tech experts are saying:

• The upgrade—it’s a third thinner, 15% lighter, and twice as fast—may not look like much on paper, but wait until you hold the thing, says David Pogue of the New York Times . “My friends, I’m telling you: just that much improvement in thinness, weight, and speed transforms the experience.”

Third version of tablet may have retina display

(NEWSER) - Rumor in the tech world has it that Steve Jobs will be bringing out as many tablets as Moses this year. Apple hasn't even admitted that the iPad 2 exists—although plenty of details have been leaked —but the iPad 3 could well be on its way already this fall, according to TechCrunch . Sources say that the iPad 2 will be available within weeks, to be followed by Apple's "fall surprise"—a third version of the tablet, likely incorporating the iPhone 4's retina-like display. More»

Wait time now up to three weeks

(NEWSER) - More than a million eager pairs of hands will be gripping the third version of the iPad on its launch day this Thursday, analysts predict. Some 300,000 models of the first iPad were sold on its first day in 2010, and while Apple didn't release launch-day figures for the iPad 2, executives said they were hit with the "mother of all backlogs," PC World notes. Shipping dates for the new tablet, which was unveiled last week , are now behind up to three weeks. More»

Even if new version doesn't seem much different: Dan Frommer

(NEWSER) - Sure, Apple's new iPad may seem only an incremental improvement over its predecessor. But for the company, yesterday's rollout was a very big deal, asserts Dan Frommer at ReadWriteWeb . The new device ensures Apple remains the undisputed king of tablets both in terms of quality and price. And with its powerful hold on the tablet market, Apple has a "rare and tremendous opportunity" essentially "to build something bigger than the PC industry ever was." More»