Apple's March 7 event: What to expect

New Delhi: Two more days to go, reality will come out and rumours will be out of the way.

The buzz that Apple created by advertently sending March 7 media invite at the time when Mobile World Congress was near its end in Barcelona, is expected to end with some jaw-dropping launches.

Rumours were already rife that Apple would come up with its new iPad in the first quarter of 2012, and the invite that features an image showing part of an iPad screen suggests and makes it even more clear that Apple is to announce a new model of the iPad on March 7.

 

Though there is nothing official as to what Apple is going to come up with at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, one of the technology giant's favorite stages for unveiling new products, but speculations are high that it is going to be nothing other than the new iPad, apparently dubbed the iPad 3.

However, tech aficionados have been speculating the launch of the next-gen iPad, while there are rumours of a new Apple TV. Let's see what all is being expected to happen at the March 7 event in San Francisco:

1. The iPad 3 is expected to have a sharper resolution screen at 2048 pixels by 1536 pixels, with double the resolution of its predecessor - the iPad 2.

2. The new iPad is reported to be powered by either a quad-core A6 processor or a dual-core A5X chip.

3. Apple is likely to bring is voice-controlled personal assistant Siri to the dubbed iPad 3. However, it seems to be quite logical and has not been a recurring rumour.

4. Reportedly, the iPad 3 could sport the same 8-megapixel camera that the iPhone 4S does. The first iPad had no camera, followed by front and back-facing cameras on the iPad2. So, the advancement is expected.

5 . If rumours are to be believed, Apple will include added RAM. If we look back, we witnessed the improvements between the iPad and iPad 2. The first generation iPad had 256MB RAM, while the iPad was launched with 512MB RAM. It is likely that Apple this time will leapfrog to a full 1GB RAM in the iPad 3.

6. A new buttonless design? Of late, reports have come that say Apple will leave off the Home button in its iPad3, which has until now been a core element of its products including the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone lines. However, this is least expected.

7. Earlier, there were reports that the next version of the software, iOS 5.1, would hit on March 9. While there is little known about it, but it is expected to include a spate of improvements like expanded foreign language support for Siri.

8. Apple's new iPad model is reported to be sold by wireless carriers including AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless.

9. It is not only the iPad 3 that is highly expected to be launched at the event. There are rumours that the company might come up with the improved Apple TV. According to reports, the Apple TV set-top box sold out at Best Buy's website led to speculation that the company might come up with its new and improved Apple TV, possibly with 1080p video support, to replace the old box. The current model supports only 720 HD.

10. Rationally, if the next-gen iPad is launced, the prices of the iPad 2 are likely to go down. So, those who are planning to buy the Apple iPad 2, are suggested to hold on.

Source:http://ibnlive.in.com/news/top-10-ipad-3-rumours/236321-11.html