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Title: March Launch for Slightly Thicker iPad 3? iPhone with 4-Inch Screen in Summer? Post by: HCK on November 18, 2011, 11:00:30 pm March Launch for Slightly Thicker iPad 3? iPhone with 4-Inch Screen in Summer?
iLounge offers a series of tidbits from its "most reliable source" regarding Apple's product plans for 2012, reporting that the iPad, iPhone, and MacBook Pro will all be receiving redesigns. - iPad: The source indicates that the iPad 3 is planned to launch in March and that it will be approximately 0.7 mm thicker than the iPad 2 due to the need to incorporate a dual light bar system for the higher-resolution display. The iPad 2 currently checks in 8.8 mm thick, which would make the iPad 3 approximately 8% thicker than the iPad 2 but still substantially thinner than the 13.4 mm original iPad. Previous "iPhone 5" mockup based on leaked case designs - iPhone: iLounge's source claims that the next-generation will not resemble the teardrop "iPhone 5" design that circulated ahead of the iPhone 4S introduction last month. The next iPhone is, however, said to carry a 4-inch display (up from 3.5 inches in the current iPhone) and be 8 mm longer than the current form factor. Apple is said to be targeting a summer launch for the device, which would mark a short interval from the iPhone 4S launch last month. - MacBook Pro: The source indicates that 2012 will indeed see the launch of a thinner MacBook Pro form factor, barring any last-minute problems. We've been hearing for some time that Apple has been finishing up work on just such a redesign, although the company did sneak in one last minor refresh using the current form factor just last month. Recent reports have claimed that an ultra-thin 15" Mac notebook, whether it be a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, is on target for a March launch with small volumes of components already making their way through the supply chain. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • Apple Releases Thunderbolt Software Update for Snow Leopard • Signal Snowboards Honor Steve Jobs With the iShred • Djay 4 for Mac Packs Pro Features and Analyzes Tunes for Musical Key • Apple Releases 4.4.3 Software Update for Apple TV [Updated] • Skype Adds Facebook Video Calling Support http://www.macrumors.com/2011/11/18/march-launch-for-slightly-thicker-ipad-3-iphone-with-4-inch-screen-in-summer/ |