iPad 3 rumored to hit markets by early 2012

If this report is anything to go by, the technology giant might stick to the release dates when it launched its previous iPads.

Apple launched its iPads in the early part of the year. The first iPad was launched April 2010 and iPad 2 hit the market in March 2011.

1.5 mn iPads to be ready by year end?
One component supplier even told WSJ that by the end of the year 1.5 million iPads will be assembled.

According to the latest iPad 3 rumors doing the rounds, Apple upcoming tablet computer is expected to have display resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. However, the screen size will be 9.7 inches, same as its previous version.

The report also states that the suppliers of iPad 3 will be rising its production and will also be improving the yield rate of this new iPad.

A person at the supplier was quoted by WSJ as saying, “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.”

Rumored iPad 3 features
According to the latest iPad 3 rumors doing the rounds, Apple upcoming tablet computer is expected to have display resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. However, the screen size will be 9.7 inches, same as its previous version.

But reports which come early this year said that iPad 3 will sport a high resolution 'Retina Display.' In June Reuters also come up with the reports that iPad 3 would boast of “image resolution 5-6 times higher than iPad 2.”

However, these reports are unconfirmed as Apple and its Taiwanese production partner, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. have yet not issued a statement on the release

Whether Apple will launch another iPad will be clear late this year or by early 2011.