Ahead of the iPad Mini announcement event taking place tomorrow, images of a purported iPad 4 Lightning dock connector has been leaked.
In order to add credence, the photos in question features a comparison of both the Lightning dock connector for an iPad 4 and the dock for the iPad Mini. The new dock seemingly confirms that the iPad 3's next major successor is being redesigned to support several new components.
In addition to the iPad Mini and the aforementioned next-generation iPad, Apple is said to be preparing another tablet-related announcement for tomorrow's media event. The company is also rumored to be debuting a revised 9.7-inch Retina model of the device.
The latter is likely to receive a Lightning connector as the iPhone 5 did, while its price will match the price points stemming from its predecessors.
Apple is expected to announce the iPad Mini, a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro and a new lineup of Mac Minis tomorrow.
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joytech22 Ughh..Reply
Interesting = Everything else > Apple Products
Why is there so much news on this stuff? Where's the news for all of these new laptops that are being released left, right and center? -
dutchling If anyone sells their Ipad 3 just to buy a revised ipad 3 with lighting connector, I swear I oughtaReply -
RogueKitsune This article would be slightly interesting if it wasn't apple just repackaging their old hardware and calling it new. Though that still wont stop sheeps from buying it :\Reply -
infernocy can you people stop posting apple news ..... ipad 4 its just ipad3 with 0.00000000000000000000001% improvement , i hope apple with go down since now the lost the greatest zombie maker ever , and by they if you actually notice the people who dont use ipad or iphone generally now more about them that the people who use them , its just a jokeReply -
christarp This isn't an ipad 4. This is for the updated ipad 3. They're making all of their products lightning ports at once instead of waiting for the refresh on each individual model. This isn't going to be sold as the ipad 4Reply -
ivanto joytech22Ughh..Interesting = Everything else > Apple ProductsWhy is there so much news on this stuff? Where's the news for all of these new laptops that are being released left, right and center?Reply
Guessing, because Apple sold 17 million iPad's and that's more $$$ than #1 PC maker Lenovo combined? Or Lenovo + HP combined sold $36B worth of everything and its less than Apple's projected quarterly results.
Apple is a real giant and amount of related news is reflecting it.
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Kami3k ivantoGuessing, because Apple sold 17 million iPad's and that's more $$$ than #1 PC maker Lenovo combined? Or Lenovo + HP combined sold $36B worth of everything and its less than Apple's projected quarterly results. Apple is a real giant and amount of related news is reflecting it. -IvanTOReply
Lol, what a deluded AppT%@d you are. -
deftonian Why even look at iPad 4, I have a Purported iPad 5 leaked pic.... it's brown and in my toilet... and even floats! I'd be happy to post the pic if you'd like.Reply -
alidan otacon72Does it not make sense to have all devices using the same connector? Common sense.Reply
from a consumer point of view, it doesn't make sense to upgrade to something pointless that makes existing products non compatible/require an adapter that has a steep price.
ivantoGuessing, because Apple sold 17 million iPad's and that's more $$$ than #1 PC maker Lenovo combined? Or Lenovo + HP combined sold $36B worth of everything and its less than Apple's projected quarterly results. Apple is a real giant and amount of related news is reflecting it. -IvanTO
enough to dedicate this ammount to one product that people only buy because they are indoctranated as an art student, or mindlessly but because the "cool" people have it.
ill give apple the success of the first iphone, first of its kind, not first ever, but first to catch on.
however everything after that is sheep.