Posted on Friday, June 29 2012 @ 21:52 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
DigiTimes
reports rumors point at a summer launch for Apple's new iPad. This new tablet is said to feature indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) panel technology to enable a thinner design and longer battery life.
Apple is reportedly set to launch an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad in the summer of this year with the device shipment volumes expected to increase starting September, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report citing sources from market watchers.
Despite the highly doubtful nature of the paper's claims based on the fact that the current iPad is only a few months old, the report can still be expected to ripple through the component supply chain and stir up the many tablet PC OEMs and vendors trying to emulate Apple's success with me-too products of their own design.
