Earlier today, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo issued a new research report where he has made his predictions on what Apple will launch in 2013.
He forecasts that the next generation iPad will be slimmer and lighter and adopt the thinner side bezels seen on the iPad mini.
Notifications have certainly gotten better since the early days of iOS and while we have some settings tweaks to help you get more out of Notifications, Apple could certainly keep polishing that feature.
As part of evidence in the Apple vs. Samsung trial, Apple has continually revealed designs and prototypes of iOS devices that got rejected midway in the development process.
A new document, filed with the court on Saturday, reveals a whole set of iPhone and iPad designs that Apple would have liked to remain a secret. Although some of the designs have already been revealed in earlier filings, the new document is a treasure trove for anyone interested in what goes on behind the scenes when an iPhone or iPad is announced.
Court documents filed in the Apple-Samsung trial have, in the past, given us some interesting information about the two companies and its secretive workings.
The Verge has obtained documents filed in the Apple vs. Samsung trial which include images of iPad and iPhone prototypes, revealing alternative designs of the product that the company shelved on its way to deliver the final product.
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Although the iPhone was the first iOS device to be launched, it was the iPad that started Apple’s venture into the touchscreen device market.
The research and development for such a device started way back in the first half of the last decade, which means that Apple developed, and iterated through multiple versions of the device before arriving at the final design.
Patent applications and rumors in the past have pointed to the existence of an iPad with dual dock connectors, and today, via an eBay listing, we know that Apple indeed manufactured such iPad prototypes in a small quantity before the actual launch.
The iPad prototype being auctioned in the eBay listing is a first generation, 16GB, Wi-Fi only model with two dock connectors, one each for portrait and landscape mode. It runs a beta version of iOS 3.2 alongside Apple’s software testing suite called “SwitchBoard.”
Ever since Apple launched the iPad in 2010, there have been rumors that Apple will launch a smaller and cheaper iPad mini.
We have covered a number of concept videos of iOS devices and iOS features here at iPhone Hacks, but none of them have blown us away like this iPad 3 concept created by Aatma Studio with edge-to-edge screen, magnetic iPads with NFC and 3D holographic display for multiplayer games.
