KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new research report where he has made his predictions on what Apple will launch in 2013.
Unlike recent reports, which have indicated that Apple will launch the next generation iPad and iPad mini in March, followed by the early launch of the next generation iPhone in June, Kuo predicts that Apple will launch most of the new products in the third quarter of this year.
Based on conversations with industry sources at CES, Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets says that Apple will be updating the iPad mini and the 9.7” iPad in March this year, just five months after the last refresh.
DigiTimes reports that Apple is still in talks with Sharp over its IGZO panels, which the company plans to use in future iOS devices. Specifically, Apple’s concerned about Sharp’s ability to produce these panels in enough quantities for iPads, iPad minis and iPhones.
Apple surprised us by releasing the 4th generation iPad along with the iPad mini in October, just seven months after releasing the 3rd generation iPad. It has been widely speculated that Apple was moving to a fall release for the iPad.
But Japanese blog Macotakara reports that according to their sources, Apple is planning to release the next generation iPad in March 2013.
Many reviewers, in their mostly positive reviews of the iPad mini, noted that the lack of a Retina Display was a disappointment, especially for users who got used to the brilliant Retina display on the full-sized iPad.
Taiwanese publication DigiTimes reports that according to their sources, the next generation iPad mini will come with a Retina Display.
While Apple seems to have caught up with demand for the iPhone 5 right in time for the holiday season, it may not have addressed the issue when it comes to iPad mini and the new iMacs (which will be available on Friday, November 30).
BGR India follows up on its yesterday’s iPad mini report with further details about the device’s launch in India, this time with a tentative starting price of the Wi-Fi model. Yesterday’s report noted that Apple’s Indian distributors are expecting shipments of the device very soon, which they will in turn be forwarding to retailers.
BGR.in reports that Apple will soon be releasing the iPad mini and the iPad 4 in India, less than a month after its release in the US.
