It’s only natural when you think about it. With a few dual-core equipped Android tablets set to be launched next year, Apple must follow with the updated iPad that rocks similar processing capabilities.
According to a research from analyst at Rodman & Renshaw, Ashok Kumar, the Cupertino-based company is preparing to do just that. He said: “Apple is on track to refresh the iPad by March and iPhone by late summer. A key component upgrade across these platforms will be a dual-core processor featuring a pair of 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 cores.”
He went on citing an iPad supply-demand equilibrium: “iPad supply has largely satiated demand and Apple can sustain quarterly shipments at around 6 million/quarter. At these levels, Apple would capture about half the forecasted market for 2011.”
As for when will the iPad 2 be launched, it is believed that will happen in March. Then, if we’re lucky, a dual-core iPhone will follow in June. Keeping our fingers crossed can’t harm. 😉
[Via: CNet]