Updated iPads Coming Sooner Than We Had Thought?

MacRumors, cites KGI securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo, well-respected as an Apple product prognisticator, saying that Apple will introduce an upgraded iPad Air and iPad mini in 2014/Q3, meaning the release time envelope theoretically starts in July. “We think the upgraded iPad Air will be launched earlier in 2014 than the iPad Air was in 2013,” Mr. Kuo wrote, backpedaling on an earlier projection that the iPad mini 3 would skip 2014 in order for Apple to focus on the reinvigorated 9.7-inch iPad. “We previously thought Apple would not release a new version of the iPad mini this year, but we now think Apple will launch an upgraded version with same form factor,” MacRumors reports the KGI analyst saying.

Mr. Kuo now suggests that the Mini 3 will get some crucial design corrections addressing reasons the Retina iPad mini 2 has “proved unpopular among consumers,” but he maintains that the biggest iPad changes to anticipate this year will be Touch ID, an A8 processor, and an improved camera with a resolution of eight megapixels for the iPad Air 2, and an A8 processor and Touch ID, (what, no camera upgrade?) but the same form factor for the mini, with the late 2013 older iPad mini with Retina display possibly replacing the original A5 powered non-Retina mini lat the entry-level. Mr. Kuo also believes Apple is working on a 12.9-inch iPad, but doesn’t expect it to be launched in 2014.

Macworld UK’s Ashleigh Allsopp has a feature with some interesting speculation including concept illustrations about the iPad Pro here.

iPad Pro: Multitasking At Last?

Allsopp reports that one of the most intriguing iPad Pro rumors proposed by Ramotion is that it could have the ability to multitask between two apps side by side. “In the horizontal orientation you can work directly with two applications as if you put two iPad minis next to each other,” the firm says. “Intuitive gestures make your work much more pleasant an efficient!”

Dare we hope?

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