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will begin production on a smaller 7.85-inch iPad later this year according to a new report. DigiTimes is reporting that the new iPad will run somewhere between $249 ? $299, making it a cheaper alternative to the current crop of iPads. is also expected to release an 8GB iPad 2 for US$349-399 according to DigiTimes. ...

Is this an iPad 3 in the wild? This morning, BGR published photos of an alleged iPad prototype obtained by a source. The information in the images was taken from iBoot, a development and debug tool. If the pictures are indeed of the next-gen iPad, they show the tablet will have an A6 processor with model number S5L8945X. BGR says as a point of reference, the Apple A4 model was S5L8930X and the A5 is S5L8940X. The new processor looks like a quad-core one, “making the upcoming iPad 3 the fastest iOS device ever, we have been told,” BGR wrote.

Here we go again. On the tail of the Consumer Electronics Show, a juicy rumor is making the rounds. Bloomberg has the latest details on the next iPad: HD screen, faster processor, 4G LTE connectivity, according to people familiar with the product. Manufacturing parterns in Asia have already begun production this month, with factories running round the clock in China.

You may have just unwrapped your new iPad 2, but rumors are already swirling about the iPad 3... That a new model will be rolled out February 24, which would have been Steve Jobs' birthday, or in March, the same month the iPad 2 was introduced.

Here's the latest: The company reportedly is working on a new iPad, due out later this year, that will have a higher-resolution screen. Dubbed the "iPad HD" by a blog called This Is My Next, which is run by former editors from the respected tech site Engadget, the new iPad is said to be a "pro" device that could be used for high-end video editing and photography.