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Report: Apple set to launch iPhone 5, iPad 3

Report: Apple set to launch iPhone 5, iPad 3

Apple Inc.bizWatch is planning a fall surprise that includes launching both the new iPhone 5 and the iPad 3 in October, according to a report.

A Taiwan-based tech blog called DigiTimes cites industry sources when it reports that companies in the Asian nation that are part of the supply chain for making the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 have started preparations to supply materials for the production of the two devices. The blog reports Apple will announce the products in September before they hit store shelves around the world in October.

“The sources pointed out that the iPhone 5’s supply volume is estimated to be around 6-7 million units in the third quarter and with the addition of iPhone 4 shipments, total iPhone shipments in the quarter will reach 24-25 million units with volumes to maintain at the same level in the fourth quarter,” DigiTimes reports. “In 2011, Apple is forecasted to ship over 85 million iPhones.”

It also reports that total iPad shipments in 2011 have a chance at surpassing 40 million units globally.

When the iPad 2 launched this spring it sold out in 10 minutes at local MacTownbizWatch stores as well as Best Buy Co.bizWatch locations in the Dayton region.

[Thanks: http://www.bizjournals.com]

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