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Apple iBooks 2 Points to ‘Retina Display’ for iPad 3

The recent update that Apple announced for its iBooks service has given tech enthusiasts and pundits further indication that the next generation iPad is going to feature a ‘Retina Display-like’ high resolution screen.

Apple released iBooks 2 as an improved platform for the iPad in order to boost its educational credentials. Phil Schiller, Apple SVP of Worldwide Product Marketing, explained at the recent education-centred event in New York “now with iBooks 2 for iPad, students have a more dynamic, engaging and truly interactive way to read and learn, using the device they already love.”

In addition to the educational content, iBooks 2 hides important clues about the iPad 3, expected to hit the market in a matter of weeks. As AppleInsider reports, following the discovery of high quality iPad images in the iBooks app in January, speculation arose of a 2048×1536 resolution for the iPad 2.

That didn’t materialise, but now iBooks 2 “contains a third image with an @2x equivalent for the iPad,” suggesting the third generation tablet will have the increased resolution.

With a pixel density of 260ppi the new iPad would have four times the number of pixels of its predecessors.

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Sharp Will Not Be the Manufacturer of IPad 3 Display Screens

Rumors that Sharp will no longer manufacture and provide display screens for iPad 3 started to come out in the early parts of this year. Sharp has been the major producer and developer of Apple’s high density display screens for quite a period of time. It is also said to be the manufacturer of the screen that will be utilized on the latest iPad version, the iPad 3.

But, recently, there is a growing speculation spreading in blogs and articles over the internet saying Sharp was not able to meet the specific and exact needs of Apple during the display’s initial operation. This rumor overshadowed the ones about the exact release date of iPad 3.

Patently Apple, a website that talks about news and updates on iDevices, shared the report it obtained from Electronic Times Internet News, a website based in Korea, that Sharp will no longer be a part of the development project of iPad 3. The responsibilities of creating the device’s display will already be given to two other famous electronic and appliance manufacturers and distributors which are Samsung Electronics and LG.

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