Leaked Photos Of iPad 3 Dock Connector

 

Taiwanese site Apple.pro has posted photos of what it claims to be the dock connector of the next generation iPad.

Although the dock connector is almost similar to the first and second generation iPad models, what differentiates it from current models is the color of the actual connector portion. It is white in the leaked component as opposed to black in the iPad 2.

Another difference is how the part in possession of Apple.pro includes a 90-degree turn while the one in the iPad 2 is entirely straight. The website also talks about the component number of the part which has updated from 821-1180-A to 821-1259-06. We aren't very sure what number scheme Apple uses for their components, but it is very likely that change from 1180 to 1259 in the second series of numbers indicates an upgrade. The leaked component however doesn't in anyway predict the specs of the device.

We've heard rumors that Apple would introduce a new iPad model at a special event in September, along with the next generation iPhone. There is a lot of speculation about the nature of the upgrade though. Would it be a full fledged hardware and design upgrade or an incremental upgrade to bump up the specs? John Gruber who has a good history when it comes to predicting the future of Apple products says that it would make sense for Apple to introduce a line of iPads similar to MacBooks. So like the MacBook line of notebooks, even the iPad might come in variants with one of them being an iPad Pro. 

When it comes to accuracy, Apple.pro had correctly predicted a number of Apple products including the multi touch iPod Nano. If the component is indeed genuine, it remains to be seen if the new iPad, be it the iPad 3 or the iPad Pro will be released in the next few months or in 2012.

What would you want in the next generation iPad besides the Retina Display?

Source: IphoneHacks

iPhone 5 and iPad 3 reveal in September tips supply chain

Another day, another Apple production rumor, and as the whispers in Taiwan would have us believe that Apple’s suppliers are already gathering together materials for iPhone 5 and iPad 3 manufacture, ahead of an official unveil in September and commercial release in October. Your favorite component gossip source, DigiTimes, has it on anonymous authority that Foxconn – which will be slapping all the parts together – will be making a single fifth-gen iPhone, rather than both a cut-price iPhone 4S and flagship iPhone 5.




The rumors around whether Apple is readying one or two devices have been flip-flopping for months now; before this, analysts were busy suggesting that the iPhone 5 would be 2012?s handset, and the iPhone 4S was on the way this year. Then LulzSec leaks tipped a 4G LTE iPhone 5 – along with the iPad 3 – for launch in September, shaking things up once more.
Confusing matters is that, bar some tentative, rumored specifications, there’s no real consensus on what an “iPhone 5? is and what an “iPhone 4S” is, and how the two differ. So far, we’ve been led to assume that the 4S is ostensibly similar in design to the existing iPhone 4, only with upgraded internal components that potentially includes the Apple A5 dual-core processor from the iPad 2. What isn’t clear is whether that’s simply a test-mule Apple has seeded to certain key developers – with no intention of commercially releasing it – or a cheaper model to capture some of the mid-range market.
The iPhone 5, meanwhile, is said to be a more significant departure from existing designs, with a dual-core processor, tapered body borrowing styling cues from the MacBook Air, a larger – perhaps 3.7-inch – Retina Display and advanced technologies like NFC. It could well have World Phone functionality supporting both CDMA and GSM carriers with the same model, along with an 8-megapixel camera.
No matter what the device turns out to be, the supply chain sources reckon Apple is expecting to ship 6-7m of them in Q3 2011. The iPad 3, meanwhile, is said to be “just recently” added to the production schedule; manufacturing of both will begin in small volumes come August, ramping up in September and October. Apple is also said to be “considering” an iPad with a 250dpi display, though it’s unclear if this is the iPad 3 or a future model.
Note: the concept images above are the work of Roman Vladamir Sima, rather than anything leaked from Apple.
Source: Slashgear

Leaked iPad 2 jailbreak July 2011

Jailbreak iOS 4.3.3 on iPad 2, iPhone, and iPod touch with JailbreakMe 3.

JailbreakMe 3.0 is out finally and if you’re interested in jailbreaking this is what you’ve been waiting for; it is entirely computer free, there is no DFU mode, there is no restoring firmware and IPSW files, nothing complicated at all, just load the jailbreakme.com website from your compatible iOS device and the jailbreak installs.
This is the easiest jailbreak in existence and it’s the first official iPad 2 jailbreak available, but also works on all other hardware capable of running iOS 4.3.3, including iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch 3rd gen, iPod touch 4th gen.

 

How to Jailbreak iPad 2, iPhone, & iPod touch with iOS 4.3.3 and JailbreakMe

• Visit JailbreakMe.com from your compatible iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
• Tap on the “Free” button and then tap on “Install”
• Safari will quit and you will see the brown Cydia icon loading on your home screen
• When Cydia is done downloading, your jailbreak is complete

That’s all there is to it. It’s probably a good idea to reboot the iOS device once it’s finished so everything works as intended. If you ever get sick of it, you can unjailbreak just by restoring the iOS device from iTunes.

Optionally, after the jailbreak is finished you may want to search for and download “PDF Patcher 2” from the Cydia store so you can patch the exploitable PDF hole that allows the jailbreak to install in the first place.
Here’s a video via iDB of how easy JailbreakMe is to use on the iPad 2:



The simple installation process is identical on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Happy jailbreaking.
Source: OSXDAILY