iPad 2 and the iOS 4.3

Yesterday, iOS 4.3 has been released. We, if you are one of the awaiting public, couldn't get your hands on it yet because it is still a release for the app developers. There seems to very interesting things in this upcoming iOS version.

First off, 9to5mac scavenged deep within the latest iOS SDK and found camera graphics and shutter images with a larger resolution which seems to fit perfectly with an iPad's resolution. For me, because of this, those iPad rumors get whole lot more credibility.

And in other news, Engadget has found out that there are mysterious iOS device identifiers within the iOS 4.3 code. If we go along the past stories, these identifiers seem to point out new and upcoming generations. In this case, there seems to be two upcoming generations of the iPhone and three of the iPad. Interestingly enough, again if we follow along the pattern that Apple seems to release 2 or 3 generations of its iOS devices annually, these seem like the upcoming generations for the year 2011 alone.

If this was the case, it begs the question for hardcore fanboys, would you get the next iPad? or wait for the next upcoming generations?

iPad 2 announcement on 1st of Feb?

MacRumors has posted a rumor saying that the iPad 2 might be announced on the 1st of February. Since there has been rumors that the iPad 2 would be available on the 1st quarter of 2011, this rumored announcement puts everything into placed quite nicely.

I've also made some observations of myself regarding this.


Ever since the iPad was released, Japan's Apple Store never had a section for Refurbished iPads. Now, I went in to check for refurb AirMac Expresses, and low and behold, a new section for refurbished iPads was created. I visit the site daily, and I'm pretty sure this addition was just recent.

Of course, this doesn't prove anything, and it might not greatly add more validity to the rumors. But as you can see on the image on the right, the "iPad Wi-fi" text is faded signifying that there are no refurbished iPads available on the Japan Apple Store as of the moment. Considering the timing and forth coming iPad 2, this is as if they are doing the necessary preparations as early as now.