The “iPad 4″, as those sources have dubbed it, will stick with the 9.7-inch display size – and, presumably, the higher resolution panel of the iPad 3 – but will pair it with “much upgraded hardware specifications and integrated applications.” They’re designed to better compete with Windows 8 tablets expected in Q3 this year, as well as the new legion of Ice Cream Sandwich Android slates.

Apple’s relatively moderate changes to the iPad 3, the sources indicate, will allow the company to do the unthinkable: push out a higher resolution display while simultaneously lowering the price. In fact, Apple is said to be planning to knock $100 off the iPad 3, bringing the entry-level model to $399 and ratcheting up the pressure on its already struggling rivals.

Still, while this all sounds well and good, it’s definitely not the first time we’ve heard talk of a pair of iPads in a single year. Apple was tipped to be planning the same thing for 2011, launching the iPad 2 in Q1 and then following up with an HD-screen version later on. Those intentions were reportedly scuppered after issues securing sufficient 2048 x 1536 displays and with providing sufficient backlighting to the pixel-dense panels without making the slate fat.

As always, the rumors are sparse on details, and should be taken with more than the recommended daily dosage of salt. Still, Apple’s investment into the supply chain has already proved its worth, allowing the company to deliver expensive components like aluminum casings and IPS displays while keeping prices competitive, and squeezing suppliers a little more to shave $100 off the iPad 3 isn’t beyond the realm of possibility. A 32GB iPad 2 costs Apple $337 to build and retails at $599, for instance, and those BoM estimates were from back in early 2011.

What remains to be seen is exactly how the “much upgraded hardware” for the fourth-gen iPad – undoubtedly already in development – pans out. That could see the debut of the Apple A6 chipset, itself believed to be ready for primetime in 2012, boosting speed and efficiency of the tablet, along with a new, significant iteration of iOS.

The iPad 3 won’t be released until the 3rd quarter of 2012 but the iPad 2s (speed) will be here soon.

The 3rd-generation iPad has a faster CPU and the screen is also higher resolution, compared to the iPad 2 (2nd-generation). More details soon.

Case-Mate: 67% of iPhone failures are due to cracked screens.

Looks like the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV(4) will be announced in October [1] along with a new pro printer.

It is going to shoot about 12 FPS and be about 28 MP with the new digic VI(6) system. It is also rumored as having Dual Pixel AF III, advanced AF technology, anti-flicker technology, crop mode, and an ISO range of 100-204800.

Autofocus

Dual Pixel AF III: 61 cross points and auto focus assist light

Lens Compatibility

All Canon EOS EF lenses should work. Including older lenses from as far back as the 1980s.

Old manual focus FD lenses or earlier won’t work.

What I would like to see in this new digital camera:

50 MP

8K video

Easy to use hue/color adjustment settings.

Lots of fun filters: Miniature, pop colors, toy camera, etc. Also the ability to make and load our own.

USB Type C

Wifi and GPS built in

Wireless charging from their new dock

*1 thenewcamera.com

2011-10-06th

In 16.0.899.0 dev-m sometimes text is just missing.

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Version 16.0.891.0 dev-m of Google Chrome has a huge text display bug.

2011-09-06th Toyohira River Flooding (Susukino, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan)

2 typhoons almost made it up here together and there has been a lot of rain. It’s the first time in 10 years I’ve seen the Toyohira river flooding.

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