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Apple rumors while certainly juicy at times, is subject to a lot of skepticism as no one really knows what the Cupertino company is up to. We’ve been hearing rumors about the 5^th-gen iPad for quite a while now, with some suggesting that it could be seeing an April launch. However according to the folks at Digitimes, they are now claiming that according to their sources, production for the 5^th-gen iPad is expected to begin in July-August 2013, hinting that a much later release/availability of the tablet.

While Apple has typically announced its iPads early in the year as it did with the iPad 2 and iPad 3, the launch of the iPad mini and the 4^th-gen iPad in November  of last year might have changed things a bit. Granted some iPad 3 owners are a bit miffed that they only got 6 months to enjoy the tablet before it became old news, another release after 6 months no longer seemed impossible. However Digitimes has been known to get their rumors wrong more often than not, so take this with a grain of salt for now. Assuming it is true, we’re guessing iPad 4 owners will be quite pleased at this piece of news.

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Apple has traditionally released a new iPad in March, like it did with iPad 2 and the iPad 3. The company deviated from its release cycle a bit late last year when it announced the slightly updated iPad 4. The latest rumors in circulation hint that iPad 5 will be announced later this month, and it will be completely redesigned. A new 9.7-inch iPad design will be welcomed, as it has been quite the same since the latest radical redesign, which was implemented on the iPad 2.

Multiple well connected sources are of the view that Apple has an event planned for the end of April. It will announce the redesigned iPad 5 at this event. Previous rumors hint that the design elements will be similar to that of iPad Mini, which was announced in the not so distant past. If this is indeed the case, perhaps we will see some component leaks in the days leading up to the announcement. Its no secret that Apple’s supply chain is a leaky ship. No word about the internal hardware specifications of the upcoming full fledged Apple iPad.

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According to a recent report by iMore’s Rene Ritchie, it looks like we might be able to expect Apple to announce new iPads in April, and the iPhone 5S in August. Considering that Apple tends to release iPhones on a yearly cycle, the iPhone 5S release is more or less expected, and iMore reports that it will come with a better camera and a faster chip. Once again this seems to be the case with most Apple iPhone updates (iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 4S) so it wouldn’t be a complete shocker if this turned out to be true.

The report of a new iPad in April on the other hand seems a little odd. Prior to the iPad 4, Apple released new iPads on an annual basis as well but they broke that trend in 2012 when they announced the iPad mini and iPad 4 about half a year after the iPad 3 was announced. Assuming Apple is doing this on a semiannual basis now, it will more than likely tick off iPad 4 owners who are only able to enjoy their tablets for less than a year before its successor is announced. Of course since there has not been any announcement by Apple yet, we will be taking this with a grain of salt for now.

However for those who have been following the rumors, the next-gen iPad is expected to adopt a design similar to the iPad mini which has a slimmer profile than its larger sibling, and a new design which adopts the aluminum backing much like the iPhone 5.

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Earlier today, we reported about the rumor that Apple is brewing up a new iPad model with a 128GB storage that will be priced around $799 for the Wi-Fi-only model and $929 for the Cellular-compatible model. Well, 9to5 Mac is now adding the rumor by posting an “unverified” image submitted by a Chinese iPad accessories manufacturer. The image, as seen above together with iPad mini, appears to be the black of the next-generation iPad, which the source says is a prototype back piece for the fifth-generation iPad with a 9.7-inch display.

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