Apple's A5 CPU in iPad 2 has 512MB of RAM, same as iPhone 4 - report

Apple's A5 CPU in iPad 2 has 512MB of RAM, same as iPhone 4 - report

" Responding to a query about the amount of RAM in the iPad 2, analyst Kakeun Lee claimed on Twitter (via Google Translate) that the new iPad will double the amount of RAM in last year's model. He also revealed that the new A5 processor features LPDDR2 memory, which is a speed boost from the LPDDR1 RAM in the first-generation iPad.

If true, the inclusion of 512MB of RAM confirms reports that the iPad 2 would pack the same amount of memory as the iPhone 4. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of Concord Securities also toldAppleInsider that the RAM in the iPad 2 would run at a higher clock speed of 1,066MHz for greater memory bandwidth than the 800MHz memory in the iPhone 4.

Kuo also indicated back in January that the iPad 2 would have LPDDR2 RAM at a speed of 1,066MHz, corroborating Lee's more recent claims. Kuo said the memory would be supplied by both Samsung and Hynix."

CHART OF THE DAY: Here's How The Xoom Stacks Up To The iPad 2

CHART OF THE DAY: Here's How The Xoom Stacks Up To The iPad 2

BREAKING: iPad2 is Thinner, Faster, and Stronger

BREAKING: iPad2 is Thinner, Faster, and Stronger

"Apple has just made its second-generation iPad official! It features a dual-core A5 chip and, finally, cameras, both front and rear! The new CPU is said to be up to twice as fast, with graphics performance up to nine times better than on the original iPad, while power requirements have been kept the same.

The iPad 2 is 33 percent thinner than its predecessor, at a mind-melting 8.8mm, and will ship in two variants: white and black. It’ll be available on both AT&T(NYSE:T) and Verizon (NYSE:VZ)."

Apple Has Edge on Tablet Rivals With IPad Costs, Bernstein Says

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Apple Inc.’s iPad, which commands about three-quarters of the market for tablet computers, has an edge over rivals because of the way the company sources components and sells the device, a report says.

Several factors give Apple an iPad cost advantage of as much as 9.75 percentage points over competitors, Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi wrote today in a research note. The company is also pricing iPad more aggressively than its other products, making it difficult for rivals to undercut the tablet, he said" 

Steve Jobs surprises with return to the stage at Apple's iPad 2 event - how long may he have left?

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs surprised the crowd Wednesday by taking the stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, just weeks after he left his daily duties for health reasons. Jobs was greeted with a standing ovation when he took the stage. He noted to the audience that Apple has been working on the second-generation iPad for awhile, and that he didn't want to miss its unveiling. For his first announcement, Jobs revealed that Random House has come to the iBookstore for iOS devices. Random House will add more than 17,000 books to the digital storefront, and users have already downloaded more than 100 million books in less than a year from more than 2,500 publishers.

Twitter terminates Steve Jobs parodist

Not the Fake Steve Jobs, a fake Steve Jobs.

"Twitter has axed the highly popular parody account of a counterfeit Steve Jobs.
The tweeter, @ceoSteveJobs, had a following of more than 460,000 Twitterati, GeekSmackreported on Tuesday night when revealing the account suspension, and @ceoSteveJobs had contributed more than 650 satirical tweets in the persona of the Apple chief executive. But no more."

Apple expected to ship 6,500,000 iPads in first quarter, 40,000,000 in 2011

Apple expected to ship 6.5M iPads in first quarter, 40M in 2011

"Shipments of the iPad, including the second-generation model to be announced by Apple today, are expected to be between 6 million and 6.5 million in the first quarter of 2011, on their way to 40 million for the calendar year.

The numbers from DigiTimes on Wednesday show that Apple expects to significantly ramp up production of the iPad as 2011 wears on. For the initial launch of the iPad 2, Apple is expected to have between 300,000 and 400,000 units available.

Apple reportedly ordered between 1.7 million and 2 million iPads in January and February. Order volumes for March, including the to-be-announced iPad 2, are expected to top 2 million."