Not going to happen until the 4th gen iPad.
very strongly likely not.
but the 'iPad pro in the fall' rumors have been around since the original ipad and never fail to appear every year. so they had to say it this time and they will next time.
the only way they would backtrack and revamp the iPad 2 or ipad (3rd gen) is if there is some vital piece in this new dock connector that simply must be had right now. And that's very unlikely so no change. and this ipad mini, if it is real, won't introduce any new tech to the game. that will come in the spring.
I suppose they could release the ipad (4th Gen) now before the hoiidays and switch it to a fall release but I can't see the logic in that unless they are going to shirt the notebooks to the spring completely. otherwise they would have a full quarter if not more without something to draw sales. not good for the stock value
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Am I the only one that doens't really care if it gets thinner?
I'd much rather see more processing/graphic power, additional memory, additional storage, and additional battery life before it being any thinner.
only three things I would want or like to see
1. better battery, always
2. more processing/graphics power in particular power that would make it better able to use in sunlight
those two are my wants.
my 'I wouldn't turn it down' would be a more sensitive touch screen with perhaps even pressure control. I draw a lot so it would be a nice feature to have. particularly if I could turn it on and off as it might not always be good to have (just like multitouch gestures can sometimes be bad to have on)
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Yes it is. Current product runs too hot.
mine has only ever been noticeably warm if I have it on the charger for a while. especially if I'm playing hours of video with it on the charger.
You might have a bug in your system. Some hinky software perhaps. might want to sync that data over to the computer and restore that bad boy.