iPad 3 Battery Points To Thinner, Lighter Design

Bored of the iPhone 5 rumors yet? Well how about something for the iPad 3? href="http://cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_37633.html">The Taiwan Economic News is reporting that the next battery for the iPad will be thinner and lighter, not to mention priced 20%-30% more. According to their sources, not only will the batteries be skinnier and weigh less, but they’ll have a longer service life and meet CTIA IEEE 1625 standard for better quality and safety.

Apple has allegedly secured the services of Simplo Technology Co. and Dynapack International Technology Corp. to create the power packs, as they’re the only two Taiwanese companies with ability to make batteries matching these descriptions.

This means that either Apple can use the free space for more under the hood improvements, like potentially beefier processors or a retina display. Alternatively, they may just slimming down the entire iPad 3, making it even slighter than its already razor thin predecessor.

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