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IMPROVEMENT NOT INNOVATION: N2 T1 U: h9 L' C, v5 M- k' i; Z. c
3 L4 W% p# f" V/ MThe third-generation iPad is seen more as a collection of incremental improvements, such as a high-definition "retina" display and a better camera, rather than a major innovation., z, f! g# E* a/ i0 w0 B' X+ V+ o
: ~+ U- U% B$ Z' a$ S' rThe inner workings of the iPad are similar to previous models, based on a "teardown" by a tinkerer from California gadget-repair firm iFixit, who queued up in Australia to get one of the new tablets and quickly took it apart for a Web blog.
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iFixit cofounder Luke Soules' pre-dawn teardown at a Melbourne computer shop found Apple suppliers Qualcomm, Broadcom and Samsung had maintained their key roles in the newest iPad.
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The iPad includes a Qualcomm LTE cellphone chip and a Qualcomm wireless modem for 3G and 4G. Broadcom supplies a semiconductor handling wireless tasks like WiFi and Bluetooth, according to iFixit.: n6 z( t( o" W' X# x2 C3 a. U
/ b: N4 v4 y* A: f' { K5 sThe iPad's new A5X application processor, with improved graphics horsepower, is based on energy-efficient technology licensed from Britain's ARM Holding and is manufactured by Qualcomm, as in past Apple devices.
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