Technology | Apple Apple to Launch High-Rez iPad 3 Early Next Year Next installment expected to have twice the resolution By Tim Karan Posted Aug 19, 2011 3:15 PM CDT Copied Apple is reportedly already at work on its next version of the iPad. (AP Photo/dapd, Lukas Barth, File) Still saving up for that iPad 2? You might wanna hold off a couple more months. Apple is already in development of the iPad 3 and hopes to release it early next year, reports the Wall Street Journal. The device is expected to have twice the resolution for its 9.7-inch screen as Apple looks to stay ahead of competitors' tablets. One unnamed source says Apple has ordered parts to build 1.5 million of the devices. Read These Next Jimmy Kimmel's return is getting to be less of a return. Trump rails against 'con job' of climate change in UN speech. Secret Service found a secret telecom network in NYC. Jimmy Kimmel nearly broke down in tears upon his return to TV. Report an error