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iPad 3 Announcement: Live From the Apple Keynote Event

 & Sascha Segan Former Lead Analyst, Mobile
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Whether it'll be called the iPad 3, the iPad HD, or something else altogether, Apple is set to debut its third-generation tablet today. Since Apple almost never provides video broadcasts of its keynote addresses, PCMag is live at at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco to bring you minute-to-minute coverage of the event as it unfolds.

As has become commonplace with any Apple product launch, the rumor mill is churning overtime leading up to the announcement. Of the less-outlandish guesses on prominent new iPad features, an insanely sharp 2,048-by-1,536 Retina Display seems to lead the pack in popularity. And, of course, to push all of those additional pixels, the new iPad would need a processor upgrade to quad core. A version with a 4G LTE radio, a better camera, a revamped iOS, and Siri integration are also big bets. Personally, we'd like to see a lower price.

Speaking of what we want, here are the top 10 iPad features we're hoping for, along with what we expect to be announced at the keynote. What do you want to see in a new tablet? What else do you think will be unveiled San Francisco? A smaller-screen iPad? A new Apple TV? An Apple-branded rocket ship?

The event starts at 10AM PST/1PM EST, but we'll be around starting at noon EST for general tablet chat and to take your questions while we wait for the action to get underway. If you need a reminder, you can sign up for one below.

 


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Sascha Segan

Sascha Segan

Former Lead Analyst, Mobile

My Experience

I'm that 5G guy. I've actually been here for every "G." I reviewed well over a thousand products during 18 years working full-time at PCMag.com, including every generation of the iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S. I also wrote a weekly newsletter, Fully Mobilized, where I obsessed about phones and networks.

My Areas of Expertise

  • US and Canadian mobile networks
  • Mobile phones released in the US
  • iPads, Android tablets, and ebook readers
  • Mobile hotspots
  • Big data features such as Fastest Mobile Networks and Best Work-From-Home Cities

The Technology I Use

Being cross-platform is critical for someone in my position. In the US, the mobile world is split pretty cleanly between iOS and Android. So I think it's really important to have Apple, Android and Windows devices all in my daily orbit.

I use a Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1 for work and a 2021 Apple MacBook Pro for personal use. My current phone is a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, although I'm probably going to move to an Android foldable. Most of my writing is either in Microsoft OneNote or a free notepad app called Notepad++. Number crunching, which I do often for those big data stories, is via Microsoft Excel, DataGrip for MySQL, and Tableau.

In terms of apps and cloud services, I use both Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive heavily, although I also have iCloud because of the three Macs and three iPads in our house. I subscribe to way too many streaming services. 

My primary tablet is a 12.9-inch, 2020-model Apple iPad Pro. When I want to read a book, I've got a 2018-model flat-front Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. My home smart speakers run Google Home, and I watch a TCL Roku TV. And Verizon Fios keeps me connected at home.

My first computer was an Atari 800 and my first cell phone was a Qualcomm Thin Phone. I still have very fond feelings about both of them.

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