The Wall Street Journal Confirms Higher Resolution iPads For 2012

While it's long been questioned whether a Retina-resolution iPad would be technically feasible anytime soon, The Wall Street Journal has received word today that Apple is currently starting to work on the production of such a device, with a launch scheduled for early next year. This information, which the WSJ claims comes from "people familiar with the situation" or rather "Apple" in WSJ's lingo, confirms what most rational people expected. That is, Apple is sticking to its yearly iPad release schedule and will release the next model as it does every year, sometimes in April. Moreover, the Wall Street Journal is confirming that Apple's next iPad will feature a higher resolution "retina" display that sports twice the resolution of the current one:

The next generation iPad is expected to feature a high resolution display - 2048 by 1536 compared with 1024 by 768 in the iPad 2 - and Apple's suppliers have already shipped small quantities of components for the sampling of the iPad 3. Suppliers said Apple has placed orders for a 9.7-inch screen device.

This is great news, as The Wall Street Journal has solid sources usually. We've also been able to confirm with our own sources that Apple has been testing iPads featuring higher resolution displays for a few weeks now, so it would only make sense for them now to move into production. As usual, we'll keep you posted.

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