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IMPROVEMENT NOT INNOVATION
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The 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.
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6 d' T% W2 \$ e7 E! n1 |9 q% tThe 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.4 R! ~; b$ D& j: `" l5 f# T) T
) y& ^ m# {4 o% p" Y9 G8 A. ZiFixit 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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0 c$ r4 L' K, g0 mThe 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.0 \' g* n% H, z/ v) @2 L) d# I
Y& Y V$ c- G2 k1 H9 M; ~# MThe 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.8 M* O4 ~9 v) }. C8 p3 W
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