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IMPROVEMENT NOT INNOVATION
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* Q1 G! u9 U9 f; \! w0 ~; U! aThe 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.# o: ^. [" B/ E: |; Q, \
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The 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.9 o7 U6 b, @# v" g- d# q |
h+ Y }$ c$ F( yiFixit 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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, K. N8 N" b$ o4 s% O) EThe 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.& p9 u) E! R" X( y, N
" w, U. w: h3 i1 r! t: S! oThe 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.' Y* y& V( I8 p4 S5 k x
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