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 A big shake-up at the top of Ben and Jerry's hierarchy. Hollywood legend Robert Redford has died. Publishers Clearing House's 'forever' prizes were a lie. Bondi threatens charges over Kirk flyers at Office Depot. Report an error