[By Leslie Horn, PC Magazine]

Although it’s only been about two months since Apple released the iPad 2, rumors of the iPad 3 are already surfacing, with the latest report claiming that the next-generation tablet will feature a 3D display.

“The fact that the iPad 3 is 3D is a dead cert,” a “Hollywood insider” reportedlytold RCR Wireless.

The source also allegedly said that “the big film studios [are] currently running around like blue arced flies trying to gear up to release plenty of 3D content in time for Apple’s next launch.”

There has also been buzz that the iPad 3 could be released as early as this fall, however notorious Apple rumor monger DigiTimes debunked that myth last month. It said releasing another iPad so soon “wouldsimply bit off share from iPad 2.” DigiTimes reported that Apple is still in the “initial planning stage” with the device. Considering Apple reported a decline in iPad sales in its most recent quarterly earnings call, down to 4.69 million from 7.33 million, there might be truth to that report.

The iPad 3 will allegedly have a brighter, higher-resolution Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode AMOLED display screen, DigiTimes also claimed.

If Apple’s past history of product releases is any indication, a third iPad won’t be released until Spring 2012. Apple generally sticks to an annual product update cycle.

ever, the company could break this habit with the iPhone 5. It’s been widely reported that the phone is delayed and won’t appear this June at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) as it has in the past. Some have said the phone won’t be unveiled until this fall at the earliest.

However, Apple product rumors are a dime a dozen, and they should be taken with a heaping dose of skepticism. Apple rarely, if ever, comments on rumors.

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