Sources Say New Apple TV to Launch Next Week Alongside New iPads

By Karla Robinson
February 29, 2012

According to inside sources, Apple will announce its Apple TV with the new iPad next week at the company’s scheduled event in San Francisco.
“We initially reported that Apple would be releasing two major new products in early March, and then believed the product would be a new Apple TV due to mounting code-based evidence for such a product with simultaneous supply constraints,” comments 9to5 Mac. “Now, sources have outright said Apple is launching this J33 (the new Apple TV’s codename) alongside the new iPad.”
“The new Apple TV is rumored to include a faster processor, possibly a variation of the dual-core A5 chip,” adds the post. “The dual-core A5 chip has been said to be required for the Apple TV to finally stream 1080p quality video, but Apple is also working on an ‘A5X’ chip that is dual-core, which also includes an improved graphics engine. Those two components of the chip would likely deliver the smooth video playback that Apple would include in such a product.”
It is rumored the Apple TV will also include Bluetooth 4.0 remote control, Siri support and host a new 1080P movie service from the iTunes Store.
Additionally, Apple will be revealing three new iPad variants, not one (if the sources are correct).

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