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IMPROVEMENT NOT INNOVATION/ a* p6 x- [! J, D) N, j2 J) p1 v- I
! F, I9 V) @& @; bThe 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.5 e2 B ~6 @/ x( z9 G
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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.
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! e& d. r! ?9 `7 J# ~: e, iiFixit 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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' G) J- I% R8 N. g7 DThe 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 C* j! I* j5 H1 r: K+ e
/ W( ~; J: s1 B1 `/ R+ rThe 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.
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