Analyst: apple ipad 2 to sport dual-core chip

An analyst's note today claims Apple'siPad 2 will adopt a dual-core chip, which could turned into a first for those company's consumer distinct handheld products. True or otherwise, Apple's iPad may ultimately have to make the jump to dual-core to contend with brands like the upcoming Motorola tablet and RIM PlayBook--both dual-core devices.

"Apple is on track to refresh the iPad by March and iPhone by late summer. An essential component upgrade across these platforms would be a dual-core processor having a kind of 1GHz ARM louis vuitton Cath Kidston Iphone 5 Case ipad case Cortex A9 chanel ipad 2 case cores," dependent on a study note released on Thursday by Ashok Kumar, an analyst at Rodman & Renshaw.

Using a dual-core processor might PC-like multitasking, that the computer was designed to fully benefit from both cores. And observe that he expects the iPhone to secure a dual-core upgrade, too.

Kumar also cited an iPad supply-demand equilibrium. "iPad supply has largely satiated demand and Apple can sustain quarterly shipments about 6 million/quarter. At these levels, Apple would capture about 50 % of the forecasted marketplace for 2011," Kumar wrote.

And he also addressed the Verizon iPhone. "iPhone volumes you may also have maintained with the 15 million/quarter level through still. The launch at Verizon could support an incremental 8 million units," he wrote.