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Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday announced the upcoming availability of a 128GB version of its fourth-generation iPad tablet. The new slate will be identical to its predecessors in every way, but it will double the amount of available internal storage from the previous maximum of 64GB. Apple’s new full-size iPad model will be available beginning on February 5th and it will cost $799 for the Wi-Fi model or $929 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model. Apple’s full press release follows below. More →

If photos leaked on Monday evening are authentic, Apple’s (AAPL) full-size iPad will see its biggest design overhaul yet when it launches later this year. 9to5Mac, which has a history of reporting accurate details about unreleased Apple products, recently published a series of photos of what it believes to be the aluminum housing from Apple’s upcoming fifth-generation iPad. In line with earlier reports, the fifth iPad will seemingly adopt the iPad mini’s design identity, bringing the look of Apple’s flagship iPad in line with the rest of its mobile lineup. The new case is said to be thinner than the current iPad as well, and it features a smaller overall footprint despite holding the same 9.7-inch display. Additional images of the purported iPad case follow below. More →

It isn’t the “next big thing” Apple (AAPL) investors are said to be waiting for as the company’s share price continues to plummet, but Apple is reportedly prepping a new iPad that will be its first iOS device to pack more than 64GB of storage. 9to5Mac reports that Apple has a new fourth-generation iPad SKU that will soon hit the shelves at one of its retail partners’ stores. Details are slim but the site says its source noted the presence of the word “ultimate” next to the new iPad’s description in the retailer’s system, leading 9to5Mac to speculate that the new model will feature 128GB of internal memory, adding a fourth storage option to Apple’s full-size iPad arsenal. The 128GB iPad listed in the retailer’s system reportedly features both Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity options. A purported image from the “high-profile” retailer’s inventory system follows below. More →

Apple’s (AAPL) share of the global tablet market will continue to drop this year despite the launch of the iPad mini, a new report claims. Citing data obtained from unnamed sources at tablet vendors, Digitimes on Wednesday reports that Apple’s share of the tablet market is expected to dip in 2013. Market research firm IDC estimated Apple’s 2012 tablet market share at 53.8%. Digitimes’ report claims that Apple is not likely to launch any new tablets until the second half this year and new offerings from Apple’s Android rivals will send Apple’s global share of the market below 50% for the first time.

You may not believe this, but Apple (AAPL) is planning to make the next generation of one of its products lighter and slimmer than the previous generation. Who would have thought? As AppleInsider reports, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that the fifth-generation iPad expected to be released in 2013 will be “significantly lighter and slimmer” than previous iPad models. While this isn’t all that surprising, Kuo also says that Apple will likely incorporate the iPad mini’s thinner bezels into its newest iPad, thus freeing up even more screen space for the 9.7-inch tablet. But unfortunately, Kuo also thinks that we’ll have to wait until the third quarter to get a gander at the newest full-size iPad, where previous rumors had suggested that the new iPad would launch by the end of March.