Apple's next iPad, expected to go on sale in March, will sport an HD screen, run a quad-core processor and work with LTE networks, three people familiar with the product told Bloomberg. The company's manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of the iPad 3 this month and plan to reach full volumes by February, said one of the people. Apple is bringing LTE to the iPad before the iPhone because the tablet has a bigger battery and can better support the power requirements of the newer technology, said one of the sources. The new display is capable of greater resolution than the current iPad, with more pixels on its screen than some HD televisions, the person said. Videos also will begin playing almost instantly because of the additional graphics processing. The new iPad is being assembled by Apple's main manufacturing partner, Foxconn Technology Group. Mass production began at the start of this month, with factories running 24 hours a day in China, one of the people said. Manufacturing will halt over China's Lunar New Year holiday this month and then ramp back up to a peak in February.
