Here are your daily Apple news items and rumors for Tuesday:
iPad 3 in 2012: Consumers holding off on buying a new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad because the new model is just around the corner may be in for a rude awakening. The iPad 3, or iPad HD, is said to be a nominal upgrade from the current model and was expected to his shelves by November 2011. As suggested by the name, the new feature would be a high-resolution display equal to the Retina Display featured in current iPhones. A Tuesday report in DigiTimes (via Apple Insider) said that Apple’s supply partners are claiming the device won’t come out until 2012 precisely because of that new display. “iPad 3’s requirements over the physical thinness, rich color support, and toughness will all conflict with the panel’s technology restrictions,” said the report. That means manufacturing partners Samsung and LG need more time to make the iPad HD a reality.
Starbucks Wants You to Come for the Apps: Maybe Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is feeling bad about kicking all those MacBook Air toting hobos to the curb. Or perhaps Starbucks knows that those hobos are junkies for more than just burnt coffee and sugary lattes. Whatever the reason, the nation’s biggest coffee shop chain is now luring in customers by giving away free iPhone apps. According to a CNET report (via TUAW), Starbucks’ “Pick of the Week” program now lets iPhone and iPad-toting customers to download free copies of paid apps. The first of these is Shazam Encore, a program used for identifying songs and that usually goes for $5.99. The Pick of the Week program typically gave away iTunes song downloads in the past.
Jobs Biography Out in November: Walter Isaacson’s biography of Apple’s iconic CEO, appropriately titled Steve Jobs, will be out on November 21. The book was written after Isaacson conducted 40 interviews with the Apple founder. Jobs was originally set to hit shelves in March of 2012, leading some to believe that the book was seeing an early release due to the actual Jobs’ poor health but a report at 9 to 5 Mac said that the book was merely finished ahead of time. It’s unclear why Isaacson didn’t jump at the opportunity to use the title iJobs for his biography.
As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter at @ajohnagnello and become a fan of InvestorPlace on Facebook.
