Over the past few months, rumours have suggested new feature such as a higher resolution display, an SD card slot, a USB port, and both front and back cameras. With only days to go before Apple is expected to unveil the iPad 2 at its March 2nd press event, new information obtained by Engadget suggests that Apple has scaled back its plans for its latest iPad.
Citing “engineering issues,”, it appears that both the high resolution display and SD card slot have been dropped. These changes may well be the last minute changes that appear to have disrupted manufacturing plans.
As for what we can expect from the iPad 2, it appears that it will look much like the original but slightly thinner. It is expected to come with a more powerful A5 processor, 512MB RAM, and at least a front-facing camera.
A new version of iOS (version 5) could also be previewed. New and revamped cloud services (including MobileMe) could also be announced.