Report: iPad 3 announcement expected in March

Newsbrief: Apple will reportedly unveil the next iteration of its successful iPad tablet computer line at a San Francisco event taking place in early March -- and could ship the device shortly afterward. The company debuted the iPad 2 around the same time last year in an event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, across the street from the Game Developers Conference, and could be aiming to hold its press meeting against the game industry trade show again. Apple launched the iPad 2 a week after its media event last year. The new iPad is said to include features that would benefit games like a faster processor chip, an improved graphics processing unit, and a 2048x1536 Retina display, according to sources speaking to All Things Digital.