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"It\u2019s never too late in the year for a new Apple rumor. The latest, emerging from Asia, claims that the company has a larger sized iPad in the works. \nCiting a source from Apple\u2019s Asia supply chain, Digitimes reports that the company may be preparing to release a 12.9-inch tablet sometime in October of 2014. \nSee also: iPad Air or Retina iPad Mini: Which New iPad Is for You?\nThis latest report follows a similar rumor published in the Wall Street Journal this summer that claimed that Apple was testing a new iPad with a screen measuring \u201Cslightly less than 13-inches.\" \nThe Digitimes report also claims that Apple\u2019s larger tablet will be manufactured by Taiwan-based PC manufacturer Quanta Computer. \nIn recent years, Apple rumors of varying authenticity originating from Asia supply chain sources have become commonplace. But those rumors generally hint at some new product that might mirror existing market trends, such as an iPhone with a larger screen, or an Apple-branded smart television. \nHistory tells us that Apple generally avoids following trends, instead opting to set new ones and open up new product categories. An iPad with a nearly 13-inch screen would largely buck the current trend of smaller tablets and phablets currently dominating the global marketplace. \nIf that logic holds, then the notion of a 12.9-inch iPad \u2014 a tool that could be particularly useful in educational environments (an important focus for Apple) \u2014 doesn\u2019t seem so far fetched.  Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nImage: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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