7 Things The Apple iPad 2G (or iPad 2.0) Will Bring In 2011

So the iPhone 4G is finally out in the UK and we can look forward for the next version which will come out certainly next year. Apple will almost certainly release the second version of its seminal and paradigm-changing tablet PC, the iPad in the first half of 2011.

Based on what Apple has done in the past with its two mobile platforms, the iPhone and the iPad, and recent rumours, announcements and discoveries, it is fairly easy to guess what the Cupertino-based company will deliver

We expect the iPad 2G to come in more than one version, possibly a smaller 7-inch and a bigger 12-inch version. One size can barely cover all bases and the probably success of the Dell Streak could push Apple to reconsider sticking to a single screen diagonal.

The next iPad could have an OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display. This is a rumour that has been surfacing time and again.

By the end of the year, one can expect the manufacturing costs of OLED  to fall down significantly as production is ramped up. Adopting OLED would make of the iPad, the poster child of the technology, the first mainstream product to offer the technology.

The first generation iPad is essentially an iPod Touch but the next one is likely to come with a front facing camera.

This is based on a factual piece of information - actual API calls - that was discovered in the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK Beta 3. Whether we will see another camera slapped at the back (with zoom and flash) remains to be seen but can't be discounted.