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NY - Apple could launch the third generation of its iPad as early as February - sooner than expected, the NY Post said, citing reports.our editor recommendsAdele Is iTunes' Top Seller in 2011, Foo Fighters' 'Wasting Light' Named Album of the Year by Apple Staff Disney CEO Robert Iger Buys $1 Million of Apple Stock The iPad 3 could hit stores on Feb. 23, a day before what would have been founder Steve Jobs' 57th birthday, it said. Previously, observers have suggested a March or April introduction. The new iPad will feature a so-called "Retina Display" with twice the resolution of current models of the tablet, the Post cited Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner as saying in a research report. The paper mentioned though that some observers have suggested the iPad 3's could be delayed. Instead, Apple could in the spring introduce a "Mini iPad" as an initial response to Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet that hit stores last month. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Steve Jobs Apple