Apple’s new Batteries will make the iPad 3 thinner and lighter than the iPad 2

Apple’s recent trade agreement with Simplo Technology Co. and Dynapack International Technology Corp. if for the supply of batteries to the next generation of iPad expected from the company later this year. The new battery is thinner and lighter than the ones used in the iPad 2, but still supply a longer battery life. Due to this the cost of batteries to Apple is expected to rise by about 30%

A thinner and lighter iPad could mean serious trouble for business for competitors who are already struggling against the existing iPad 2.