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Going up against Apple must be akin to facing heavyweight champion Joe Lewis in the ring -- you get hit with so many blows so fast that your best option is to lie down. Perhaps that's what Apple's competitors feel like this week. While they're still reeling from last Saturday's iPad's launch, Cupertino has announced plans to offer select guests a sneak peek at the next generation of the iPhone OS.

Apple Is About to Give the Competition Another Drubbing

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Apple is apparently not taking a breather following the iPad's high-energy launch. The company is inviting journalists to a press event on April 8 that will provide a sneak peek at the iPhone's next operating system, version 4.0. Following so closely on the heels of the iPad's Saturday release, the announcement on Monday took many by surprise.

Apple Yanks iPhone Out of iPad's Shadow

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Boy Genius Report noted over the weekend that Apple's new iPhone OS 3.2 released with the iPad contains references to four new iPhone OS devices. While the new listings, which appear to correspond to two new iPhones, an iPod touch, and an iPad, are not terribly surprising given Apple's product development timelines, they still provide reassurance of the company's future plans.

iPhone OS 3.2 Reveals References to New iPhone, iPod, and iPad Models

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Apple raised eyebrows during the original iPad unveiling when it casually noted that the new device would be using a new, Apple-designed System on a Chip named the A4. The company's future custom silicon plans are likely to expand even faster following its acquisition of Intrinsity, a privately owned ARM design firm.

Inside Apple's iPad: the A4 processor

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Apple's iPad scales the iPhone OS up to a 1024x768 resolution, 9.7 screen. But this device isn't just a larger iPod touch; it has been given a series of unique features (some of which are likely to show up in future iPhone and iPods) and new level of hardware and software sophistication.

First Look: Apple's new iPad