Apple said to be building 12.9" iPad Pro for early 2014

 For when 9.7 inches just ain't enough

If you thought Apple was too predictable with the launch of the iPad Air, you might want to listen up.

Korea Times says that Apple's "local first-tier display supplier" is building a 12.9-inch Retina display for the new iPad, which will provide an almost-UHD resolution.

Even more interesting is that the report claims the tablet will arrive "sometime early next year", with work on the screen already underway.

This allegedly comes from an unnamed official at a local Apple supplier in Korea, so remain cautious, skeptical and, above all, wary.

Apple's interest in a larger tablet isn't shocking, although we're skeptical of that early 2014 release date. That said, since Apple pushed out two versions of its flagship iPad in 2012, anything is possible.

Rumours of a larger iPad started circulating a few months ago so this isn't the first we've heard. The "iPad Pro" name, meanwhile, was thrown up after Apple announced the iPad Air, which suggested it might start carry its Macbook naming system over to its tablets.

Samsung is believed to be putting out a 12.2 inch tablet early next year to ensure it too is keeping up with the trend of tablets replacing notebooks. Sounds like we're in for a real clash of the titans.

If you're looking for a Retina iPad right now try the iPad mini 2

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Nintendo might be building an Android tablet

Nintendo's doin' it for the kids

Here's one we didn't see coming: Nintendo is reportedly taking a bold step into a new age and building an Android tablet.

Before you get too excited, we're told that said tablet will be used primarily for education purposes and won't be getting any classic games from the NES, SNES or Game Boy – it's going to be "educational games" only.

This all came from a number of tweets put out by Nando Monterazo, who claims to be a software engineer at Nintendo of America, which were later taken down.

"Experimenting with a tablet of Nintendo, the system is based on android, fully modified and unified as a database of the tablet," read one of the tweets. Nintendo is refusing to comment.

According to Monterazo, who says he's currently testing the slab's "communication environment", some of the tablet's games will be packed with familiar Nintendo characters.

Nintendo has refused to move into mobile until now despite reported pressure to port its games over to iOS and Android.

The Wii U's gamepad screen is a sort of tablet in its own right, despite the fact it's wirelessly tethered to the main console. But if this tablet business is true it's pretty significant - even if it's just education-based right now.

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