With new Android rival tablets showcased in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012), Apple is apparently ramping up production in China for a March launch for its much-anticipated iPad 3. The new device is expected to feature an HD screen that rivals HD TV sets, a quad core processor for multitasking and 4G LTE support, according to Bloomberg.

LAS VEGAS -- Last year at CES 2011, tablets were all the rage and they used the show as their coming out party. While CES 2012 was more evolutionary versus revolutionary for tablets, they were many bright spots in the tablet world especially for gaming. We roundup the best gaming tablets and tablet technology from this year's CES in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – The Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) opened its doors to press, analysts and buyers featuring a record number of exhibitors, more than 3,100 companies on a show floor that will exceed 1.85 million net square feet of exhibit space. Pre-show media events with innovative product launches kicked off the 2012 CES, with cutting-edge products including ultrabooks, voice and gesture-based technologies, smartphones and OLED TVs. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association, the 2012 International CES, the world's largest tradeshow for consumer technology, opens today and runs through Friday, January 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A new study by Martiz Research, which was taken a week before Thanksgiving, has indentified four key buyer segments in the overall tablet market. There are single-minded (21 percent),tablet-committed (44 percent), newcomers (13 percent) and low-end tablet buyers (22 percent). To marketers of Google Android tablets, including those that feature NVIDIA Tegra technology, the study provides key insight into consumer profiles that help effectively target this large market of potential buyers.

With CES 2012 upon us, Maritz Research conducted its Holiday Tablet Poll the week before Thanksgiving using its DecisionVue 360 research methodology. What it found was that the overwhelming majority of consumers interested in purchasing a tablet are not solely Apple focused. In fact, a scant 16% of consumers are committed to heading straight to the Apple Store for an iPad device.

With Grand Theft Auto V slated for a 2012 release, Rockstar Games is serving up something special to tide gamers over. Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition is now available on the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch as well as for Android tablets and smartphones for $4.99. Grand Theft Auto III is widely credited as one of the most influential video games of all time, and the release of the mobile version is in conjunction with the iconic title’s 10 year anniversary celebration.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Foundation’s 14th annual “Nite to Unite – for Kids” gala raised $900,000 to support the Foundation’s work on behalf of America’s youth. The proceeds from the annual dinner, auction and charity casino night will enable the ESA Foundation, the video game industry’s philanthropic arm, to improve the lives of children through grants to a wide variety of organizations, as well as a college scholarship program.