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Ranking the New iPad Rumormongers

Now that Apple has unveiled the latest in its iPad franchise, it's time to take a look at how our tech bloggers did with their predictions.

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Now that Apple has unveiled the latest in its iPad franchise, it's time to take a look at how our tech bloggers did with their predictions. This morning we rounded up the various speculations of our favorite rumor blogs. But now that we have confirmation of the new iPad's real specs from Apple itself, we can see how our rumormongers did. Below we've updated the chart with the correct predictions in green, the wrong ones in red, and the still unknown ones -- there's no mention of RAM on Apple's site -- marked with a question mark.

To see who won we'll use our not-too-scientific ranking system.

Our Grading System: Since it's easy enough to report every single rumor, we'll penalize for wrong guesses, taking off 5 for each false rumor and awarding a point for solid reports. And, that question mark gets zero points. Here we go:

WINNER: The Verge

What they rumored wrong: Nothing!

What they got right: Retina, 4G LTE, A5x Chip, Apple TV +4

Final Score: 4

2nd (Tied): 9to5Mac

What they rumored wrong: iPad HD -5

What they got right: 4G LTE, Apple TV, Release Date +3

Final Score: -2*

2nd (Tied): TechCrunch

What they rumored wrong: Siri -5

What they got right: Retina, A5X Chip, Better Camera +3

Final score: -2

4th (Tied): Engadget

What they rumored wrong: A6 Chip, Smaller Versions -10

What they got right: Retina Display, 4G LTE, A5X Chip, Better Camera, Thicker Shell +5

Final Score: -5

4th (Tied): BGR

What they rumored wrong: A6 Chip, Double the Battery Life -10

What they got right: 4G LTE, Thicker Shell, Better Camera, iOS 5.1, Same Pricing +5

Final Score: -5

6th: Gizmodo

What they rumored wrong: iPad HD, Siri, No Home Button -15

What they got right: Retina Display, Dual Core A5x Chip, Better Camera, Thicker Shell, Release Date 5

Final Score: -10

7th: Apple Insider

What they rumored wrong: iPad HD, Smaller Versions, International CDMA Model -15

What they got right: Retina Display, 4G LTE, A5X Chip, Better Camera, Thicker Shell, Apple TV +6

Final Score: -11

LAST: Ars Technica

What they rumored wrong: Siri, Price Change, A6 Chip, iOS 6 -20

What they got right: Retina, 4G LTE, A5X Chip, Better Camera +4

Final Score: -16

This post originally stated TechCrunch had -1 point. 

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