According to some news out of Digitimes that first appeared partially yesterday, it looks like Apple may actually launch 5G iPads this year already. What Digitimes have discovered is that Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) have been able to get into Apple’s supply chain with their flip chip antenna-in-package technology (FC-AiP), and this has been confirmed by the supply chain. But whereas 5G iPhones may require 3 to 4 AiP moduls … more…
Back in August this year it was rumored that the 4th generation iPad Pros that are expected to launch within a months time, would feature triple cameras. The expectation is that these will be a telephoto lens, a wide angle lens, and a ultra wide-angle lens, with LED flash/light. 3D sensing cameras or sensors are not believed to be added until 2020. And seen in the video below, MacRumors have … more…
In February this year it was for the first time mentioned by Apple analysts and people close to insiders that Apple would launch a Apple iPad 10.2, making it the first iPad with a new size since the iPad Pro 11. Nothing has been leaked or even rumored from reliable sources about the iPad 10.2 since then, other than one suggestion that a iPad 10.2 might replace the traditional iPad … more…
Two additional Apple iPad model numbers have been registered with the Russian language encryption device register for the Eurasian Economic Commission with the new iPad model numbers being A2200, and A2232 as found by MySmartPrice. So this brings the total of officially registered new iPad model numbers up to 7, adding to the other 5 new iPad model numbers found two weeks ago. All of the registered model numbers for … more…
Well respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says in the latest research note to clients, that Apple will adapt a new type of display for at least one of their future iPads, according to a reprint in Digitimes today. The newly adapted display will then be mini LED backlighting BLU with components from both LG, Radiant, and Epistar. Exactly which iPad remains to be seen, as Kuo could only specify that … more…
In today’s largest Apple news, MacRumors is once again quoting reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities who has mentioned that he believes Apple will launch 4 new iPads for the 2019 model year. These are the new iPad mini 5, two new iPad Pros, and iPad 10.2, which would be the first time we would see this new form factor from Apple. It has been believed since 2018 … more…
The rumor concerning the possibility of a first 11-inch iPad and a new large iPad Pro 12.9 started circulating in March, but the rumor was still treated lightly back then. But now Apple financial analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is once again seeing his investor’s notes quoted in MacRumors, since he has stated in his latest report on new hardware from Apple in 2018, that in tablets, his research has led him … more…
The French Apple fansite Consomac reported a couple of hours ago that Apple have registered a few new iPads through Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), though not a whole lot is know yet other than getting it on record that Apple has new iPad model numbers out there. Very little information surrounding new iPads have come out up until now, which would be a first if the new iPads were to … more…
Thanks to Patently Apple, we learned today that Apple have been granted patents for 8 speaker iPads and iPhones. This is not to say that we should expect octa-speaker tablets in 2018 though, because so far at least there’s been no leaks suggesting that. But it does point to a possibly interesting near future for tablets. There are already just a handful of tablets that features 4 speakers that rotate … more…
Ian King and Mark Gurman have worked on a joint report in Bloomberg where they have put forward claims from Apple insiders that Apple will ditch Intel processors and chipsets in their Macs starting in 2020, and that Apple’s move even has a project name being “Project Kalamata.” What’s equally interesting is not just that Apple will start making their own chipsets for Macs, but that this is all a … more…
Apple announced the new Apple iPad 9.7 in Chicago today. It’s not as cheap as initially believed, instead the price is $299 for schools, and $329 for the rest of us for the Wi-Fi model. The 4G LTE model costs $459. This is the 8th generation 9.7 iPad, and it replaces the 2017 Apple iPad 9.7: … more…
A rumor started circulating on Monday that Apple will launch an 11-inch iPad this year, even though no analyst or insider source have mentioned this possibility before. Of course it could still be true. Another possibility is that imprecise reporting multiplied with poor translations have resulted in a rumor with little credibility, since the source is a supply chain insider in Taiwan mentioned in Economic Daily News, that may have … more…
Two reports on the 2018 iPads came out this week, with one saying that Apple will intensify its price strategy next year, and the other report focusing more on features. According to Bloomberg, Apple is working on a new 10.5 iPad Pro that will get some iPhone X features like facial recognition and slimmer bezels, but no AMOLED display for this iPad yet, at least according to Bloomberg’s sources. The … more…
When Apple unveiled their new Apple iPad Pro 10.5 and Apple iPad Pro 12.9 II on Monday, they said that the new A10X Fusion chipset in both new iPad Pros, had a processor speed that was 30% faster than the previous A9X chipset, and that it had a GPU performance that was even 40% faster than before. Apple has never lied about those figures, and they always include these figures … more…
A report in Digitimes yesterday suggested that the upcoming first 10.5-inch Apple iPad Pro 10.5 will see 5 million units of the new iPad ship to stores in 2017, after the iPad Pro 10.5 production that started in March will get cranked up by 20% in July, from 500 000 monthly units to 600 000 monthly units. The Apple iPad Pro 10.5 is expected to feature a 2224 x 1668 … more…