STM is a popular international brand of tablet computer accessories, and now the STM Dux Plus ultra-protective case for the latest Apple iPad Air 4 (10.9) is being launched too: https://www.amazon.com/STM-Plus-Ultra-Protective As a sort of rugged yet very practical iPad Air case, it features the latest evolution of their protective case design, which now includes the new Apple Pencil holder on the top of the iPad, still with wireless charging … more…
Kensignton’s innovative new tablet stand for the Apple iPad Pro 11, iPad Pro 12.9, and the new iPad Air 10.9, has just stared taking pre-orders, with launch on March 16. The launch price is $439 for the iPad Pro 11 / iPad Air dock, and $369 for the iPad Pro 12.9 dock. With that we get as much as 8 ports, wireless charging, a quick magnetic attachment for the iPad, … more…
In the final iPad rumor from the Apple followers at Mac Otakara, it is rumored that Apple wil now launch both the new 11-inch iPad pro as well as the much talked about miniLED iPad Pro 12.9 in March. Up until now, the rumor has only really been around the miniLED iPad Pro 12.9. So that’s new. The design is described as generally remaining the same apart from the number … more…
It now looks confirmed that the 2021 iPad mini 6 will indeed stretch itself out from the traditional 7.9 inches to 8.4 inches, as Japanese Apple follower Mac Otakara says the Chinese supply chain has confirmed this. The move to increase the size of the iPad mini to 8.4 inches should be well received, as 8.4-inch tablets usually do well in the marketplace. Mac Otakara says that the iPad mini … more…
Last month, I was speculating that the unannounced 2021 iPad, in other words the 9th generation main iPad would be placed in the shell of the former iPad Air 10.5, just with some new hardware. And now the famous Japanese Apple followers at Mac Otakara are actually quoting Chinese supply chain sources who says that’s pretty much what’s going to happen. That will make the new iPad thinner, at 6.3mm … more…
The New Year tablet deals are starting to come online, though New Year sales is something that differs more from country to country than some of the other typical tablet deals at this time of the year. Like in the UK, they now have a sale on the Fire tablets and other tablets during the Boxing Day sale, which we don’t have in the US. The most curious tablet deal … more…
It’s been rumored since back in spring this year that Apple would launch their first Mini-LED iPad in 2021, and it’s been believed to be some version of the iPad Pro 12.9. Since then there’s been a flurry of reports on future iPads, including a very credible leak that Apple will in fact transition over to OLED displays altogether from 2022. But despite that, it’s once again been reported that … more…
The new 2021 model of the Apple iPad, which would be the iPad 9, is now rumored to launch in the spring next year according to the latest sources from the Chinese media Cnbeta. It’s been rumored for a while now that the new iPad might grown from the present 10.2-inch form factor, to 10.5. Other changes to the 2021 iPad 9 are rumored to include a hexa-core Apple A13 … more…
It’s been reiterated by reputable sources a few times that we should expect Apple to start transition over to Mini LED displays in 2021, starting with the 2021 Apple iPad Pro 12.9. During the fall it was taken for granted that LG Display would become the supplier of the Mini LED displays, though they themselves are dependent on other manufacturers in the supply chain. Now a new report from the … more…
Adobe started its annual Adobe MAX conference today, and for us tablet users they announced the inaugural release of the ‘Adobe Illustrator on the iPad.’ Adobe Illustrator for the iPad is different from the Illustrator app for desktop computers in two ways. First of all it offers the same Illustrator features you get on the desktop, but from the approach of a smaller screen with touchscreen features and digitizer support. … more…
The larger new iPad Air has started taking pre-orders again as it will be released worldwide next Friday on October 23: https://www.amazon.com/Apple-iPad-Air-10-9-inch-Wi-Fi-64GB/ A worldwide launch shouldn’t be taken totally literally since there will still be some markets that will have to wait just a little bit longer for arrival of the new iPad Air. But at least it will launch in all of Apple’s main markets on 10/23. The new … more…
The talk of the weekend among techies has been the first Apple iPad Air 4 benchmarks that came out on Friday. The new sized iPad Air won’t be released before later in October, but it’s useful to know how capable it is before launch. The new 10.9-inch iPad Air 4 is Apple’s first iPad to be released with the hexa-core Apple A14 processor. So the curiosity was running high. In … more…
The latest research note form Apple analyst Kuo Ming-Chi has shed some light on the latest development in the anticipated mini-LED adaption for Apple’s iPads and Macs. Mini-LED displays are more expensive than the LCD displays Apple have traditionally used in the iPad, but now it looks like some competition between mini-LED manufacturers Epistar and Sanan might bring the prices down little by little when Apple is believed to introduce … more…
The new Apple iPad 10.2 that’s simply known as “the iPad” was released this Friday for $329, and the benchmark scores for it demonstrates that this tablet offers the most amount of power for the least amount of money in the second half of 2020. That’s not really much of a surprise, but to put it into perspective, let’s look at the benchmark scores. The new 2020 model iPad 10.2 … more…
While the new iPad 10.2 is being released today, the new iPad Air 4 won’t be released until next month. But that hasn’t stopped third party tablet accessory companies from launching new iPad accessories, since Logitech has just launched a new keyboard for the upcoming iPad Air 4. Called Logitech Folio Touch, this is is an iPad keyboard cover that consists of a backlit keyboard with a trackpad, and a … more…