While the new iPad Air 6 from Apple had previously not been expected to launch before early 2024, a new rumor from Weibo says otherwise. According to an Apple leaker with a good track record, Apple will launch one new iPad in 2023, with that being the iPad Air 6 in October, as noted by MacRumors. It fits with the regular autumn launch schedule as well as the life cycle … more…
The fact that Apple will be resizing the 2024 iPad Pro series and give them OLED displays for the first time in iPad history is old news. So is the story of Apple’s flagship iPads obviously obtaining even more powerful M3 chipsets next year. What is news however is that Apple is also giving the Magic Keyboard a makeover next year. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today, the next Apple … more…
In the tablet computer world, one of the greatest questions is what new iPads Apple will launch this year? Well according to what have been reputable Apple leakers for years, Apple won’t launch any new iPads this year. So at time of the writing, nobody actually has any information that suggests Apple will launch a new iPad within 2023. The first new tablets from Apple are expected to be a … more…
Apple has previewed the upcoming iPadOS 17 release for iPads this fall, which was demonstrated during the Apple developer conference WWDC 2023 on Monday. It starts with new personalization features, which are custom lock screens where more than just the wallpaper can be adjusted, but fonts, styles, and colors too. The new lock screens will also introduce Live Activities, which can show real-time ticket status for your flights, sport scores, … more…
I haven’t seen this before: https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/all-tablets/ Samsung has offered trade-in on older tablet computers for years, but starting now they are offering instant cracked screen trade-in credit, of up to $123 towards a new Samsung tablet. That sure makes me eligible. But simply having an Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy tablet with a broken display isn’t the only requirement. Samsung’s eligibility requirements states that the trade-in tablet must still be … more…
Hopday USB hub for iMac hanging from the underside of the Mac coming for $49: https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-HOPDAY-Accessories-Readers-MacBook/ Apple’s iMac is great looking and generally easy to use, but unlike a laptop that has ports and plugs on the side for easy access, the iMac only has a set of Thunderbolt and USB C ports on the back in addition to an audio jack on the side. This will sometimes make it … more…
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple will launch a HomePod with a screen in the first half of next year. More specifically a 7-inch screen from Tianma according to one of his latest updates. Apple is expected to launch both an iPad dock with speakers as well as a stand-alone smart hub and speaker device over the course of the next year. Of course, Amazon has already had similar … more…
Lenovo has been doing it for five years, Google announced last year that they will do it this year, and now Apple is rumored to catch the same trend, launch a tablet dock with a speaker. The rumor seems to come from Mark Gurman, who is quoted on MacRumors saying that he has hear that while Apple has already been rumored to launch a Echo Show type of smart home … more…
We should add Apple’s iPad Pro tablets to the January tablet sales list now, considering the current discount. There are five different storage options for the current generation of iPad Pro 11 and iPad Pro 12.9, and the largest storage versions are currently on sale with $200 off their regular price: https://www.amazon.com/Apple-11-inch-iPad-Pro-Wi-Fi-128GB/dp/B0BJM9PVRX These are the models with either 1TB or 2TB storage. But what’s more, these two iPads are also … more…
Another cheap alternative to the Apple Pencil is launching this month, when Xiron launches a new Apple Pencil 2nd generation digitizer with support for 12 different iPads: https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Wireless-Charging-Generation-Upgraded/dp/B0BRN5C1ZM It mostly has the pencil look of the original Apple Pencil too, as opposed to the look of a digitizer pen that most digitizers have. And it has magnetic wireless charging too, just like the original. Included with the iPad pencil are … more…
The biggest computer news this week was that Apple has started planning a 20-inch foldable tablet for possible launch in the 2026-27 timeframe as reported by The Elec The news came at the same time that the foldable 17.3-inch Windows laptop tablet Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED launched for $3499 in the US. The source of the information for a large foldable computer from Apple are the supply chain who … more…
There are good iPad cases and iPad covers for the latest 10th gen iPad 10.9 on the market already even if it’s just a few weeks since the newest model launched. But STM will add some of their accessories for it next week too. The first one is the STM Dux Plus for iPad, which will launch for $69 on December 15. This is a protective polycarbonate hard shell case … more…
Tablet and smartphone case maker OtterBox is now launching a couple of new iPad cases and one of them is even dishwasher safe. So let’s start with that one. It’s called OtterBox EasyClean Tablet Case, and it’s now launching for the new iPad 10th gen as well as for the iPad mini 6. It has very much the look of a kids case, but that’s what it is too. That … more…
With the unveiling of the latest iPad Pro 11 and 12.9 two weeks ago, both of which were released on Wednesday, some user groups have complained that Apple didn’t upgrade the displays. It should be mentioned that Apple already have their best tablet displays on the iPad Pro 11 with a LED Liquid Retina display featuring a resolution of 2388 x 1688, and a mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display on … more…
Apple unveiled the new 2023 models iPad Pro 11 and iPad Pro 12.9 today, which will be released on October 26th: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJLF2BRM It’s been 1 1/2 years since the predecessors were launched. So how do you upgrade a pair of tablets that already have one of the highest specs on the market? Apple’s correct answer is to start with an improved processor. When Apple introduced their M1 chipsets on the … more…