October is now lined up to become a potential convergence month in tablet launches from the largest names in the industry, as Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon could all launch new tablets in October. It’s been years since we had the largest tablet brands launch major tablets within days and weeks of each other. Some of the tablet launches are assured already, while the other tablet launches are still not … more…
So Apple is finally holding their large autumn event on Wednesday, September 12th. The three new iPhones have been leaked a lot beforehand, but the iPads not so much, because Apple have made an effort to plug the holes that leaks information since last year. (UPDATE: With no iPads being unveiled at today’s event, the financial analysts believe that we will see these tablets unveiled at the later October event … more…
The latest 2018 Apple iPad 9.7 that was launched before the summer from $329 has just gone on sale on Best Buy from $299, which is about 10% off in a back to school sale: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-ipad-latest-model This is the newest iPad in 2018, and it is not going to be replaced before long into 2019 at earliest. The only remaining new iPads this year, are the iPad Pro models later … more…
Japanese Apple news site Mac Otakara have been quoting supply chain insiders over the weekend who claims that the next two iPad Pro models will undergo so changes they know about already. For the Pad Pro 12.9 III and iPad Pro 10.5 II the new features includes the removal of the 3.5mm audio jack, just like Apple famously removed it on iPhone, while also relocating the Smart Connector and slimming … 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…
As the first quarter earnings have been made public the last few weeks, so has a few tablet shipment figures from various agencies. And the latest tablet figures today is the top 5 tablet brand shipments as measured by International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC have done a preliminary survey on the largest tablet sales figures and detachable 2-in-1’s for Q1 2018, which indicates that Apple is the leading brand with … more…
For April in Apple’s “Apps We Love” category, here’s a breakdown of the top 10 most popular iPad apps that are new or newish and that Apple recomends themselves. Some are totally free apps, while others are free to download but offer in-app services you can buy. It’s been one month since Apple launched their newest 2018 model iPad 9.7 and released iOS 11.3, but it doesn’t appear to have … 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: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ipad/learn-about-ipad-9-7 Today’s event was education themed, with focus on bringing the iPad into the … more…
Apple announced the date and place of their awaited March event today, and it will be held in Chicago on March 27. As a teaser for the invitation, Apple also writes “Let’s take a field trip. Join us to hear creative ideas for teachers and students.” And not only that, but instead of holding the event in a stylish convention center in California, this event will be held at the … 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…
The latest rumor on the 2018-2019 models of iPad Pro is that stock analyst Jun Zhang of Rosenblatt Securities believes these tablets will be launched at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June. And in addition to the Face ID camera that the new iPad Pros have already been believed to feature, Zhang also believes that the next iPad Pros will have slim bezels with no home button. Some artists … more…
As MacRumors wrote today, Apple have seeded the 4th beta test of the upcoming iOS 11.3 to developers for testing, and the most significant update in my view is the new Battery Health feature that Apple is coming up with in iOS 11.3. The new Battery Health feature comes in response to Apple being caught in December last year throttling iPhones who’s batteries have become old and discharges faster than … more…