A report from The Information this week has it that Apple is working on an iPad keyboard with a touchpad / trackpad too. I have no experience with the reliability of leaks from The Information, but at least Mac Rumors found the leak believable enough to mention. Apple already have their own series of iPad keyboards, but they didn’t launch any keyboards with trackpad when they made cursor support through … more…
Adobe is in the middle of its popular Adobe MAX 2019 gathering right now and have used the occasion to show a strong and increased commitment to developing apps for iPad and tablets. To begin with, Adobe launched the Adobe Photoshop on iPad, which supports the same range of layers, full-size PSDs, and resolution as the desktop version. Adobe says that this is only the first release, which focuses on … 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…
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…
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…
Some very interesting news came out a few hours ago after Monica Chen and Joseph Tsai reported in Digitimes earlier today that Apple may once again cut the prices of the next 8th gen. Apple iPad 9.7. Apple first cut the iPad price significantly this year with the launch of the 7th gen. Apple iPad 9.7 for just $329 with 32GB of storage. This was made possible mainly by Apple … 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…
It’s been a couple of years since we wrote about Microsoft’s Touch Covers, since these thin alcantara/leather like keyboards for the Surface tablets were discontinued by the time the Surface Pro 3 came along, where the main keyboard since then have been the Type Cover. But now computer journalist Roland Quandt have just discovered that Microsoft have on record a keyboard called “iPad Touch Cover” with Microsoft’s model number 1719. … 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…
This definitely and by far the thinnest possible rumor we have ever given any cover of, but at the same time it could be real. Either way, MARC_intosh on Twitter wonders if not the the first official sighting of something iPad Pro 10.5 related have turned up, through a Spanish accessories distributor, where two folio covers for the iPad Pro 10.5 in blue and pink can be seen, along with … more…
Digitimes is quoting supply chain insiders in Asia this week, who based on what they have seen, believes that there is a chance that the upcoming new Apple iPads for 2017 may not be announced or launched before the second half of 2017. Up until now, based on the predictions of financial analysts covering Apple, it had been believed that the first new iPads would be launched in March. And … more…
iOS 10 is officially released by Apple today on September 13, and is available on 8 of the newest iPads that have been released. Apple have released as many as 12 iPads over the years, so basically it is just the first 4 iPads that are not eligible for the latest iOS 10. iOS 10 compatible iPads include iPad Pro 12.9, iPad pro 9.7, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad … more…
The best iPad stylus Pixel Adonit launched so far from Adonit was released today with 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity. And best of all, it works on all iPads: http://www.amazon.com/Adonit-Pressure-Sensitive-Stylus-ADPBL/f Meaning that the new iPad digitizer Pixel Adonit works on everything from Apple’s smallest 7.9-inch iPad minis, to 9.7-inch iPads, to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Pixel Adonit has a 1.9 mm Pixelpoint tip with what is described as a paper-like … more…
iPad mini 3 was launched by Apple today, the second iPad mini to feature the retina display. It will be released next week, and will start taking pre-orders tomorrow. http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MGNV2LL-Silver It’s 12 months since the iPad mini 2 was launched, so here’s what’s new with the iPad mini 3. It will have the new iOS 8.1, and a new 5MP iSight camera, with 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi and … more…
Apple iPad Air 2 was launched today, the 6th generation iPad, 12 months after the unveiling of the iPad Air on October 22 last year. It will start taking pre-orders tomorrow on October 17, just like the competitor Nexus 9, ahead of the release late next week. All versions are now taking orders on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MGLW2LL-Silver-NEWEST-VERSION/ After 225 million iPads sold, this tablet now features iOS 8.1. This OS will … more…