Only one tablet has survived the rise and fall of the tablet craze — mostly unscathed, that is— and that’s the Apple iPad. First launched in 2010, the original iPad mostly served as a larger iPhone, but without calling capabilities. And with no front-facing camera, you couldn’t even place video calls. Fast forward almost a decade and Apple’s tablet lineup are bonafide laptop replacements for some. Apple has adapted the iPad in form, function, and overall cost in such a way that it’s become the no-brainer tablet purchase.
The Dynamic Folio can also prop the iPad up at different angles in landscape or portrait modes.
The changes apparently take inspiration from the Vision Pro’s visionOS.
Apple supposedly set its rumored HomePod with screen for launch in March before delaying it to Q3 2025. Now supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says it will come after WWDC (and the expected reveal of iOS 19) so that the new smart home device’s interface “aligns with new OS updates.”
The iOS and iPadOS versions of Dropbox’s mobile app were updated this week with support for Live Photos which was first introduced on the iPhone 6S and iOS 9 in 2015, as spotted by 9to5Mac.
As with Apple’s Photos app, you can press and hold on a Live Photo in Dropbox to play the short video. You can also convert Live Photos to still images and back again, and convert HEIC Live Photos to JPEGs.
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Apple’s new tablet is exactly what you think it is. Which is fine.
The mute key’s label now features a speaker with a strike through it so it more closely resembles the icon that appears in macOS when pressed, as spotted by iCulture. Apple made the change on the new iPad Air’s Magic Keyboard, too.
As MacRumors points out, with today’s iPad announcements and the recent iPhone 16E launch, Apple no longer sells new iPhones or iPads with 64GB of base storage. Finally.
[macrumors.com]
Apple’s retail stock of last year’s iPad Air is drying up, a sign that Apple could announce new versions of the tablet soon, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman writes in today’s Power On newsletter. That’s a rare turnaround for the iPad Air, which Apple tends to take longer to replace.
Gurman adds that the M4 MacBook Air’s launch is “imminent,” with Apple making “a Mac-related announcement as early as this coming week.”
0Cat toy apps like “Meow Cat Game” aren’t new, but my orange fuzzball Trevor is. If you need a way to distract your energetic kitty for a while then they might just buy you enough time to get some work done.
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The developer beta of iOS 18.3 (and associated updates for software on iPads, Macs, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro) just launched, and now they’re available in the public beta too.
However, you may not have much to try, as the only noticeable changes we’ve heard about include Genmoji in macOS Sequoia 15.3 and hints of robot vacuum support in Apple Home.
[Twitter]
They come in brown and black, attach magnetically, and fold up to become a stand, like Apple’s folio covers. And there’s a magnetic flap to secure your Apple Pencil.
Nomad’s Leather Folio covers cost $110 for the 11-inch M4 iPad Pro cover and $135 for the 13-inch one.
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0The Resident Evil 2 remake’s Apple App Store release is officially December 10th, Capcom announced. (Before, it was December 31st.)
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Apple’s smallest tablet got an upgrade — but it won’t feel like much of one unless Apple Intelligence is better than it seems.
That’s according to recent benchmarks, as well as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter.
The new iPad Mini having that much RAM isn’t shocking — the company boosted RAM for the iPhone 16, and is expected to for its upcoming Macs, likely in service of Apple Intelligence AI features expected this month.
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What better place to ring in the new year than in zombie-infested Raccoon City? The port for Apple devices, announced for the App Store earlier this year, has now gotten a December 31st release date, AppleInsider spotted.
Like Resident Evil 4 and Village, it’ll be free to start, and an in-app purchase unlocks the full game.
[AppleInsider]
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