New 10.5" iPad Pro in 2017, iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Rumors, Microsoft Mocks iPad Pro - MacRumors

Brought to you by: Apple Planning 10.5" iPad Pro in 2017, 'Revolutionary' OLED iPad as Soon as 2018 Things have been awfully quiet on the iPad rumor front since the 9.7-inch iPad Pro launched earlier this year, but analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has broken it wide open this week with a report claiming Apple is working on three new iPads for 2017, led by a new 10.5-inch iPad Pro that would be joined by an updated 12.9-inch "iPad Pro 2" and a low-end 9.7-inch iPad. Even bigger changes could be in store for as soon as 2018, with Apple reportedly looking to introduce "revolutionary" and "radical" design changes amid a shift to OLED displays. Unmentioned in Kuo's report is the iPad mini, which has been speculated to be on the chopping block as larger iPhones have sapped demand for the small tablet.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Pagico: Manage All Your Stuff (Notes, Tasks, Files, Clients, & Projects) in One Elegant App Managing tasks, files, projects and clients is nobody's idea of a good time, but Pagico will make your life easier by letting you manage all these things in one elegant package. It is one of the few apps that combines task and data management into one easy-to-use package. Imagine having boarding passes right next to travel itineraries, or design drafts together with meeting notes. Then, see the big picture of your workload in interactive flowcharts compiled automatically from all your projects and contacts. Easily browse and archive your projects even when there are hundreds of them. 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That would help explain conflicting rumors over whether the iPhone 7 will include a second speaker in place of the headphone jack. In other iPhone 7 rumors, we've seen some mockups of the rumored darker "Space Black" color,  a rumor of faster charging, continued claims of a 256 GB model for at least the iPhone 7 Plus, and possible confirmation the iPhone 7's rear camera will support optical image stabilization for the first time in a 4.7-inch model. Finally, we're hearing the new phones will indeed be called the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, while there is now conflicting information about whether the launch will be on September 16 or 23. We should find out for sure on September 7, which is the rumored date for the unveiling.   Read Full Article First Machines Using Kaby Lake Processors Coming This Fall, but MacBook Pro Not Likely Among Them Intel this week reiterated that it has begun shipping the first of its seventh-generation Core "Kaby Lake" processors to PC manufacturers with the first systems using the new chips to start appearing in the fall. Apple's much anticipated MacBook Pro won't be using them, however, as the higher-power chips needed for those machines likely won't be available until early next year. As a result, the expected MacBook Pro refresh this fall should use Intel's Skylake family of processors.   Read Full Article Apple Watch 2 With GPS for Improved Navigation, Fitness Tracking Coming This Fall Backing up a report from last week, Bloomberg is now reporting that an updated Apple Watch is on the way for this fall, incorporating GPS and better health and fitness and tracking. The new model will not, however, include cellular connectivity, as Apple has been unable to bring down the battery drain of a cellular connection to acceptable levels. Separately, a former Apple employee who worked on sensor design for the original Apple Watch revealed in a recent interview how Jony Ive's design team nixed an early idea to place sensors in the watch band, which would have allowed for the most accurate sensing on the inside of the wrist. Ive's design team immediately shot down the idea due to the desire for interchangeable bands, which drove the sensor teams to find new ways to collect the needed data from on top of the wrist while meeting Apple's design and fashion goals.   Read Full Article Apple Seeds Sixth Beta of iOS 10 to Developers and Public Beta Testers We thought Apple might be done seeding new beta versions of its upcoming operating system updates, but it seems there were a few last fixes that needed to be pushed out. As a result, Apple this week seeded sixth developer betas of iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3, and tvOS 10, along with corresponding public betas of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra. With likely only about three weeks to go until Apple's iPhone 7 media event, Apple should now be going into lockdown mode to finalize everything behind closed doors before releasing the final golden master version to developers following the event and the general public a week or two later.   Read Full Article New Surface Pro 4 Ad Takes on Apple's 'What's a Computer?' iPad Pro Campaign Just two weeks after Apple released its "What is a Computer?" ad positioning the iPad Pro as a replacement for a traditional PC, Microsoft is hitting back with an ad for the Surface Pro 4. The ad features dueling voice assistants, with Siri on an iPad Pro telling Cortana on a Surface Pro 4, "I'm a computer now, like you." Cortana strikes back by highlighting her Intel Core i7 processor, full access to Microsoft Office beyond the mobile app versions, a trackpad, and external port options, and all Siri can do is tout her Smart Keyboard.   Read Full Article

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