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Kobo’s new Clara 2E ereader is its most Earth-friendly yet Kobo’s latest ereader has just been announced – the Clara 2E is the successor to Kobo’s mid-range Clara HD tablet and maintains all its bells and whistles, plus adds some new ones to enhance your reading experience. Its selling point, however, is its eco-conscious attitude. For the first time, Kobo has made an ereader built mostly out of recycled plastics. The Clara 2E’s chassis is, the company promises, made from 85% recycled plastic, which includes 10% of ocean-bound waste. Kobo is keen on doing its part for the planet and we applaud the effort.  That’s not all, though. Not only does it retain the Clara HD’s clean design with a 6-inch screen, the display has been updated to the latest E Ink Carta 1200 tech. That means it’s going to be faster and more responsive than its predecessor. It’s the same display used in the Kobo Libra 2 – our pick of the best ereaders around – and increases contrast by 15% for better text ...

I want to buy an iPad Pro – but a cheap iPad redesign could change my mind I'm leaving TechRadar, and that means I have to return the iPad Pro 12.9 I've had on loan and – against the advice of my bank account – buy my first new tablet since I was in university several years ago.  Having used iPad Pros for years, I'm used to a tablet with a big screen, powerful processor and futuristic-looking design - none of those thick bezels, physical Touch ID buttons and rounded rears of the iPads of yesteryear (like the one pictured above). However, given how much premium iPads cost, I'm cowering from buying one. Even used, even on offer, iPad Pros are exorbitantly expensive and I simply can't justify buying one. Even the iPad Air costs a lot for a 'budget take' on the iPad Pro. Yes, it has a smaller display, less storage and a lower price, but it's still incredibly pricey. I've also been looking at the iPad Air (2020) since it's a bit older, but the ...

Expect new iPad Pros before the end of 2022 – but without one key upgrade Based on the latest from the rumor mill, we're still going to get brand new iPad Pro tablets from Apple for 2022 – but the jump forward in specs and performance might not quite be as significant as it could have been. The well known (and usually well informed) Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that the new iPad Pro models are going to go into the mass production stage in the last quarter of 2022 (so that's October, November and December). However, Kuo also states that Apple supplier TSMC isn't going to have its 3nm chips ready before 2023, so the iPad Pro will be sticking with a 5nm chipset. That number is a size in nanometers, and the smaller it is, the more performance can be packed into a processor. Crunching the numbers While Kuo says the iPad Pros will indeed be getting new chipsets inside – the current models currently run the M1 chip – they'll stick to the current 5nm architecture. Th...

The TCL Tab 10 is a super cheap way to a 5G Netflix fix If you're looking for an inexpensive tablet connected to a fast cellular data network there are shockingly few options available. The new TCL Tab 10 5G will cost $300 and run on T-Mobile’s 5G network, making it a great value option if you want a backseat tablet for travel with its own connectivity. The ten-inch display is much bigger than the next cheapest option, and the battery is large enough that it should last through long trips.  The only tablet less expensive than the TCL Tab 10 is the Samsung Galaxy A7 Lite tablet, which uses only an eight-inch display but costs $100 less. For only $100 more, you get quite a step up with the TCL Tab 10. You get a larger screen, the 10.1” full HD display made by TCL’s NXTVISION group. You also get a much larger battery, an 8,000mAh cell compared to the 5,100mAh battery on the smaller Galaxy Tab.  The TCL Tab 10 has an 8MP camera on the back and a 5MP camera on the front for s...

Apple hints that new iPads won’t land until after the iPhone 14 If you were hoping to pick up a new iPad 2022 or an iPad Pro 2022 alongside the iPhone 14 then you’ll probably be out of luck, as it looks increasingly likely that Apple’s upcoming tablets will land later. The latest evidence of that is a comment from Apple to TechCrunch , with the company saying “This is an especially big year for iPadOS. As its own platform with features specifically designed for iPad, we have the flexibility to deliver iPadOS on its own schedule. This Fall, iPadOS will ship after iOS, as version 16.1 in a free software update.” The key point there being that iPadOS 16 – or iPadOS 16.1 as it’s set to be called - will ship after iOS 16 , rather than at the same time. It’s likely that Apple would want to launch its new iPads with this software on them out of the box, so there’s a good chance therefore that Apple’s upcoming tablet hardware will also launch after iOS 16 – and therefore after the iPho...

New iPad, iPad Pros tipped to appear at an Apple event in October Right now there's a lot of focus on the new iPhones that Apple is due to unveil in September, but we're also expecting a new entry-level 10.2-inch iPad 2022 and two new iPad Pro 2022 models in the coming months – and we just got some more information on the upcoming slates. As per well-known tipster Mark Gurman at Bloomberg and sources speaking to 9to5Mac , Apple is planning an October event to launch its three new tablets, which may well appear alongside new and updated M2 versions of the Mac Mini, Mac Pro and MacBook Pro. The most affordable iPad in the range, the 10.2-inch model, is apparently getting some pretty major upgrades: the port will switch from Lightning to USB-C (to match the other Apple iPads), and the screen could get a boost in resolution as well as increasing in size to 10.5 inches or 10.9 inches. Internally, it should get upgraded to the A14 Bionic chip. For the professionals As for th...

Amazon Kindle update is removing a key feature for loads of users If you cast your mind back to May of this year, it was announced that older Amazon Kindle ereaders will be losing a key feature in the future; we’re sorry to say that this ‘future’ date has finally come to pass. This key feature is the ability to buy books on the device – yeah, it’s a pretty major feature – though you are still able to send files over to the ereader, so it doesn’t make your Kindle totally redundant. Affected Kindles are the fourth- and fifth-generation models, which came out in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Keyboard and International models. You can check your Kindle model number in the Settings menu of the device, under Device Info, though it may be easier simply to check whether you can still buy an ebook. However you don’t need to consign your Kindle to a dumpster straight away – like we said, there are still ways to get digital files onto your Kindle, and keep reading them. In fact, we’d imagin...

No new iPads will launch alongside the iPhone 14, report claims With every new generation of iPhone, Apple generally also uses their launch event to showcase a new iPad too; taking the opportunity of everyone’s attention to show off the upgraded entry-level offering in its tablet family, however, that might not be the case in 2022. That’s because a new report thinks the iPhone 14 launch event, which we expect to take place in mid-September, won’t feature any new tablets. Rumors previously pointed to a new low-end iPad as well as the anticipated iPad Pro 2022 , but apparently, these are wrong. This report comes from reputable leaker yeux1122, who operates on Korean blog website Naver . According to the information, the new iPads aren’t canceled though – instead, they’re said to debut at a follow-up event in late October. Some extra information about the new entry-level iPad is provided, though it’s nothing we haven’t heard before. Apparently the slate will get a USB-C port for ch...

Labor Day sales 2022: when it is and where to find the best deals this year We're quickly closing in on this year's Labor Day sales, with only a few weeks left until a wide range of retailers kick off the biggest sales event this side of Black Friday. Walmart, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowe's are just a few of the big names we're expecting big things from this Labor Day - which falls on Monday, September 5th for 2022.  Whether you're going to be shopping home appliances, furniture, mattresses, and grills or TVs, laptops, and tech, we'll have all the best deals right here on this page as soon as they land. While it's still early days yet, we're in full preparation mode here at TechRadar updating this page with everything you need to know about the upcoming Memorial Day sales, including what types of products you'll find on sale and who has the best deals on the big day. The majority of this information can be found just below in our FAQ section, ...

iPad Pro 2022 might not be compatible with your Magic Keyboard There’s a high chance that we’ll see a new iPad Pro 2022 before the year is done, but the main ‘upgrade’ might not be to the screen or chipset. Rather, it might be to the connectors, with the current three-pin Smart Connector possibly being replaced with a pair of four-pin connectors. That’s according to “reliable sources in China,” speaking to Macotakara , in a report spotted by 9to5Mac . Apparently, the upcoming iPad Pro 11 (2022) and iPad Pro 12.9 (2022) will both have the same housing designs as the current models, but with 4-pin connectors on the “top and bottom side edges.” That wording is slightly ambiguous, especially as this isn't primarily an English language site, so we’re not certain whether they mean the top and bottom of the back when held in portrait or when held in landscape, but it sounds like one or the other. The report also doesn’t specifically state whether these new connectors would be instea...

iPadOS 16 could land later than iOS 16 – but it’s for a good reason We were expecting iPadOS 16 to land in finished form in September, alongside iOS 16 , but while the latter probably will land in September, sources now claim that iPadOS 16 has been pushed back to October. This is according to according to “people with knowledge of the matter” speaking to Bloomberg , who claim that the delay is at least in part because iPadOS 16 is so ambitious, and could benefit from the extra development time. Key to this update is Stage Manager, a feature which is already available in beta versions of the software, and which aims to transform multitasking on iPads, with the goal of improving productivity and bringing the tablets closer in functionality to a Mac. So it’s a big change, and something Apple isn’t including in iOS 16, so the iPhone software likely needs less work. But that’s not the only reason put forward for the delay. Apparently, it would also allow Apple to focus more on iOS 16...

Popular iPad Pro accessory could see a new and improved version soon If you're looking to buy the best iPad , there's a very good chance that you've also been considering buying a Magic Keyboard. This iPad Pro accessory, pictured above, holds the tablet high and gives you a keyboard as well as a trackpad, providing lots of extra functionality for your tablet. However, the Magic Keyboard isn't perfect, and Apple clearly knows this, based on the fact that it's been filing patents for a new version (via Patently Apple ).  The newest patent is a biggie, as it shows two really useful upgrades that a new Magic Keyboard could bring – perhaps this will launch alongside the anticipated iPad Pro (2022) . The first of these upgrades regards the Apple Pencil. Usually, you have to store this on the top of the tablet, balancing it on a magnetic strip on the tablet's frame – here, it's easy to knock off, especially if you put your slate in a bag. The new Magic Keybo...