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MacBook Pro 2022 dreams dead as Apple rumored to delay launch Apple has some new Macs on the horizon, but we won’t see these devices this year sadly – the fresh hardware supposedly won’t turn up until early 2023. This is the latest from well-known leaker Mark Gurman, who made the prediction in his newsletter as published by Bloomberg . The theory is – stay sceptical as ever, and note that Gurman only believes this is the probable outcome of near future Apple launches – that revamped Macs will come in the first quarter of 2023, and that will include MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch laptops packing M2 Pro and M2 Max chips . That hardware will arrive alongside macOS Ventura 13.3 (and iOS 16.3), Gurman asserts, software that’ll likely debut in February or March 2023. With the hardware, however, a February launch seems unlikely – Apple generally waits until the spring, so the date for the new MacBook Pros (and whatever else is coming) to pencil in to your diary is March 2023. Speakin...

We may have our first look at the Google Pixel Tablet software The Google Pixel Tablet is taking its time on the journey between the first reveal of the device (May 2022) and it actually being available to buy (sometime in 2023), and that means a wide window of opportunity for leaks and rumors to appear. As spotted by the team at 9to5Google , we may have been given our first look at the software running on board the Pixel Tablet, via a blog post on keyboard shortcut updates that are coming to the Google Keep app on Android. It's difficult to know for sure, but it makes sense that Google engineers would already be using the tablet internally, and the size of the GIF scales up to the expected Pixel Tablet screen resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. Details, details The animated image doesn't tell us too much about how the Pixel Tablet is going to look in terms of its software, but we can see a docked row of icons along the bottom of the screen, and the familiar Android statu...

Google Stadia might be gone, but 5G secures cloud gaming's future It’s the season of major computer hardware releases, with everything from new laptops and PCs to new graphics cards and processors.  And as we saw with our recent Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 and Intel Core i9-13900K reviews, this new crop of gaming hardware is more powerful than we could have imagined before we got our hands on it all and tested it. But there is one thing that is also undeniable: the best graphics cards are increasingly more expensive than the average consumer in even the wealthiest western nations can afford, much less gamers in the global south – assuming they aren’t simply ignored by major product launches entirely. In many ways, this is at the heart of the disappointment around the end of Google Stadia. For all its faults, it did allow gamers who were priced out of the best gaming PCs to play games like Cyberpunk 2077, and experience these games along with the fortunate few who managed to gra...

The next iPad Pro could have a huge screen and an enormous price tag If you’re someone who loves the idea of an iPad but thinks even the iPad Pro 12.9 (2022) is still just too small, then Apple might have a solution in the works, as a new leak suggests the company is working on a gargantuan 16-inch iPad. That’s according to The Information (via Phone Arena ), who spoke to “a person familiar with the project,” and this new larger model will apparently go on sale in the last few months of 2023. Apparently, the plan is to make the iPad even more laptop-like, with this 16-inch screen matching the size of Apple’s largest laptop: the 16-inch MacBook Pro (2021) . That extra screen real estate would have obvious benefits: more room to split-screen windows and, among other things, a bigger canvas for drawing with the Apple Pencil. That said, if Apple really wants to make an iPad that’s more like a laptop, then there’s still work to do on the software side, as in our review of the 2022 i...

Onyx Boox Tab Ultra brings iPad features to E Ink We’ve been fans of Boox ereader and tablet devices from Onyx for a while now, especially the Boox Nova Air C , one of our picks for best ereader . The Air C has a color LCD layer on top of the black and white E Ink, but now, the company is pushing its E Ink even closer to full-featured tablet territory by adding features we normally expect on a tablet such as the iPad 10.9 .  The Onyx Boox Tab Ultra is a 10.3-inch E Ink tablet with a 16MP camera on the back, a feature we would never expect paired with an E Ink display. E Ink is very slow to refresh, but Onyx has done tremendous work making the Boox Tab Ultra move as fast as possible. The tablet features a Qualcomm 8-core processor and a GPU that Onyx says was custom-made for faster refresh rates on its screen.  The 16MP camera on the Boox Tab Ultra (Image credit: Onyx) The camera won’t be used for normal photography, we suspect. Instead, Onyx touts the sensor’s abi...

You can buy the new iPad and iPad Pro, starting today The new iPad 10.9 (2022) and the two new iPad Pro models are available in stores starting today. The new tablets are expensive, but our reviews found them to be among the best iPads Apple has ever made. The base model iPad gets a complete redesign, while the iPad Pro 11 (2022) and iPad Pro 12.9 (2022) get the laptop-class Apple M2 chip.  The iPad 10.9 starts at $449 / £499 / AU$749 for a 64GB model with Wi-Fi only, which would be fine for web browsing and streaming movies and shows. If you plan on downloading a lot of games and shows for taking the tablet on the go, you’ll want to upgrade to 256GB of storage, which will run you $599 / £679 / AU$999; a hefty increase.  (Image credit: Future) If you’re also interested in picking up an Apple Pencil to go with your new iPad, remember that the new iPad 10.9 only works with the older Apple Pencil, not the second generation stylus. If you have a Pencil already, you’...

Apple raised iPad Mini prices while our heads were turned and it sucks Off the back of new entry-level iPads and iPad Pros being released on October 18, non-US markets have seen a significant price increase for the existing iPad mini models on Apple’s website.  In the UK the 64GB iPad Mini is now listed at £569, up from £479, while the 256GB model now costs £749 from £619. All in all that's a 19%-21% increase, which is no small amount. Similar price hikes can be seen across the EU market, and no explicit reason for this has been given by Apple as of yet.  Raising the prices of the existing iPad models to make the newer versions appear more budget-friendly is bad news for non-US consumers and not particularly consumer-friendly in general. The same thing happened not too long ago with the iPhone SE when the iPhone 14 was released, though at a smaller scale in comparison. There seems to be a pattern emerging here, with Apple dropping new products on us with heavier and hea...

Logitech’s official iPad accessories are just like Apple's but a lot cheaper If you’re enticed by one of the brand-new iPads then you’re probably weighing up the benefits of getting an official keyboard or an Apple Pencil for it too. Well, we’re here to tell you that’s a terrible idea – you should get Logitech’s cheaper versions instead. Apple has finally shown off the new iPad (10th-generation) and two M2 iPad Pro tablets, and alongside them Apple has launched a brand new Magic Keyboard too. This stand-plus-keyboard hybrid makes it easier to use your iPad like a laptop but it comes at a pretty high cost. On top of the price of Apple’s tablet you’ll have to shell out $249, $299 or $349 / £279, £319 or £379 / AU$399, AU$489 or AU$579 for a compatible keyboard for the iPad (10th-generation), the iPad Pro (11-inch, M2) or iPad Pro (12.9-inch, M2) respectively. Thankfully, for those of you after the convenience of a keyboard and case to keep your shiny new iPad safer, there’s a g...

The foldable iPhone could be incredibly expensive – and land after a foldable iPad We’re already up to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 , but the first foldable iPhone might still be years away, with a new report suggesting that it won’t land before 2025 at the earliest, with a foldable iPad instead landing first, in 2024. That’s according to analyst firm CCS Insight (via CNBC ), which argues that right now, a foldable tablet makes more sense for Apple than a foldable phone. Ben Wood, chief of research at CCS Insight, told CNBC that there are two reasons for this. Firstly, a foldable iPhone "would have to be incredibly expensive in order to not cannibalize the existing iPhones,” with the firm predicting a price of at least $2,500 (around £2,220 / AU$3,970). Secondly, there’s a chance that Apple’s first foldable device will have technical issues, and Apple wouldn’t want to risk that with a device as high profile as an iPhone, since it could lead to a “feeding frenzy” from critics....

The iPad Pro 2022 inches closer to replacing your MacBook Apple has announced an update to its iPad Pro that will bring the powerful Apple M2 chip from the MacBook Air (M2, 2022) to the tablet. The new Pro tablet won’t get the fancy colors of the new iPad 10th Gen models, but it does get some fancy new capabilities for the Apple Pencil 2, as well as enhancements to the media recording and playback, thanks to the M2. The iPad Pro is available now for pre-order, and will be in stores on October 26.  The iPad Pro is powered by the Apple M2 chip, which will include new image processing and media engines that enable enhanced video capture and editing. The iPad Pro will be able to capture ProRes video, but the cameras themselves have not received an upgrade from the Pro Camera array of the last model. You still get the same 12MP main camera and 10MP ultra-wide lens, with a 12MP selfie camera up front.  (Image credit: Apple) The Apple Pencil 2 gets some new tricks with ...

Apple iPad 2022 live blog: M2 iPad Pro and a new entry-level iPad expected Today's the day that Apple finally showcases a new range of iPads to the world (if rumors are to be believed); more specifically the first batch of the company's tablets to sport its upgraded M2 chipset, which itself debuted in the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro from earlier this year, in June. The M2 iPad Pro range serves as a direct follow-on from last year's models, both of which utilized Apple's M1 chipset and could be had with an 11-inch or a 12.9-inch display. While both models boasted 120Hz, only the larger Pro boasted a Mini LED display; a technology many are hoping trickles down to this year's 11-inch model too. Without further ado, here's everything on the new iPads, as it happens. (Image credit: Apple) Good Morning (or afternoon, depending on where you're tuning in). All signs point to Apple releasing it's new iPads any time now, with the Apple Store buy pag...

Three new iPads could land today, alongside iPadOS 16 If you’ve been holding out for a new model of the iPad Pro then your wait might almost be over, as it looks likely that the iPad Pro 2022 line will be announced sometime today (October 18). That’s according to Mark Gurman , who has an excellent track record for Apple information, and while he’s the only source specifically pointing to today, others suggest the launch should be imminent too. Multiple leakers have said that the iPad Pro 2022 will land in October , for example, and Gurman has also noted that most iPad Pro configurations are now out of stock at many Apple stores across the US; with shipping estimates slipping into November for some models online. In case it wasn’t obvious with the “days away” wording from Saturday, the launch should be tomorrow. https://bit.ly/3MMrjLd October 17, 2022 See more That’s notable because Apple would be unlikely to have stock issues with these models, so the fact that the compan...

Apple may be readying a pair of MacBook Pros with new M2 chips to arrive late 2022 Apple’s new MacBook Pro models which will theoretically debut with the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips won’t be out this month, but should arrive before the end of the year, according to the grapevine. This comes from one of the more reliable sources on all matters Apple, Mark Gurman (and his ever-present Bloomberg newsletter), in which among other things he claims that the  new iPad Pros are imminent (excitingly), but the MacBook Pros aren’t (less excitingly). But the good news is that the MacBook Pros with the M2 Pro and M2 Max silicon – which are the pepped-up takes on the M2, just as was the case with the M1 which came with these variants later on – are “on track to launch in the near future”. Gurman theorizes that the most likely time for these revamped laptops to arrive is November, because as the leaker points out, that has traditionally been when new Mac hardware is unleashed. It certainly ...

New iPad Pros launching 'any day' – and there's a tablet twist in store Apple is running out of months to get its 2022 iPad Pros launched actually in 2022, but they're said to be arriving "in a matter of days" – and Apple is also said to be working on a new role for all of its iPad tablets. This comes from the usually reliable Mark Gurman at Bloomberg , who says the refreshed 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pros are going to be running the latest Apple M2 processor for a performance boost of around 20%. The design is said to be similar to the current 11-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro . Gurman says the new tablets won't warrant an actual event – matching previous predictions – and while he says a new entry-level iPad with USB-C and a revamped design is also in the works, he doesn't specify when this will appear (we think it might show up at the same time as the iPad Pros). Extra smarts Gurman has another interesting piece of iPad information...

iPadOS 16.1: new features, supported iPads, everything we know If you own a recent iPad, iPadOS 16.1 is something you're going to want to know about – it's the next version of Apple's iPad software, and it's coming to most iPads later in the year. This new version of iPadOS was launched at Apple's annual WWDC 2022 conference, which is where the company shows off its new operating systems – iOS 16 was the biggest upgrade showcased with a new lock screen and more. iPadOS 16.1 is the fourth generation of the tablet OS since Apple spun it off from its iOS smartphone operating system – although iPadOS 16.1 does share many features in common with iOS 16. Recently Apple announced that iPadOS 16.1 would instead launch later in 2022 instead, with more time needed to improve upon Stage Manager, its new take on multitasking on the tablet. There's a rumored release date of October 24 , but we'll be sure to update you as to whether this rings true. Upgrades incl...

Acer unleashes world’s first gaming Chromebook Acer has revealed a gaming-focused Chromebook which uses the power of the cloud to provide on-the-go games playing. The Acer Chromebook 516 GE packs an Intel Alder Lake processor – up to Core i7 models (P series) – and that’s backed with 16GB of RAM (LPDDR4X) and up to a 256GB PCIe SSD for storage. Running games will be facilitated by cloud gaming services, and that includes support for Nvidia GeForce Now, Amazon Luna, and the Xbox Cloud Gaming product (still in beta). One of the crucial elements will be the display, and Acer has equipped this Chromebook with a 2,560 x 1,600 resolution IPS panel (boasting 100% coverage of the sRGB color gamut), plus it offers a 120Hz refresh rate (so can support frame rates of up to 120 fps). Gamers also get the benefit of a backlit RGB keyboard that has anti-ghosting tech, and DTS audio is on-board too. Acer claims a battery longevity of nine hours, but obviously take that with some caution, as b...

We could be waiting a while for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 There was a gap of 18 months between the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 , and if a new report is to be believed then it's going to be the same sort of wait for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9. As per The Elec (via Android Police ), Samsung is pushing back the release of the Galaxy Tab S9 in response to a sluggish market and a general economic downturn – although we don't get much indication of how long the delay might be. It's not clear exactly when the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 might see the light of day, but the Galaxy Tab S8 was unveiled in February 2022. Presumably we won't see the new model make an appearance in February 2023. Three models The expectation is that there will be three models of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, as with the Galaxy Tab S8: a standard model, a Plus model, and an Ultra model that boasts a gigantic 14.6-inch display. But with tablet sales in decline at th...

Apple October launches: the new devices we might see this month The launch of the iPhone 14 and the Apple Watch 8 has come and gone, but Apple most likely isn't done with hardware in 2022 yet: the rumors are that we've got quite a few more new products to look forward to before the year is out. Although we had an Apple event last October , this time around it's not clear if Apple will host an actual event; instead, it's being suggested that it will content itself with a flurry of press releases and online announcements. However the unveilings are handled, we've got a pretty good idea of what's on the menu, thanks to multiple rumors and leaks over the past few months. Read on, then, to find out about the Apple products that we think will appear this month, and what we know about them so far. New iPads The 11-inch iPad Pro 2021 (Image credit: Future) Apple's current entry-level tablet, the iPad 10.2 (2021) , was launched in September last ye...