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Apple Does Not Plan to Launch New Mac Studio, Mac Pro Models Until Mid 2025: Report

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Apple recently launched its new line of iPad Air and iPad Pro models — the latter powered by the latest M4 chip. The Cupertino, California-based company is reportedly planning to overhaul its entire Mac lineup, updating its computers with the AI-focussed M4 processor. While new iMac and MacBook Pro models may arrive later this year, Apple reportedly does not plan to launch Mac Studio and Mac Pro models until the middle of 2025. The information comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who said in the Q&A section of the latest edition of his Power On newsletter (via MacRumors) that Apple’s launch schedule till the middle of next year does not include new Mac Studio and Mac Pro models. Apple last refreshed its Mac Studio and Mac Pro models, featuring M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips, at WWDC in June 2023. With no new models planned for launch until 2025, the company could go two years before updating the lineup. The iPhone maker is set to host WWDC 2024 next month, where it is expected to announce …

Apple’s New iPad Air, iPad Pro Get Battery Health Menu That Limits Charging to 80 Percent: Report

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Apple unveiled the new iPad Pro with an M4 chip and the iPad Air lineup with an M2 chip at its ‘Let Loose’ event earlier this month. The Cupertino giant has reportedly added a new Battery Health menu on the 2024 generation tablets similar to the iPhone 15 series. This menu will show optimised charging options and data about the battery. It would allow users to limit the battery charge percentage to maximise lifespan. This setting will hold the battery charge at 80 percent before reaching 100 percent. The menu will list the cycle count as well. Signs of Battery Health menu were first spotted in the iPadOS 17.5 code. Dutch website iCulture (via Macrumors) claims that the new iPad models launched this month feature the Battery Health menu for the first time. This can be accessed by heading to Settings > Battery > Battery Health. The new option reportedly lists charge cycle count, and maximum capacity and lets users set the maximum charging limit to 80 percent to protect the lifespan of the internal …

Apple Apologises for iPad Pro ‘Crush’ Ad After Video Sparks Criticism, Ad Age Says

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Apple apologized on Thursday after an advertisement for its latest iPad Pro model sparked criticism by showing an animation of musical instruments and other symbols of creativity being crushed, Ad Age magazine reported. “Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways users express themselves and bring their ideas to life through iPad. We missed the mark with this video, and we’re sorry,” Ad Age quoted the iPhone maker as saying. An Apple spokesperson declined to comment but directed inquiries to the Ad Age report. The advertisement titled “Crush” has over a million views on Apple’s YouTube channel and was shared by CEO Tim Cook on social media platform X. It shows a variety of creative tools and objects such as a camera, guitar, piano and paint being destroyed by an industrial crusher. Then the crusher reveals the newly unveiled iPad, symbolizing how much the new thinner model encompasses. Online commenters criticized the ad as insensitive and an unwelcome departure from the company’s historic positioning of its brand as nonconformist, human friendly and an …

Apple M4 Chip With On-Device AI, Ray Tracing and Ultra Retina XDR Display Support Launched

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Apple on Tuesday unveiled its M4 chip, the company’s most powerful Apple Silicon processor to date. The new chipset is built on the firm’s second-generation 3nm technology and powers the latest iPad Pro (2024) models launched at its ‘Let Loose’ launch event with new ‘Tandem OLED’ screens. It is equipped with up to 10 CPU cores and comes with an upgraded Neural Engine with support for up to 38 trillion operations per second, improving the performance of on-device AI task on the company’s new iPad Pro. During the launch of the iPad Pro (2024) on Tuesday, the Cupertino company revealed that the new M4 chip comprises 28 billion transistors and has up to four performance cores and six efficiency cores — both equipped with improved machine learning accelerators. It is built on Apple’s second-generation 3nm technology and the company says it offers 1.5 times faster CPU performance compared to the iPad Pro (2022) that is powered by an M2 chip. Apple’s new M4 chip has up to 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency coresPhoto Credit: Apple   …

Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ iPad Event Today: How to Watch Livestream, What to Expect

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Apple’s first hardware event of the year will be held later today. The digital-only event dubbed “Let Loose” will be livestreamed through Apple’s official platforms. As always, Apple has not given any clue about hardware categories that will appear during the event, however, we expect the keynote to announce new products. The main focus of the event could be the iPad models and related accessories. The iPad Air is expected to be unveiled in two sizes and the iPad Pro is anticipated to come with an OLED display and M4 chip. The Let Loose Apple event is taking place today (May 7) at 7:00am PT (7:30pm IST). It will be livestreamed via the company’s YouTube channel. You can also watch it online through Apple’s website and Apple TV app.   Specific details about the launch event have not been released yet, but Apple is speculated to focus on iPad Pro and iPad Air this time. The former is expected to bring notable upgrades including an OLED display, an updated M3 chipset, a revamped rear camera …

Apple “Let Loose” Launch Event Set for May 7; 2024 iPad Air, iPad Pro, New Apple Pencil Expected

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Apple is all set to host its next hardware event “Let Loose” next month. This will be the company’s first major launch event in 2024 and it will be livestreamed via the company’s official channels. Exact details about what Apple is unveiling in the event are yet to be officially announced, but we expect the Cupertino firm to introduce new upgraded iPad Pro and iPad Air models alongside a new Apple Pencil. The next generation iPad Pro models are expected to come with an M3 chip and feature OLED screens for the first time. Apple dropped an invite for its virtual launch event on Tuesday (April 23). The event is scheduled to take place at 7am PT (7:30pm IST) on May 7 and the show will be livestreamed via its official website and Apple TV app. The event poster is seen with the tagline: “Let Loose”. It shows a drawing of a hand holding an Apple Pencil suggesting that iPad will be the key focus of the event. Apple is expected to release new iPad …

New Macs, iPads, and accessories coming soon from Apple: No launch event expected | Technology News

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Apple might announce new Macs, iPads, and accessories in the next few weeks. Unlike most Apple product launches, where the devices are unveiled during a launch event, these products could arrive without a launch event with just a select media briefing. Once announced, these devices will be available on the company’s official website, and Apple is likely to post a few product-related videos and advertisement content on various online platforms such as YouTube. It is also expected that Apple will drop the iOS 17.4 update around the launch of new iPads, which is expected to introduce a lot of new features, including the ability to shoot native 3D videos on the iPhone 15 Pro series. Apple is expected to announce the M3-powered 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air, new iPad Pros with a massive 12.9-inch OLED screen, and a few accessories such as Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil in the next few weeks. According to a report by Bloomberg, all these products are already in production overseas, and these products are likely to be announced in …

iPhone 15 Series, iPads, MacBooks, Apple Watches Available at Discounted Prices at Vijay Sales Apple Days Sale

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iPhone 15 series can now be bought at significantly lowered prices in India. Retailer Vijay Sales has announced its Apple Days sale, where several Apple products are listed at discounted rates. The sale is valid from December 31, 2023, to January 7, 2024 in the country. Users can earn loyalty points during the purchase of iPhone 15 series phones, multiple iPad and MacBook models, and AirPods during this sale. Select bank card holders may also be eligible for additional discounts, which helps lower the effective price even further. The iPhone 15 series was launched in September 2023 with four models – iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Including an instant discount offer of Rs. 3,000 on HDFC credit and debit cards, the 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage variants of the top-of-the-line iPhone 15 Pro Max can be purchased at Rs. 1,46,240, Rs. 1,61,900 and Rs. 1,69,990, respectively via the Vijay Sales website. Meanwhile, the 128GB option of the iPhone 15 Pro can be bought for as low as …

Apple’s 2024 iPad Pro May Support MagSafe Charging

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iPhone models started offering MagSafe functionality back in 2020 with the launch of the iPhone 12 series. Now, Apple is expected to bring this wireless charging technology to its tablets. The Cupertino-based tech company will reportedly introduce the MagSafe standard on the next-generation iPad Pro model expected to launch in 2024. The 2024 iPad Pro is said to come in 11.1-inch and 13-inch screen sizes and could feature glass back panels. A report by MacRumors, citing a source “familiar with companies that manufacture magnets for Apple products,” claims that the next-generation iPad Pro that’s set to launch in 2024 may offer MagSafe charging. This corroborates previous claims made by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman earlier claimed that Apple was planning to swap the iPad Pro‌’s traditional metal back for a glass one to facilitate wireless charging. Wireless charging doesn’t work with metal panels and with the adoption of MagSafe charging technology on future tablets, iPad Pro might get a new design with glass or plastic panels. Consequently, they could be more vulnerable to drops and damage as well. Apple …

Apple Plans to Clear Up Cluttered iPad Lineup, iPad Air to Be Updated With M2 Chip: Report

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Apple did not introduce new iPad models this year and is believed to be planning a long overdue overhaul of its popular tablet lineup in 2024. The Cupertino, California-based company is said to be working on introducing new iPad Pro and iPad Air models next year. Apple is also reportedly planning to clear up its cluttered iPad offerings. The iPhone maker currently sells five different iPad models — the iPad Pro, iPad Air, ninth and 10th generation regular iPad models, and the iPad mini. A new report says that the company intends to establish distinction between the Pro and Air models, with the former getting an M3 chipset. According to Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter on Bloomberg, the upcoming iPad Pro models will bring changes that clearly distinguish them as the top-of-the-line iPad. In addition to the M3 chip, the next iPad Pro will reportedly get an OLED screen, a revamped magic keyboard accessory, and an updated design. The upcoming iPad Air models, on the other hand, will run on the lower-powered M2 chip. While this …