Apple’s newest iPad has officially landed

Apple’s newest iPad has officially landed

Apple’s newest iPad has officially landed, and boy is it HUGE. Unveiled at Apple’s iPhone event on Wednesday, the iPad Pro is a 12.9-inch behemoth of an iPad geared primarily toward business professionals. Oh, and much to the chagrin of the late Steve Jobs, it comes with a stylus.

Tim Cook called it the biggest news in iPad since the iPad, and he wasn’t kidding. This thing is enormous, but Apple says it’s still only 0.27 inches thick compared with the 0.24-inch iPad Air 2.

Apple says the Pro’s screen is great for watching movies thanks to its 2,732 x 2,048 pixels. But it’s not just about great looking video, Apple’s Phil Schiller said the new multitasking features in iOS 9 were developed specifically with the iPad Pro in mind.

So you’ll be able to use two apps side by side at the same time on the iPad Pro, just like you would on a laptop. Apple also announced its new Smart Keyboard cover that connects to the Pro magnetically.

If that sounds familiar, it’s because Microsoft has been making keyboard covers that magnetically connect to its Surface tablet for quite some time. Though, Microsoft’s Surface keyboard also comes with a touchpad, the iPad Pro’s keyboard cover doesn’t.Apple also debuted its new Apple Pencil stylus for the iPad Pro. Yes, despite Steve Jobs’s dislike for the stylus, Apple has added one to the iPad.Unlike most styluses, though, the Apple Pencil has built in sensors that can detect when you press hard or lightly and will adjust your stroke accordingly. The Apple Pencil can also determine if you are writing on a slant and change the width of your stroke.In a “stroke” of genius — get it? — Apple added a Lightning charger to the top of the Pencil that you can plug into the Pro to recharge.

To demonstrate the iPad Pro’s capabilities, Apple brought out a handful of developers, including Microsoft VP Kirk Koenigsbauer, to show how you can use the Apple Pencil, keyboard cover, and multitasking to turn the iPad Pro into a serious productivity tool.

Yes, hell has frozen over, a Microsoft executive was on stage at Apple’s big event.To run multiple apps at once, Apple made the iPad Pro the most powerful iPad yet, packing it with an A9x processor, which the company says is nearly twice as fast as the iPad Air 2s chip. Apple claims the processor is actually 80 percent faster than most portable computers on the market.

Apple’s Big Fall Event: New iPhones, Bigger iPads, and a Siri-fied Apple TV

Daniel Howley

Technology Reporter

Yahoo Tech

September 9, 2015

Every fall, Apple holds a big media event to introduce its latest products, and it’s always quite a show. This year’s edition was no different, with new iPhones, an improved Apple TV, and a GIANT iPad. Here’s a quick recap.

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

The biggest news to come out of Apple’s event was the debut of the $199 iPhone 6s and $299 6s Plus. Both phones look nearly identical to last year’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, but (like mom always said) it’s what’s inside that counts.

Read More: Apple Introduces iPhone 6s and 6s Plus with 3D Touch, Live Photos

The new iPhones come with improved 12-megapixel iSight cameras that Apple says will capture cleaner, crisper images compared to the 8-megapixel camera in the iPhone 6. They also have new pressure-sensitive 3D Touch displays, which support some new gestures for interacting with apps and data.

For example, if you get an iMessage with a link to a website, you’ll be able to lightly press that link to open the page without ever leaving iMessage.

Apple has also made the phones sturdier — by building them from the same materials as the Apple Watch — so we can finally hope to put Bendgate behind us forever.

With the unveiling of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple is killing off its iPhone 5c and replacing it with the iPhone 5s, which now be free with a two-year contract.On top of that, Apple has announced a new program through which you can buy an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus through any carrier and pay $32 per month to be eligible to upgrade your iPhone every year.

iPad Pro

After years of speculation, Apple finally came out with a giant iPad Pro. The 12.9-inch tablet packs a massive screen and a stylus (something the late Steve Jobs famously hated).

Read More: Apple Introduces Enormous iPad Pro with Apple Pencil Stylus

The big-screen iPad will work nicely with iOS 9’s multitasking features, which let you use two apps side-by-side. In fact, Apple actually brought out a Microsoft executive to demonstrate how nicely Office for iPad works with the Pro and iOS 9.But the big news was the Pro’s new Apple Pencil stylus. A $100 accessory, the Apple Pencil includes built-in sensors that can detect how much pressure you use while writing to change the size of your pencil stroke — press hard and you’ll see a thick stroke, press lightly and you’ll get a thin one.Then there’s Apple’s new $170 Smart Keyboard cover. Similar to the Microsoft Surface Pro’s Type Cover, the Smart Keyboard cover combines a keyboard that connects to the iPad Pro magnetically with a screen cover.

Still, the iPad Pro won’t be able to run full desktop apps; for that, you’ll still need a MacBook. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3, on the other hand, can run both tablet apps and desktop programs.The Pro will be available in November with a starting price of $800.

Apple TV

Apple’s oft-forgotten Apple TV has finally received its long-awaited upgrade, and it just might give your Roku a run for its money.

Read More: The New Apple TV Will Change Television Forever (Maybe)

The new set-top box comes with a faster processor for speedier performance, more storage for downloaded movies, and support for games.Best of all, the new Apple TV comes with universal search and your favorite digital assistant, Siri. With universal search and Siri, you’ll be able to look for a show or movie across multiple apps. So you can type in, say, Ninja Turtles and get results for the cartoon on Hulu and the classic 80’s movie on Netflix.And with Siri, you’ll no longer have to use your remote’s arrow keys to laboriously type out a show’s name. Instead, you’ll be able to simply ask Siri to find it for you, and you’ll be set.The new Apple TV’s remote also gets a touchpad that you can swipe across to get to different apps. And the new Apple TV will support iOS-like games, similar to how Google’s Android TV lets you play Android games.