New iPad Pros with faster chips and a 10.2-inch budget iPad coming in 2019
2018 iPad Pro models will receive a faster Apple chip and the $329 budget iPad will grow its screen from the current 9.7-inch panel to a 10.2-inch one.
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Apple may hold a media event between March 11-20 to unveil AirPods 2, AirPower & new iPads
A supply chain source claims that Apple is prepping to launch some new products and accessories in early-spring.
iPad mini 5 may look identical to the iPad mini 4 design
Apple is rumored to have informed accessory vendors in its MFi program that the next iPad mini will look nearly indistinguishable from the current design.
DigiTimes: iPad mini 5 rumored to arrive later in 2019
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Compal Electronics is expected to build Apple’s fifth-generation iPad mini tablet that should arrive “later in 2019”.
$329 6th generation iPad to gain a 10″ screen, a cheaper iPad mini on the way
A follow-up to 2015’s iPad mini 4 will be cheaper than the current $399 128GB model while the $329 sixth-generation iPad should get a bigger display.
Hints of next-gen iPad & iPod touch models spotted in iOS 12.2 and Eurasian database
New Face ID-less iPads are in the works, in addition to the next iPod touch that won’t have Face ID nor Touch ID, according to a regulatory filing and the iOS 12.2 code.
Claimed photos of unreleased iPad mini with redesigned antenna & no LED flash
A pair of photos published Tuesday appear to depict an unreleased iPad mini model in Rose Gold that seems to have a redesigned cellular antenna and no camera flash on the back.
Claimed iPad mini 5 case hints at Apple Pencil 2 support, new cameras, headphone jack & more
An alleged third-party iPad mini 5 case sports a vertical camera cutout along with a hole for the headphone jack and an oddly-shaped cutout hinting at Apple Pencil 2 support.
Apple could release new iPad mini and 10-inch iPad models in the first half of 2019
Apple could revive the iPad mini line with a rumored introduction of a fifth-generation model in the first half of 2019, a new supply chain report has it. There is also apparently a brand new $329 iPad in the works with a slightly larger display at ten inches diagonally.
First new iPad mini since 2015 could arrive soon, but maybe not next week
Respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the first new iPad mini in three years could be announced soon. The tablet might not be seen next week, however.
With iPhones growing in size, the 7.9-inch iPad mini is probably dead
The tea leaves suggest Apple won’t be releasing a new iPad mini. Of course, the tablet could one day be reborn as a super-super-sized iPhone.
Decryption keys for all S5L8942 devices released
Good news for owners of the iPod touch (5th generation), Apple TV (3rd generation), iPad mini, and iPad 2 (iPad2,4). The posting of decryption keys for these devices means eligibility for all sorts of 32-bit downgrade and dual-boot tools.