Apple unveils new iPads on ‘biggest day’ for device

Apple has unveiled a new range of iPads in what the company’s boss Tim Cook called the “biggest day for iPad since its introduction”. The US tech giant announced two new versions of its top-end iPad Pro, alongside two new versions of its mid-tier iPad Air. The updates mark the biggest upgrade to the iPad line-up in several years, as Apple looks to reignite interest in its long-running tablet computer range. The remarkably thin and powerful all-new iPad Pro takes a huge leap forward with the Ultra Retina XDR display, powerful M4 chip, and support for the all-new Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard. It’s available to order starting today! pic.twitter.com/zzrNT6civ5 — Greg Joswiak (@gregjoz) May 7, 2024 The new iPad Pro will include a high-quality OLED display for the first time, as well as Apple’s new, own-made, top-of-the-range M4 chip, which the company says mean the new devices are 50% faster than the previous generation and ten-times faster than the original iPad Pro model. Apple senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, said the new Pro “pioneers our most advanced technologies, and pushes the limits of what an iPad can be”, adding that the new device was the...

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