“Apple’s next big reveal is expected this spring, around March when it is expected to introduce new iPad Pros, a red iPhone 7 and a higher-capacity iPhone SE,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld.
“‘We’ve got some exciting things coming on iPad and I’m optimistic about where things are headed,’ Cook said this month,” Evans writes. “How soon will we see them? Macotakara believes Apple will hold an event in March to introduce new iPad Pro models in 7.9-inch, 9.7-inch, 10.5-inch, and 12.9-inch sizes.”
“Both the 9.7-inch and 10.5-inch models are expected to host edge-to-edge displays and to omit the Home button. They will maintain a small top bezel to provide a place for the iSight camera,” Evans writes. “A Bloomberg report claimed Apple will also introduce new software features designed to make the iPad experience even more impressive. Things like a faster and more responsive touch surface, smooth on-screen zooming, panning and scrolling.”
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MacDailyNews Take: With easier compares and compelling new hardware and software, iPad will soon, finally, be set to return to growth!
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Apple to unveil new iPad Pro lineup, 128GB iPhone SE, and Red iPhone 7/Plus next month – February 20, 2017
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
I can’t believe Jobs didn’t leave a plan for Apple to follow. If he did, I can’t believe this only included iPhones & iPads. Where are the Macs?
Yeah Gawdammit! F*ck the iPhones & iPads, the Mac’s turn is WAAAAY overdue! This is getting so sickening. Don’t forget the thing that started it all!!
I suspect Jobs left a guideline, but he was a guy who was willing to make abrupt changes. As such, there was probably no “master plan.”
Nonetheless, where the wheels are falling off the train is a return to tried-and-true business practices (that caused Apple to fail before): sell only what makes a profit and make sure you have watered-down versions for every price point. Steve Jobs’ philosophy was more “screw it, only make the best; people will find a way to afford it.”
“people will find a way to afford it.”
Which I did over 20 times from 1988 till now………..but from this point, either buying used or reconditioned until we know what is going to happen.
More and more, the software that I use to make my living (HTML5 animations) is also available on Windows and it works just as well. There is one exception, my most important app, and they are seriously investigating Windows. They are ex-Apple employees.
How did we ever get to this point? I never expected to even consider Windows, but Parallels is on my two Macs and ready to go if needed.
Weren’t there reports that he told them (Cook) to follow their own path?
Make…a…red…iPhone…and…all…will…be…well.
Is edge-to-edge display actually something people want?
I’d imagine fingers or a case would partially obscure it. Dragging icons onto other screens is hard enough now.
As is even getting the icons into wiggle mode. Do i force-touch? no. Do I just touch & hold? no. ::sigh::
What a mess is iOS.
YES, you touch and hold. Just as it “always” was.
Force touch is an additional NEW thing.
Can you chew gum? Now put one foot in front of the other and suddenly………..yes, you are chewing gum and walking at the same time!!!!
Oohhhhh, right. So I touch, but not press. But it’s all blurry. Okay, I back my touch off… whoops, too far. Okay, try again… no, that’s force touch. Okay, touch, wait for blurry, verrrrrrrrrry slooooowwllllyyyy back off the touch until it isn’t blurry anymore, aaaaaand WAIT FOR IT… THERE!
Okay, drag to the side of the screen.. um, drag to the side of the screen. WAIT FOR IT… nope, okay.. hmmm. Maybe the bumper’s in the way? I’ll try some more.
I dunno, maybe I have massive fat fingers.
Not force touch. To get the wiggle you use light touch. ?!?!?!? Why do I even know this? Because there’s not enough of a difference between force touch and a regular light touch. Of course I beat the hell out of a keyboard every six months or so too though.
I pretty much gave up on expecting anything great anymore….
The 7.9 better have a edge to edge screen without home button, as well, or I won’t but one.
I’m with you, Maribo – I won’t but one either!
That’s about all you can do with Tim Cook.
No way I’m shelling out $1200 for an iPhone 8.
Seriously waiting on Microsoft’s Surface phone.
Fed up with incompetent, “pipeline” Timmy.
There better be some major iOS advancements or no real reason to upgrade. I want the “pro” to be a real pro version.
It would be nice if Apple would create videos showing how the iPad can be used in every day life. How to do this with an iPad how to do that with an iPad, etc. For people who are accustomed to a conventional computer, the iPad can be a bit weird. Copy and paste is tricky to master. Multitasking is less than intuitive. Understanding that you don’t really have to have 1 million files on your iPad in order to work, that those files can be located in the cloud is difficult for some people to grasp. Apple’s own cloud storage offering does not lend itself effectively to business use. Consequently it would be who’ve them to make it clear that while their product is a consumer oriented product that there are options that do work well for business available.
Videos showing people how to create an image in Photoshop on the Mac, then how to do the same thing on the iPad would be helpful.
Back up the claims with real world examples. The iPad is a different paradigm than the Macintosh. It works differently. Stop saying that the iPad is not a computer, say that it is a different type of computer. In essence develop a college level course for using the iPad.
As it is, people are handed this new paradigm in computing with no concept as to how to integrate it into their workflows. It may sound like a joke but it has taken years for some people to truly understand conventional hierarchical file systems for instance. Now comes iOS with no discernible file system and folks are lost conceptually. Where are my files?
Within macOS it is easy to flow from one app to the next. Not so much with iOS. IOS is extremely secure with its implementation of sandboxing, but of course the more secure something is the less convenient it is.
In contrast, with Microsoft’s Windows everywhere approach you can walk into,your office, dock your tablet or phone, and have your familiar Windows 10 desktop. With iOS, people are going to need more of an assist, or the iPad will remain the spare Netflix TV on the coffee table.
Then again, maybe just making game shows and carpool karaoke videos will make everything a OK.
These things better have augmented reality on steroids, right down to viewing other people’s engrams a la Running Man or Strange Days to justify putting the effort into a refresh after just 5-1/2 months when the major mac line has gone well over a year (or 3 years for Mac Pro).
Maybe it’ll be like a 2014 Mac mini upgrade, i.e. discontinue the most powerful one?
No MacPro, no MacMonitor?