Month: October 2018

NEW YORK—The new iPad Pros that have been rumored for months are now a reality. Apple revealed the latest editions of its premium tablets today at its "special event" in Brooklyn, New York. The announcement confirms some major new features that have been brought over from the most recent iPhones, like an edge-to-edge display and FaceID, plus tablet-specific features that have been talked about in the months leading up to the event.

The new iPads start at $799 with pre-orders beginning today. The devices will ship November 7.

NEW YORK—For the first time in four years, Apple has announced a new Mac mini, and it's a departure from its predecessor. The new Space Grey boasts five times the performance of its predecessor, with either 4- or 6-core processors and up to 64GB of RAM, making it a much more capable system for demanding users.

The 2014 refresh of the Mac mini was not well-received by users or critics. It eliminated the four-core CPU available in the previous model and was harder to upgrade. And Apple let that refresh sit for a long time without an update. Consumers and analysts began to speculate that the product line's days were numbered, but Apple CEO Tim Cook responded to an email from a customer to say, "We do plan for Mac mini to be an important part of our product line going forward" about a year ago. We didn't hear any more details after that, but a report in Bloomberg revealed that this new product was around the corner.

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NEW YORK—The wait is over: Apple on Tuesday unveiled a revamped MacBook Air at an event in Brooklyn, New York.

The device is available for pre-order today and will begin shipping on November 7. It will start at $1,199, which is a slight jump from the $999 starting price of the older MacBook Air.

The updated notebook is still called the MacBook Air and still features a 13.3-inch display, but the borders surrounding that screen are dramatically smaller, and the aluminum bezels that adorned the last MacBook Air are gone. Apple says the display contains "over 4 million pixels" and "48% more color" compared to the prior (and admittedly very dated) model. There's an "HD" front-facing camera above the display.