Apple Announces New and Improved iPad Pro

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The 15-inch MacBook Pro now comes standard with more powerful discrete graphics with more video memory, and the 13-inch MacBook Pro adds a new S$1,898 configuration.

Jan Dawson, principal analyst with Jackdaw Research notes that Apple made a mistake pitching the iPad as a replacement for the PC previous year. More importantly, it has shrunk the size of the bezel - the strip of black around the display - particularly on the sides. And for the camera, if you do want to take pictures with this iPad, it has the same camera that you'll find in the iPhone 7. So said Apple's Greg "Joz" Joswiak, on stage at WWDC 2017, waxing lyrical about the new 10.5-inch Apple iPad Pro's display. That won't happen until iOS 11 arrives later this year, with a bevy of new features for the iPad in tow. Still, it's a change worth noting because it improves your experience looking at the screen, particularly if you're doing a lot of online reading on the tablet. There is also a new Files app so you have easy access to all of your files, even if they're in a cloud service such as Dropbox. Hanging onto a laptop might be a bit cumbersome, but your iPhone is too dang tiny, so the iPad Pro is the in-between you'll need.

Coupled with the interactive Apple Pencil for annotations and note taking, the keyboard and pencil combo will set you back just under $350 CAD, before you even buy the device! If you're already using one of the iPad Pros, you can probably keep that for now and you'll be fine for a couple of years.

"As I said when the 12" MacBook model was launched, it made ideal sense for Apple to offer a simple, port-less model for those who want - in effect - an iPad with a permanent keyboard.

You'll have to turn the screen around to see the most significant physical difference between the two: the iMac Pro has two extra I/O ports.

The 10.5-inch iPad Pro launches with prices ranging from $649 to $1,079.

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The iPad is slowly "coming of age" to become a device for getting serious and creative work done.

It is the problem in that most people use their iPads to consume media, from apps to web browsing and email, and their current device is perfectly fine.

There is no lag when playing the graphics-intensive game Implosion.

Monument Valley 2, for example, is a joyful bloom of colours that looks spectacular on the iPad's screen, regardless of whether it's played indoors or outdoors. Until then, it's pretty much just a faster version of last year's iPad Pro with a slightly bigger display.

Multitasking has also been given an important upgrade in iOS 11. They'll fit in the same cube or open office desk setup you're using now. The new 10.5-inch model reduces the borders by almost 40 percent to fit into an incredible compact package that still weighs just one pound. However, most users should consider the base MacBook Pro as the primary choice, since you'll receive a larger, brighter screen and more computing power for the same amount of cash.

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