News & Reviews:   Apple

After the surprise drop of new iPads, Apple might have another one for us before the year ends. The latest report suggests the company is gearing up to launch new MacBook Pro models and Mac mini PC next month.

Apple today revised the subscription prices of its services, including Apple TV+, Apple Music and Apple One bundles. Taking effect starting today, an Apple spokesperson cited several reasons for the price hike, including increasing licensing costs and more.

Apple has finally released the highly anticipated iPadOS 16 update for supported iPads which brings with it many new features and improvements from the previous version. Since the initial release was skipped last month, the update comes in the form of iPadOS 16.1 and is rolling out at the same time as iOS 16.1. watchOS 9.1 and tvOS 16.1.

According to a report, Apple was going to release a plastic version of the iPad. However, the company didn't carry out the plan and released the 10th generation of iPad, mainly built on aluminium. It's said that the tech giant would have made the tablet cheaper and more competitive. 

The Mac Pro is still waiting for its transition to Apple Silicone and given the machine’s standing in the Mac hierarchy, it will definitely feature the most powerful Apple in-house chipset yet. In fact, according to reliable tipster Mark Gurman, the Mac Pro will feature new and extremely powerful SoCs nicknamed the “M2 Ultra” and “M2 Extreme”.

Just a month ago, Apple announced that both iOS 16.1 and tvOS 16.1 were in beta testing to allow users to use Apple Fitness+ without an Apple Watch. Today, the company just confirmed that it's going to happen very soon on 24 October 2022. 

In case you didn't know, there is a brand new Machines store in Pavilion Bukit Bintang and today is the grand opening launch. To celebrate the occassion, the store's special promotion on various Apple products is also on sale.

Big Apple news alert! At 8 pm today, Apple CEO Tim Cook posted a teaser on Twitter confirming the imminent arrival of new iPads. With the caption "The possibilities are endless" and the hashtag "TakeNote", Cook also shared a video showing fingers zooming in continuously on a painting displayed on a tablet-like device. In the end, Apple Pencil made an appearance too.

While other manufacturers already launched several generations of foldable smartphones in the market, it looks like Apple will not follow suit but instead release a foldable tablet first. In fact, according to analyst firm CCS Insight, Apple may be launching a foldable iPad in 2024.

While other manufacturers already launched several generations of foldable smartphones in the market, it looks like Apple will not follow suit but instead release a foldable tablet first. In fact, according to analyst firm CCS Insight, Apple may be launching a foldable iPad in 2024.