Apple's fiscal 2020 first quarter was hardly a disappointment, with record revenues, but not every category in the Apple Store was quite pulling its weight. While the Cupertino firm doesn't break down individual sales on a per-product basis - much to the frustration of fans and financial analysts alike - it does give an indication of how each division performed.
Pokemon HOME details were released today by The Pokemon Company in full, with release date and pricing structure included. There'll be a Basic Plan and a Premium Plan available for all trainers right out the gate. Different features will be enabled for different price tiers, and different abilities will be enabled on different platforms - the Mobile Phone Version of Pokemon Home and the Nintendo Switch Version of Pokemon Home have different features right out the gate.
It's been 10 years since Steve Jobs introduced the world to the iPad, and today we're looking at what comes next. In September of 2019, the latest iPad was revealed - iPad 10.2, a 7th-generation tablet ready to roll for a wide variety of use-cases, retaining the elder Apple Pencil and a centered, circular Touch ID and runs the latest iPadOS. In 2020, things are going to get a little bit more unfamiliar.
Forget the AirPods and the Mac Pro Cheese Grater. Apple's most reviled product may not have been a distinct product but a component instead. Fortunately, it seems that the company is ready to put its butterfly switches behind it and is spreading the good news of good old scissor switches. In fact, it may even spread that to a rather unexpected recipient, the iPad Pro. Hopefully not before it comes to other MacBooks first.
If you were looking to trade in your current device to Apple and put that money toward a new device, the amount you'll get in trade has suddenly dropped. Apple is now offering less trade-in money for a variety of devices spanning iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches. There are few devices that are retaining the trade-in amounts that they used to have, but for the most part, prices are going down.
Brydge has been teasing an iPad Pro keyboard with a trackpad for a while now, and today we finally got to see it in the flesh. Officially dubbed the Brydge Pro+, this new keyboard isn't quite available yet, but it will be soon. Just get ready to shell out some cash, because regardless of the version you buy, it's going to be expensive.
Today we're taking a peek at what's coming up in the year 2020 from Apple. This is the company that made the most popular tablet in the world, the best-selling smart earbuds in the world, and the most ubiquitous name in smartphones - unless you count Android. What've they got up their sleeve for the year 2020? While we'll only know for sure when Apple reveals their products at big events, we've got a pack of very likely rumors that show some products to which you'll want to pay attention!
A pair of iPad Pro models were leaked this morning with full 3D renders that show a brand new vision. This is the new wave iPad Pro, in two sizes, both with a three-lens backside camera array with a giant LED flash and abilities we must imagine will equal those of the latest round of iPhone devices. One major element remains unknown, at this point - will the backs be aluminum, or will the backs be glass?
Photoshop for iPad is getting one of the most-missed tools from its desktop sibling, with Select Subject now promising AI-powered selection magic on Apple's tablet. The new tool is added in Photoshop for iPad's first update since its release in early November, something that didn't quite have the reception Adobe might have been hoping for.
Apple released a new version of their "Clips" app today, bringing with it a number of features that'll work on the newest round of iPhone and iPad devices. This newest version of the Clips app includes support for new languages - specifically right-to-left languages including Hebrew and Arabic. Clips will also bring seven new Mickey and Minnie Mouse stickers because Disney is the dominant media force on Earth here at the tail end of 2019.
It may not be long before we see Mini-LED displays make their way to Apple products. While we may not see the tech featured on iPhones anytime soon, one analyst thinks that Apple will look to outfit iPads and MacBooks with Mini-LED displays as early as next year. When that happens, it could be the start of a trend for Apple, which could begin using Mini-LED in as many as 4-6 products over the next two or three years.
Today Apple's Phil Schiller had some words for the education market with specific regard for Google's Chromebook platform. He spoke to CNET about their new MacBook, mainly, but also responded to a question on how Chromebooks seem to be taking a foothold in the education market. "In the K-12 market, particularly for the lower grades -- K through six to nine," said Schiller, "iPad is doing really well."