On this week’s episode of the AppleInsider Podcast, you hosts discuss the “Let Loose” event where Apple revealed a new iPad lineup, the M4 processor, and new accessories.
iPad Pro with M4 announced during Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ event
Apple surprised us all with an M4 processor in a set of iPad Pros, but it seems people were more surprised about an ad crushing various instruments into an iPad. There are new iPad Air models, including a 13-inch option, upgraded iPad Pros, an aluminum Magic Keyboard, and Apple Pencil Pro.
The tandem OLED display and optional nano texture option has seen a lot of discussion since the announcement. People are concerned about the display’s durability and feel, but hands-on experiences suggest it feels like normal glass.
Apple’s iPad lineup is now radically different than it was at this time in 2023. Here’s how to choose the best tablet to buy for your budget.
Apple has an iPad for many different budgets.
Across all of Apple’s product ranges it offers products over a very wide selection of price points. If you have a particular budget in mind, there’s an iPad to match.
However, unlike its other product categories, the iPad range was stagnant in 2023. There were no updates at all that year, and the drought continued until May 2024.
Do you have a heart? Then you’re going to appreciate two new tools coming to the Oura Ring. They arrive soon and will make heart health monitoring easier.
As rumors foretold, Apple has revamped the iPad Pro with an M4 chip, tandem OLED screen and a thinner case. There’s also a new Magic Keyboard that should deliver a more MacBook-like typing experience! In this week’s episode, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss how Apple is shining a new light on tablets (which also includes the new iPad Air models) and reworking its vision of mobile computing. Does anyone really need the iPad Pro today? And could it be more compelling if iPadOS improves its multitasking capabilities? Also, we discuss the launch of Google’s new mid-range phone, the Pixel 8a.
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Topics
New iPad Pro with OLED and M4 processor, iPad Air and Apple Pencil announced at ‘Let Loose’ event – 1:04
Google announces Pixel 8a with 120Hz OLED screen and AI capability – 20:50
What the heck happed with Helldivers 2? – 28:31
Microsoft shuts down Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin – 34:10
Hades 2 early access is out now – 42:01
Around Engadget: Steve Dent reviews Fujifilm X100 VI – 45:39
Apple has apologized for its Crush! ad, which sparked a furious backlash among artists, musicians, and other creators. AdAge reports Apple said the video “missed the mark,” and it has scrapped plans to run the commercial on TV. The video shows a series of musical instruments and other tools for human expression, including a guitar, drums, trumpet, amplifiers, record player, TV and much more being crushed to “All I Ever Need Is You” by Sonny and Cher. The crusher pulls up to reveal an iPad. Tonally, you could see how it could be misconstrued.
Apple is rumored to have more AI tricks planned for its next WWDC, while this new iPad Pro has a chip that boasts a lot of AI power, all with the looming threat of AI to creatives.
But — and imagine I’m using my indoor voice, here — it’s just an ad. However, Apple is such a huge company that it wields a huge amount of influence. And everyone is watching.
In a rambling interview, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey claimed Bluesky was “literally repeating all the mistakes” he made while running Twitter. Dorsey’s complaints seem to boil down to two issues. First, he never intended Bluesky to be an independent company, with its own board and stock and other vestiges of a corporate entity. Instead, his plan was for Twitter — as it was called — to be the first client to take advantage of the open-source protocol Bluesky created.
Dorsey also didn’t like Bluesky’s form of content moderation, and how it has occasionally banned users for things like using racial slurs in their usernames. A lot of this isn’t particularly surprising. If you’ve followed Dorsey’s public comments over the last couple years, he’s repeatedly said Twitter’s “original sin” was being a company beholden to advertisers.
The FDA has issued the highest level of recall for the app.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class I recall for the t:connect mobile app on iOS, which people with diabetes use to monitor and control an insulin pump. The FDA received 224 injury reports as of April 15. Insulin pumps, like the t:slim X2, automatically deliver insulin under the user’s skin at set intervals and whenever needed. The bug excessively drained power from the pump, meaning it could shut down without warning and before the user expected it to, leading to the under-delivery of insulin.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-apple-apologizes-for-its-ipad-pro-ad-that-crushed-human-creativity-111523044.html?src=rss
If you feel like you’re being controlled by your smartphone, don’t feel alone — smartphone addiction is a real thing. So, let’s talk about it, and how to deal with it.
How to dial back your screen time
We’ve all done it — we’ve lost entire days to the siren call of social media or mobile gaming, or even just binge-watching our favorite TV shows. While it’s not bad if it happens occasionally, there’s a good chance it probably happens more than you’d care to admit.
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