Apple's Latest Announcements: What You Need to Know
Apple has recently announced several new products and updates, including the iPhone with hands-free Siri, a wireless charging case option for AirPods, and new iPads. The company's iPhone upgrade features a wireless charging case that holds more charge than the standard charging case, which is priced at $159. Alternatively, users can pay $1.99 for the wireless charging option, or $79 to update their case to the wireless charging one.
The newer iPad models, on the other hand, have received significant updates in terms of tech inside, but did not receive the full Cinderella's treatment seen on last year's Pros. The iPad Mini was probably in need of a refresh after a four-year hiatus, but it still looks pretty much the same with its 7.9-inch screen, thicker bezels, and home button. However, the technology inside has gotten better with a brighter true tone Retina display, a 12Bionic chip, m12 coprocessor, and Apple pencil support - although not the new one, it's just the original.
The iPad Air also received significant updates, with similar specs to the Mini, but featuring a 10.5-inch Retina screen and the same A12 Bionic chip, m12 coprocessor, and Apple pencil support. The Air keeps its crown as the lightest of the larger models, weighing in at just over a pound, but it is no longer the slimmest one of all the iPad Pros. Both the Mini and Air are significantly cheaper than last year's iPad Pro's, with the Mini priced at $399 for 64GB, and the Air priced at $499 with the same storage option.
The iPad Pros were also due for an update, but they still look exactly the same as the previous generations - although they did get significant performance upgrades under the hood. The eighth and ninth generation Intel Core CPUs and new AMD Radeon GPUs will provide improved performance, with the highest configuration available coming with a Core i9 processor and Radeon Pro Vega graphics. The base price for the 21.5-inch model is still the same, but users can now spend up to $2,250 if they max out all the specs.
For pro users, there is still hope for a more dramatic overhaul of the iPad Pro, with some speculating that a whole new redesign might be on the horizon - hopefully by this time next year. The only remaining rumored product to announce is an Apple Air Power Mat, which could come as a sneaky little press release perhaps to avoid the embarrassment of admitting two years late on stage.
As for upcoming events, there's still much anticipation around the April 20th Apple event, where the company will likely be showcasing its new video streaming service. With Disney rumored to be weeks away from launching its own streaming service and Warner media said to follow suit, the pressure is on for Apple to deliver and meet Hollywood's expectations. A recent New York Times report suggests that Apple's super secretive nature is becoming a concern with some of its content partners, who are worried about how the company may try to micromanage how its products are portrayed on this platform.
Apple has also been in talks with companies like HBO, Starz, and Showtime to license their content for the streaming service. However, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings confirmed that his company will not be a part of Apple's streaming service, warning that this space will get very competitive very quickly. Furthermore, Apple's Senior Vice President Eddy Cue revealed that the company is not interested in licensing sports content, but they are interested in becoming an intermediary to curate a better sports experience for fans in the TV app.
Join us live from the Apple event on Monday, March 25th starting at 9:00 AM Pacific time, as we give you the play-by-play of the event and everything Apple announces on CNET.com and YouTube.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enair pods iPads and IMAX Apple has flooded us with products even before its launch event and more details about that video streaming service there's a lot to cover on this week's apple core so let's get right to it Apple's big launch event is still a few days away but we've already gotten a glimpse of its new product lineup that's because the company has literally been dropping new products every single day this week iPads on Monday iMac refresh on Tuesday air pods on Wednesday and the week's not even over instead of a big stage announcement with a splashy new promo video all these products got were a press release which fair enough they may not have warranted the fanfare given they were mostly refresh as to their existing lineup but still it made it seem a little less exciting so what exactly did we get well let's start with air pods now these popular little buds didn't get the full redesign we were expecting so no new biometric sensors no water resistance no new color options or noise cancellation but we did get some of the other upgrades we've been hearing about like a new h1 chip which enables faster Connect time better battery life up to 50% more talk time according to Apple hands-free Siri which would basically allow you to turn up the volume with Siri and that wireless charging case option which also holds more charge the air pods with a standard charging case which also include that extra charge will cost one hundred and fifty nine dollars the same price as before or you'll pay $1.99 for the wireless charging option and if you just want to update the case to the wireless charging one that'll set you back $79 sadly no discounts on the older models at least not on the Apple store although I'm sure other retailers will start offering up some deals to get rid of inventory so stay tuned for that next up new iPads a new mini and a new air again not a shocker considering we've gotten plenty of clues about an imminent release now neither one of these tablets got the full Cinderella's treatment we saw on last year's pros with those flat edges barely there bezels face ID and USB C port but at least they kept the headphone jack now the iPad Mini was probably in most need of a refresh after a four-year hiatus but it still looks pretty much the same with that 7.9 inch screen thicker bezels and home-button but the tech inside has gotten better with a brighter true tone Retina display a 12 Bionic chip m12 coprocessor and Apple pencil support although not the new one it's just the original the iPad air has similar specs but now has a 10.5 inch Retina screen and that same a12 Bionic chip m12 coprocessor and Apple pencil support it keeps this crown as the lightest of the larger models weighing in at 1 pound but it is no longer the slimmest one of all the ipad pro's robbed it of that honor last year and while they're both significantly cheaper than the ipad pro's you have 399 for the mini 64 gigs and $4.99 for the air with the same storage option they're still both more expensive than last year's nine point seven inch model which starts at 329 for 32 gigs but at least now you have a total of five iPads to choose from as if you needed them Apple's IMAX were also due for an update but they still look exactly the same as the previous generations although they did get significant performance upgrades under the hood an eighth and ninth generation Intel Core CPUs and new AMD Radeon GPUs the highest configuration you can get will come with a core i9 processor and Radeon Pro Vega graphics now the base price for the 21.5 inch model is still the same but you can now spend up to five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars if you max out all the specs now performance updates aside pro users are still holding out hope for a more dramatic overhaul of the I'm Klein with a whole new redesign hopefully by this time next year now that pretty much leaves just one more rumoured product to announce an air power mat which as we saw could come as a sneaky little press release maybe to avoid the embarrassment of having to admit on stage that they were two years late now do you think Apple will announce it before the end of this month hit me up on the comments section or on Twitter with your best guesses oh yeah and we still have an apple event to focus on next Monday but with Hardware out of the way we can definitely expect a software service centered event to showcase its new video streaming service which we've already been hearing a lot about but with Disney rumor to be weeks away from launching its own streaming service and Warner media said to follow suit the pressure is on for Apple to deliver and Hollywood doesn't seem to be quite convinced that a tech company can hang with the big media moguls a recent New York Times report suggests Apple's super secretive nature is becoming a concern with some of its content partners as the company remains relatively quiet about distribution and promotion details the report also mentions concerns about how Apple may try to micromanage how its products are portrayed on this platform the companies also rumored to be in talks with companies like HBO Starz and Showtime to license their content in addition to providing their own original series one player who's definitely out of the mix Netflix the company's CEO Reed Hastings confirmed they will not be a part of Apple's streaming service and warned that this space will get very competitive very quick no kidding also no live sports channels in an interview with Sports Illustrated magazine Apple's senior vice president Eddy Cue revealed they're not interested in licensing sports content but they are interested in becoming an intermediate to curate a better sports experience for fans in the TV app that does it for our show today but join us live from the Apple event on Monday March 25th starting at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time we will give you the play-by-play of the event and everything Apple announces on cnet.com and on YouTube I'll see you thenair pods iPads and IMAX Apple has flooded us with products even before its launch event and more details about that video streaming service there's a lot to cover on this week's apple core so let's get right to it Apple's big launch event is still a few days away but we've already gotten a glimpse of its new product lineup that's because the company has literally been dropping new products every single day this week iPads on Monday iMac refresh on Tuesday air pods on Wednesday and the week's not even over instead of a big stage announcement with a splashy new promo video all these products got were a press release which fair enough they may not have warranted the fanfare given they were mostly refresh as to their existing lineup but still it made it seem a little less exciting so what exactly did we get well let's start with air pods now these popular little buds didn't get the full redesign we were expecting so no new biometric sensors no water resistance no new color options or noise cancellation but we did get some of the other upgrades we've been hearing about like a new h1 chip which enables faster Connect time better battery life up to 50% more talk time according to Apple hands-free Siri which would basically allow you to turn up the volume with Siri and that wireless charging case option which also holds more charge the air pods with a standard charging case which also include that extra charge will cost one hundred and fifty nine dollars the same price as before or you'll pay $1.99 for the wireless charging option and if you just want to update the case to the wireless charging one that'll set you back $79 sadly no discounts on the older models at least not on the Apple store although I'm sure other retailers will start offering up some deals to get rid of inventory so stay tuned for that next up new iPads a new mini and a new air again not a shocker considering we've gotten plenty of clues about an imminent release now neither one of these tablets got the full Cinderella's treatment we saw on last year's pros with those flat edges barely there bezels face ID and USB C port but at least they kept the headphone jack now the iPad Mini was probably in most need of a refresh after a four-year hiatus but it still looks pretty much the same with that 7.9 inch screen thicker bezels and home-button but the tech inside has gotten better with a brighter true tone Retina display a 12 Bionic chip m12 coprocessor and Apple pencil support although not the new one it's just the original the iPad air has similar specs but now has a 10.5 inch Retina screen and that same a12 Bionic chip m12 coprocessor and Apple pencil support it keeps this crown as the lightest of the larger models weighing in at 1 pound but it is no longer the slimmest one of all the ipad pro's robbed it of that honor last year and while they're both significantly cheaper than the ipad pro's you have 399 for the mini 64 gigs and $4.99 for the air with the same storage option they're still both more expensive than last year's nine point seven inch model which starts at 329 for 32 gigs but at least now you have a total of five iPads to choose from as if you needed them Apple's IMAX were also due for an update but they still look exactly the same as the previous generations although they did get significant performance upgrades under the hood an eighth and ninth generation Intel Core CPUs and new AMD Radeon GPUs the highest configuration you can get will come with a core i9 processor and Radeon Pro Vega graphics now the base price for the 21.5 inch model is still the same but you can now spend up to five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars if you max out all the specs now performance updates aside pro users are still holding out hope for a more dramatic overhaul of the I'm Klein with a whole new redesign hopefully by this time next year now that pretty much leaves just one more rumoured product to announce an air power mat which as we saw could come as a sneaky little press release maybe to avoid the embarrassment of having to admit on stage that they were two years late now do you think Apple will announce it before the end of this month hit me up on the comments section or on Twitter with your best guesses oh yeah and we still have an apple event to focus on next Monday but with Hardware out of the way we can definitely expect a software service centered event to showcase its new video streaming service which we've already been hearing a lot about but with Disney rumor to be weeks away from launching its own streaming service and Warner media said to follow suit the pressure is on for Apple to deliver and Hollywood doesn't seem to be quite convinced that a tech company can hang with the big media moguls a recent New York Times report suggests Apple's super secretive nature is becoming a concern with some of its content partners as the company remains relatively quiet about distribution and promotion details the report also mentions concerns about how Apple may try to micromanage how its products are portrayed on this platform the companies also rumored to be in talks with companies like HBO Starz and Showtime to license their content in addition to providing their own original series one player who's definitely out of the mix Netflix the company's CEO Reed Hastings confirmed they will not be a part of Apple's streaming service and warned that this space will get very competitive very quick no kidding also no live sports channels in an interview with Sports Illustrated magazine Apple's senior vice president Eddy Cue revealed they're not interested in licensing sports content but they are interested in becoming an intermediate to curate a better sports experience for fans in the TV app that does it for our show today but join us live from the Apple event on Monday March 25th starting at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time we will give you the play-by-play of the event and everything Apple announces on cnet.com and on YouTube I'll see you then\n"
