Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Is the iPad Pro still coming after all? Maybe next year

Is the iPad Pro still coming after all? Maybe next year

It's been months since we heard anything about the rumored iPad Pro, but that doesn't mean Apple's changed its plans.

In fact the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is well on its way to a 2015 release date, according to Bloomberg.

The site got its info from those infamous "people with knowledge of the matter," who said the biggest-ever iPad will go intro production early next year.

They added that this massive iPad, three inches larger than the current iPad Air, has been in the works for at least a year.

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That's what they're doing with the iPhone 6. Every report we've seen for months - including this one from Bloomberg - seems to agree on that.

Unsurprisingly the site's sources also said the PGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cDovL2hvc3RpbmdraXRhLmNvbQ0iIHRhcmdldD0iX2JsYW5rIiByZWw9Im5vZm9sbG93Ij5pUGFkIG1pbmkgPC9hPg==3 and iPad Air 2 will be out in time for the holidays, which will no doubt help iPad sales that have reportedly been down for two quarters in a row.

Meanwhile Apple's recent partnership with IBM looks like it could be intended to pave the way for the introduction of the iPad Pro.

No doubt we'll learn more as Apple's September announcements take shape.

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