Category: Information technology
Apple’s big AI rollout at WWDC will reportedly focus on making Siri suck less
Apple will reportedly focus its first round of generative AI enhancements on beefing up Siri’s conversational chops. Sources speaking with The New York Times say company executives realized early last year that ChatGPT made Siri look antiquated. The company allegedly decided that the large language model (LLM) principles behind OpenAI’s…
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Oh no, I think I want an iPad Pro now
The iPad Pro has always struck me as a baffling device. It’s significantly more expensive than the (very capable!) iPad and iPad Air. iPadOS still isn’t a great environment for multitasking. And Apple hasn’t yet justified why, exactly, you’d want a super-powerful tablet in the first place (simplified versions of…
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The Morning After: Apple’s new iPad Pro is thinner than an old iPod nano
We kicked off our Tuesday with an early iPad event. And what a beastly iPad we got. Apple shook things up by slotting its brand-new M4 chip into its new highest-end iPad Pro. Apple says the new device delivers 50 percent faster performance than the M2 iPad Pro. It supports…
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iPad Pro 2024 vs. 2022: What’s changed
You may have heard Apple updated its top-of-the-line tablets at its Let Loose event on Tuesday. The 2024 model has some big improvements, including the new M4 chip, a “noticeably thinner and lighter” build, a superior OLED display and upgraded accessories. We broke down the key differences between the latest…
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Everything announced at Apple’s Let Loose iPad event
Another Apple event is in the books and, as expected, the Let Loose showcase was all about iPad. We now have our first Apple device powered by an M4 chip in the iPad Pro, with the company surprisingly choosing to debut it there rather than in a Mac. There’s also…
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Apple quietly gives the 10th-generation iPad a $100 price drop
Near the end of its “Let Loose” event that brought new versions of the iPad Pro and iPad Air, Apple made some changes to the cheaper end of its tablet lineup. The 10th-generation iPad, the newest version of the budget model, now starts at $349, down from its original $449.…
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