For its annual "Back to School" promotional event, Apple is offering a free pair of AirPods with select purchases.
Apple’s Back to School 2020 promo offers free AirPods when buying a Mac or iPad
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Apple Card now offers 0% financing for Mac, iPad, and more
It was rumored to be happening just last week, but now it's official: Apple Card now offers installment plans, with 0% financing, for a wide range of new Apple-branded products.
New iPad Pro with mini-LED display, 5G, and A14X may launch in early 2021
Earlier in 2020, Apple launched a minor refresh for the iPad Pro lineup, introducing a LiDAR Scanner on the back of the pro-grade tablets but keeping most of everything else the same compared to the previous generation.
A future Apple Pencil may launch in black
Right now, Apple has only ever launched the Apple Pencil in white. But a new rumor suggests that may change with a future version of the stylus.
Hands-on video walkthrough: Taking iPad Pro to the next level with a truly pro setup
Apple's iPad Pro is an extremely capable tablet and it can become so much more with various accessories that extend or improve its functionality — I'm referring beyond the usual Magic Keyboard + Apple Pencil combo. In this hands-on video walkthrough, iDownloadBlog's resident videographer Harris Craycraft is exploring some of the ways he's created what he thinks could be a truly pro iPad Pro setup (depending of your definition of a "pro").
Check out this concept for a thin iPad Pro sleeve that’s also a desk pad
There are a lot of options when it comes to finding a sleeve or case for the iPad lineup, including the iPad Pro (there are even cases to protect your iPad when it's already in a case!), but this latest concept envisions a pretty minimal -- and yet very exciting -- design.
iFixit investigates the new Magic Keyboard’s trackpad for iPad Pro with X-rays
Last week the folks over at iFixit got their hands on the new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro and investigated its insides with x-rays. Now they are back at it again with an internal look at the trackpad.
Accessory Spotlight: Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless Mouse
Welcome to Accessory Spotlight, a weekly column where we highlight an accessory that we find to be incredibly useful, a fantastic value, or both. This week we’ve selected Logitech’s MX Master 3 wireless mouse. This one was super easy—the Master 3 is widely believed to be one of the best all-around mice available thanks to its comfortable shape, ultra fast and smooth scrolling, and its ability to seamlessly switch between devices.
7 reasons why Magic Keyboard turns your iPad Pro into a completely different machine
Announced in mid-March, the new trackpad-enabled Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro went on sale earlier this month. Though a bit on the pricey side, we think this accessory is worth every cent due to its smart design and rich pointer support in iPadOS working together to transform and elevate your tablet computing to the next level. In trying to help our readers make informed purchasing decisions, your favorite blog asked our young videographer Harris Craycraft to put together a quick video outlining the key reasons why Magic Keyboard changes everything.
Apple’s Craig Federighi talks about reinventing the cursor experience for the iPad
Apple has made some big changes to iPadOS recently, but none bigger than adopting a more robust cursor experience for the tablet lineup.
10 trackpad gestures all iPad Pro owners should know
Check out these 10 simple yet powerful trackpad gestures you can use on your iPad to boost your productivity.
How to switch between software and hardware iOS keyboard like Magic Keyboard on on the fly
With an external (hardware) keyboard like the Magic Keyboard connected to your iPad, the onscreen (software) keyboard doesn’t appear. Apple in its wisdom does allow you to switch between the hardware and software keyboard, but it could have definitely done a better job surfacing that feature for average users who may be unaware it even exists in the firsts place. Follow along with our step-by-step tutorial to learn how to quickly switch your iPad keyboard between the stock iOS keyboard and your Magic Keyboard or any other physical iPad keyboard.