Rumor: Foxconn testing production of larger-screened iPad for 2014 release

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  • Reply 21 of 77

    Apple does not change names for no reason.  

     

    So when the 11" iPad changed its name to iPad Air - the next 12" or so tablet might be something that replaces the MacBook, called iPad and features the rumored removable Keyboard-Cover and Touch-ID. My guess.

  • Reply 22 of 77
    vaporland wrote: »
    Apple would keep the "windows compatible" rMBP around for the suits, but would be perfectly happy to have the "coolest" iThing NOT windows compatible.

    After all, windows is not "post-PC era" in Apple's eyes, it's old school. They'll drive any nail possible into its coffin.

    Then I will have no choice but to buy a PC laptop (ultra-book) again. That would be very disappointing.

    There is a lot of legacy Windows software I need for my job. I prefer OSX for everything else but I'm stuck with needing Windows and I want an ultra-portable like the 11" MBA.

    I guess I'm a dinosaur. :)
  • Reply 23 of 77
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    Originally Posted by bloggerblog View Post

     

    I also despise the awkward navigation bars that disappear and appear when scrolling, not to mention the annoying controls that come up when I swipe upwards to scroll aarrrgh!


    Couldn't agree more.

     

    The UI for iOS7 Safari for the iPhone is really clunky/crappy.

  • Reply 24 of 77
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    Originally Posted by anantksundaram View Post

     

    Couldn't agree more.

     

    The UI for iOS7 Safari for the iPhone is really clunky/crappy.


    I am pretty sure the navigation only goes away if you are inactive for a long time and come back if you tap the screen.

    and control center

    ->requires 2 swipes up in app to open

    ->can be turned off.

    you're welcome

  • Reply 25 of 77
    hydrhydr Posts: 146member

    March.

     

    iPad Pro

    4k Retina Display

    4GB Ram

    Dual A7X 

    TouchID

    12.9" 

    Same design as current iPad Air. 

    IOS 7 but new apps released: Aperture, Final Cut and Logic for IOS. 

    Expect partnership with Adobe and Autodesk for more professional software.

     

    No 4K iTunes content though, that will be reserved until we ship Apple Television in September. 

  • Reply 26 of 77
    danoxdanox Posts: 3,218member
    In time yes, the year will be 2015 in time for A9 chips.
  • Reply 27 of 77
    paul94544paul94544 Posts: 1,027member
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  • Reply 28 of 77
    As soon as I heard they were calling this the iPad Air I had a feeling something else was coming.
  • Reply 29 of 77
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    Originally Posted by Rogifan View Post





    So that's why Tim Cook calls PC land confused, because Apple is going to copy them? image

    You are going to have to try harder than that to troll.  What Cook clearly, and obviously, said is hybrid devices make neither good tablets or good laptops. 

  • Reply 30 of 77
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by iRun262 View Post





    Then I will have no choice but to buy a PC laptop (ultra-book) again. That would be very disappointing.



    There is a lot of legacy Windows software I need for my job. I prefer OSX for everything else but I'm stuck with needing Windows and I want an ultra-portable like the 11" MBA.



    I guess I'm a dinosaur. image

    No, you just have low standards.  Also OS X is not going away anytime soon.

  • Reply 31 of 77
    msanttimsantti Posts: 1,377member
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by iCarbon View Post

     

    I hope they actually mean a touchscreen for a macbook pro -- giant tablet is just an unusable idea from a large market perspective.


    A touchscreen laptop is just not going to happen.

     

    Ergonomic disaster.

  • Reply 32 of 77
    snookie wrote: »
    No, you just have low standards.  Also OS X is not going away anytime soon.

    No, I have high standards. A MBA with an ARM processor is garbage. I expect a higher quality MBA than most people here that think we will get a iPad MBA combination.
  • Reply 33 of 77

    13 inch iPad.  Why just a couple of inches to 12?  Make a 13 incher.  More compelling size leap.

     

    8, 10 and 13 inches.  For iPad.

     

    4 and 5 and 6 inches for iPhone.

     

    3 sizes of each covers all bases.

     

    Would like them to add some pen pressure sensitivity in the iPad 13 inched.  Either way, a 13 inched iPad and Procreate would rock.  A7X too...

     

    Lemon Bon Bon.

  • Reply 34 of 77
    Not likely, but I'd like to see a larger iPhone screen.


    I'm finding it hard to browse websites on my iPhone5, they are too narrow in portrait mode and too shallow in landscape. I also despise the awkward navigation bars that disappear and appear when scrolling, not to mention the annoying controls that come up when I swipe upwards to scroll aarrrgh!

    Since I got myself into this topic.  I'm also frustrated by iOS7's video player's large, intrusive, opaque play/pause controls yet tiny shuffle/volume sliders. Really Jony? What happened to the 44 pixel rule in Apple's Human Interface Guidelines?!

    I agree about the 44x44 px issue first of all... Second, if anything Apple should offer the iPad mini as a phone before they offer a 13" iPad Air.
  • Reply 35 of 77
    Apple could create a hybrid device if they were able to run OS X in some sort of Rosetta like way. They might need a quad core A7 to accomplish this. I could see the OS X component not being touch enable but only working with a bluetooth keyboard and mouse like Macs today. Then if you are away from your desk or on the road you could switch over to the iOS system capabilities and it becomes an iPad. As storage space increases and the A chips become more and more powerful I could see this as becoming more viable. The only problem I see is having some sort of communal storage area for pdfs ebook etc. and other docs so both systems could use them rather than having duplicate copies for each system. I know if you have wireless access you can use dropbox etc., what if you don't have wireless access. I'm sure Apple can figure something out.

    I know Tim Cook said hybrids are not something Apple will do, but Jobs previously said things that they would not do that they ended up adding. Like video to the iPod and doing books.
  • Reply 36 of 77
    Red herring?? Just like iWatch....
  • Reply 37 of 77
    I think we all understand at some point iOS and OSX will effectively merge and all that will matter will be how one chooses to interact with the OS.
  • Reply 38 of 77
    rogifanrogifan Posts: 10,669member
    snookie wrote: »
    You are going to have to try harder than that to troll.  What Cook clearly, and obviously, said is hybrid devices make neither good tablets or good laptops. 
    Hence why Apple won't be making a touch screen laptop. That's what the trackpad is for. Of course in PC land most trackpads suck.
  • Reply 39 of 77
    flaneurflaneur Posts: 4,526member
    Ok, where's [B]Tallest Skil[/B] in this thread? People were so ragging on him the other day, and now look what happened. This is one of his favorite topics, and he was one of my favorite sergeants-at-arms with the trolls.
  • Reply 40 of 77
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    Originally Posted by Flaneur View Post



    Ok, where's Tallest Skil in this thread? People were so ragging on him the other day, and now look what happened. This is one of his favorite topics, and he was one of my favorite sergeants-at-arms with the trolls.

    I think he took my advice and is "getting some sleep!" He seemed overly "tatty" the last few days! :)

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