Apple is planning to launch new iPad and iPad Air models in the near future, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
Writing in today's "Power On" newsletter, Gurman explained that updated iPads are "coming soon," including a new entry-level iPad and a new iPad Air. Both devices are not expected to feature design changes or major enhancements, instead focusing on new chips. The 12th-generation iPad is set to feature the A18 chip, while the eighth-generation iPad Air will apparently feature the M4 chip. The iPad mini is said to be the only new iPad set to get a bigger upgrade this year, moving to an OLED display.
The new chip is perhaps most significant for the iPad, which will facilitate Apple Intelligence support on the device for the first time. Apple announced the 11th-generation iPad in March 2025 with the A16 chip, which does not support Apple Intelligence, despite the technology being widely available across Apple's other devices at that time.
The iPad saw strong sales over the holidays, largely driven by the entry-level model. Apple purportedly plans to market the new model heavily to enterprise customers.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today revealed another iOS 27 change: notifications will slide in from the left side of the screen instead of from the top.
In addition, accessing Notification Center on iOS 27 will require swiping down on the top-left corner of the screen. If you swipe down on the Dynamic Island area, a new "Search or Ask" interface tied to the revamped Siri will appear, instead of...
Apple may eventually build a direct competitor to OpenClaw, an agentic AI system capable of autonomously operating software on behalf of the user, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman believes.
Writing in his Power On newsletter, Gurman says he expects Apple to develop a system that could fully operate iPhone, iPad, and Mac software on the user's behalf. The prediction comes on the back of comments made...
Apple developed more for its next-generation software updates than it revealed at WWDC last week, with three features already present in internal builds being deliberately withheld from the public announcement, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
Writing in the latest edition of his "Power On" newsletter, Gurman says all three missing features are active in internal versions of Apple's...
The gap in price between the iPad Air and the iPad Pro is also much bigger, while the gap in functionality between say an M4 iPad Air and an M5 iPad Pro will be much smaller
You are paying premium for one of the most advanced screens in the industry. Also you have more RAM and other features (you need or not). I won't be surprised if they even use more binned M4 SoC for the Air - like 3P/6E and 8 core GPU instead of 10.
This will make the Pro redundant. Same logic why the iPad still doesn’t use a laminated display in 2026. Sooner or later Apple has to unify the line up to two iPads or let the Pro use macOS.
Not really, since we have an OLED screen on the Pro. It's different class display. They can still use generic edge-lit display (no Mini LED) and put 120Hz IPS LCD screen on top.
Apple's first foldable iPhone, with a book-style design featuring a ~5.5-inch outer display and a ~7.8-inch inner display with a minimal crease down the middle.
