Welcome to the JSwordSmith iPad buyer’s guide! I put this little resource together to help shoppers make the best decisions when shopping for an iPad. Updated (3/31/2019): Apple updated for the new iPad Air and iPad Mini that were released this week. What are my options? Apple is now making more iPads than ever […]
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As mentioned earlier today, Apple has ruled out 12.2 today to all devices that can run it. The major features are Homekit integration with Apple TV and smart TVs, the new Apple News+ service. 4 new animojis, and support for the new AirPods. Release notes iOS 12.2 provides support for Apple News+, adds the ability
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After taking the Apple Store down earlier this morning, Apple has announced new iPads. The new ipads come as new 10.5-inch iPad Air and a new 7.9-inch iPad Mini. Both new iPads have been updated with the A12 Bionic chip that is currently in the iPhone XS, XS Max, and iPhone XR. This should bring
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Spring is in the air, and like it has done four of the last five years, the Apple has finally announced it’s Spring Event – It’s Show Time. Here’s all my earlier predictions and the rumors about what’s going to show up at the event. Services As I mentioned last time, I think the biggest
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Well, here we are. It’s the last day of the year. So like every other tech site out there, it’s time to reflect on what the year in tech was like. Here is my End of the Year Apple review. Apple – A The company itself gets a high score. I feel like while the
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I’ve been traveling a lot this month, capping it off with a trip to my parents’ house, and I’ve been taking my iPad with me everywhere. It’s been a while since I’ve talked about my experience with the iPads in a while and I wanted to check back in. I’m still using my iPad more
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Black Friday and Christmas are coming up soon! New iPhones and iPads are one of the most common gifts during the holidays, but some new user might be asking “How do I do a new iPhone setup?” Not to mention that these devices are both relatively new, so people are just now getting them in
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2018 has been an interesting year for Apple’s iPad. Last year, Apple made a split between the iPad and iPad Pro lines. The standard iPad lacked some of the speed of its Pro brothers, couldn’t use the Apple Pencil nor did it have a Smart Connector to use the Smart Keyboard Cover. This year,
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Apple has released an update to iOS 12 with iOS 12.1.1. The update mainly focuses on updates to FaceTime along with some other improvements. Apple has tweaked the User Experience when using FaceTime to make it more useable. When Apple updated to iOS 12, it moved the flip camera button, which would transfer the camera
If you’ve been following along with my iPad Pro vs MacBook Air dairy (day 7), you’ll know that two weeks ago I declared the iPad Pro as the more exciting device, and the one that I planned on keeping. The week of Thanksgiving, I packed the MacBook Air and returned it to Apple. I really
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