Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Editor's Pick: iPad Pro Rumor Comes Up for Air


Chris Maxcer
11/04/14 6:33 AM PT
Rumors of a larger-screen iPad 'Pro' have been floating around since early this year. Most of them have suggested variations on a supposed 12.9-inch screen size. As soon as they rise, though, they're buried by another news wave. The latest to surface is a report in the Japanese tech blog macotakara. The upcoming iPad Pro reportedly will have a 12.2-inch screen and not the more widely rumored 12.9-inch screen. [More...]

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