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  • Amazon offers $100 off 9th, 10th-generation iPads, bringing price down to as low as $229

    Amazon offers $100 off 9th, 10th-generation iPads, bringing price down to as low as $229

    A good deal’s a good deal.

    Amazon on Wednesday offered $100 off the 9th and 10th-generation iPads, bringing the price down to as low as $229. Most of the iPads in this sale can be delivered as soon as the end of this week for Prime members, and by early next week for everyone else.

    The 9th-generation iPad, which was released in 2021, is available in a 64GB Wi-Fi model for $229.00, down from $329.00, and the 256GB Wi-Fi iPad for $379.00, down from $479.00. This marks the iPad generation prior to the design overhaul of the 10th-generation, and features a Home Button with Touch ID, A13 Bionic chip, and a 10.2-inch Retina display.

    The 10th-generation iPad, which emerged in 2022, is available for $299 for the 64GB Wi-Fi iPad, down from $349, which the 256GB variant is available for $449.00, down from $499.00. The model features a significant redesign, a larger display, a USB-C port, A14 Bionic chip, and slim bezel design similar to the iPad Pro lineup.

    Take a gander and let us know what you think in the comments.

    Via MacRumors and Amazon

  • Rumor: Next-gen Apple Watch could switch from physical to solid-state buttons, free up room for new components, larger battery

    The next-gen Apple watch could be receiving solid state buttons that don’t move up and down but rather sense the touch of a finger, per a source close to the story.

    Apple will stick with the Watch’s current button configuration, with a button and a digital crown situated on one side of the device, but neither will physically click as before. Rather than reacting to the user’s touch by physically moving back and forth, the new buttons will vibrate slightly under the fingertip, using the haptic effect Apple calls the Taptic Engine. The digital crown, though, will still physically rotate to navigate through content.

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  • Rumor: Apple won’t use “iPhone 7 Pro” name for next-gen handset

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    According to the current rumors, the “iPhone 7 Pro” monicker may never come to be.

    A number of sources have said that Apple is following this name scheme to avoid confusion of having back-to-back iPhones with “S” in the name, even though the iPhone 7 will largely be a minor update over the iPhone 6s.

    The new report nixes the additional third tier/”Pro” name, which had been a rumored dual-lens alternative to the single-lens “iPhone 7 Plus” that had been mentioned months ago. The less-powerful camera option was said to be created by Apple as a fallback in case the dual-lens technology didn’t pan out. Now that everything seems to be going well for the company in this area, and mockups have repeatedly shown a dual-lens camera enclosure, it makes sense for Apple to revert to the well-known “Plus” moniker for its next-generation 5.5-inch dual-lens iPhone, and drop any reference to “Pro” altogether.

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  • Images of possible iPhone 6 Home button surface

    This could be what the upcoming iPhone 6 Home button will look like in both its 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch incarnations.

    Per French web site nowhereelse.fr and AppleInsider, a pair of parts claimed to be for both Apple’s anticipated 4.7- and 5.5-inch “iPhone 6” models were posted online Friday, showing very different designs not only from each other, but from the current iPhone 5s.

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  • Apple announces 7th-gen iPod nano, units to go on sale in October

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    The new stuff is rolling in today.

    Per 9to5Mac, in addition to announcing the iPhone 5 today, the company announced a completely refreshed 7th generation iPod nano sporting a larger display, Bluetooth, Home button, and Lightning connector. The new Nano is also the thinnest yet at just 5.4mm, includes play/pause, forward/back physical buttons in addition to an iPhone-style Home button. and comes in seven colors, and has the longest battery life of any Nano with up to 30 hours of music playback.

    Other features include an FM tuner with live pause, built-in pedometer, and a 38% thinner frame over the previous generation.

    The new nanos will be available for US$149 in October.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.