Smart Keyboard

Last week, it was reported that Apple could soon release a 13-inch MacBook Pro with scissor keyboard and now,  DigiTimes is claiming that Apple may release an updated Smart Keyboard with a scissor switch design alongside its next-generation iPad and iPad Pro models in 2020 (via MacRumors). A paywalled preview of the report vaguely claims that...

Due to the numerous technical issues the accessory is having, Apple has reportedly offered a free, three-year 'service policy' for both the 9.7-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro Smart Keyboards. According to an internal memo distributed to Apple Stores and Authorized Service Providers last week, Apple has come to the conclusion that "some" Smart Keyboards are experiencing...

In the recent update to its iOS app, Twitter has added new shortcuts for iPad owners using Bluetooth and Smart Keyboards, as pointed out by app developer Amro Mousa on Twitter (via MacRumors). I the latest version of Twitter, holding down the Command key brings up a shortcut sheet on connected devices running iOS 9 or later (shown above). ...

After the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil teardown, it was time for iFixit to take apart another accessory: the Smart Keyboard. While the teardown doesn't deliver too many surprises, it does give a close look at Apple's material choices and the components that make the product "smart". As noted by iFixit, Apple has encapsulated the...

If you want to buy an iPad Pro, you can have it in up to five business days, but that's not the case for the key accessories, the Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil, that went on sale alongside the gigantic tablet. For those, you will have to wait up to five weeks. And that's in...

Although earlier rumours had pointed to a November 11 release of the highly anticipated iPad Pro, sources familiar with the matter speaking with Cult of Mac claim the device won't be officially available until November 13, as does Sam's Club, which has already begun accepting pre-orders on its website. In an email sent out today,...

With the launch of Apple’s iPad Pro coming up shortly, technology and education expert Fraser Speirs got some hands-on time with the device at an invitation-only event in London yesterday. Speirs has shared some of his thoughts and first impressions of the device from his one-hour hands-on session. Overall, Spears was impressed by the iPad...

On the very day of Apple’s “Hey Siri” media event, Apple filed for five trademarks in Canada. The Cupertino-based company filed separate trademarks for 3D Touch’s Peek and Pop, Live Photos, iPad Pro, Smart Keyboard, and Smart Connector. During the media event, Apple announced the iPad Pro which features a larger 12.9-inch display, A9X processor,...

The "little birdies" were right: Apple today unveiled the iPad Pro at its "Hey Siri" media event. The tablet has a 12.9-inch display and features a resolution of 2732 × 2048 (5.6 million pixels), with a width the same as the length of the iPad Air. “iPad Pro is the most advanced and powerful iPad we have ever...