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iPad Pro with M1 chip, 5G, Liquid Retina XDR display is here

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The star of Apple’s Springboard event is none other than their all-new iPad Pro. It now sports the groundbreaking M1 chip, supports super fast 5G, and with a stunning Liquid Retina XDR display.

The iPad Pro already felt like a device category all on its own with its unrivaled performance considering its form factor. Apple is upping the ante with the addition of the M1 chip famously known for improving over performance and delivering better power efficiency. It’s like Goku defying limits and rising to the ranks of the gods.

So what’s exactly inside?

Are you ready for this? Other than the aforementioned M1 chip you also have the following: 16-core Apple Neural engine, advanced image signal processor (ISP), a unified, high-bandwidth memory architecture with up to 16GB of memory, 2x faster storage, and up to 2TB capacity. Drooling yet?

It’s the kind of power usually reserved for MacBook Pros but instead you get it in tablet form. In. Sane.

12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display will melt your eyes

In a good way. It’s a stunning mini-LED display. That’s over 10,000 LEDs across the entire back of the display for up to 1000 nits of full-screen brightness, 1600 nits of peak brightness, and a 1 million-to-1 contrast ratio. Eye. Melting.

It also has other display tech like ProMotion, True Tone, and P3 wide color support, and support for HDR and Dolby Vision content.

5G on a tablet

Yessir. No, it won’t get you Covid. What it will do is open you to a world of Internet connectivity that’s faster than anything (mobile) you’ve experienced thus far. It supports most 5G bands on any device of its kind including mmwave.

Superior connection

Thunderbolt and USB 4 is now on the iPad Pro. That single USB-C port enables a variety of connections to truly maximize this godsend of a tablet. Thunderbolt supports 10Gbps Ethernet, faster external storage and even higher resolution external displays, including the Pro Display XDR at full 6K resolution.

What else is there?

It has a new video call experience called Center Stage. It uses the 12MP ultra wide front cam that has the TrueDepth camera system. Its large field of view helps the machine learning kick in so as you move around, it’ll keep you centered in the frame.

The Magic Keyboard, which offers a comfortable typing experience with backlit keys, an integrated trackpad, and its floating design, now comes in a gorgeous new White color.

iPadOS 14.5 will be available to iPad customers starting next week. It comes with expanded language support for Apple Pencil features like Scribble and Smart Selection, new emoji, support for the latest gaming controllers, and the ability to share lyrics and see top songs in cities around the world with Apple Music.

Price and availability

The new iPad Pro is available to order beginning Friday, April 30 on apple.com, apple.com/sg, and in the Apple Store app in 31 countries and regions. The iPad Pro will be available in Apple Store locations in the second half of May.

The new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro will be available in silver and space gray finishes. iPad Pro is available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB configurations.

11-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi

  • US: US$ 799
  • Singapore: SG$ 1,199

11-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular

  • US: US$ 999
  • Singapore: SG$ 1,419

12.9-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi

  • US: US$ 1,099
  • Singapore: SG$ 1,649

12.9-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular

  • US: US$ 1,299
  • Singapore: SG$ 1,869

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Logitech introduces a dedicated shortcut for ChatGPT

Compatible with most keyboards and mice

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Artificial intelligence is already meant to simplify a workflow. However, despite the ease, there are still a few ways to optimize the process. Today, Logitech has launched a new shortcut to launch ChatGPT straight from your mouse or keyboard.

Minus programmable hotkeys or buttons, there are hardly any built-in way to easily access an AI model. For a typical workflow, it still consists of manually opening the model on a separate window and keeping it within cursor’s reach throughout the day.

Logitech is simplifying the process by adding a dedicated shortcut for its devices. With a Logitech keyboard or mouse supported by the Logi Options+ app, users can program a keyboard or mouse button for the new Logi AI Prompt Builder.

Once activated, the AI Prompt Builder automatically accesses easy options for highlighted text. For example, users can easily rephrase or summarize the text. Likewise, they can input their own custom queries. By eliminating a few clicks and some typing throughout the day, the new tool hopes to save you time.

While most Logitech keyboards and mice are compatible with the new tool, it is also more easily accessible with the new Logitech Signature AI Edition Mouse. The new mouse has a dedicated button just for AI prompts. If you’re an AI power user, this one is perfect for you.

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X’s AI accused Klay Thompson of vandalizing houses with bricks

AI thought joke posts were real

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Despite the ease that the technology promises, artificial intelligence still isn’t the most reliable thing you can depend on. Today’s models can still flub answers. Now, the pitfalls of AI are abundantly clear with a few mishaps on X. Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson was just “accused” of a vandalism spree involving bricks.

Late Tuesday night, X presented an AI-generated news snippet. The article, posted soon after the Warriors’ play-in loss to the Sacramento Kings, reads: “Klay Thompson Accused in Bizarre Brick-Vandalism Spree.”

The snippet hilariously described an incident where Thompson supposedly vandalized houses in Sacramento with bricks. Thankfully, according to the snippet, no one was hurt. It even had a few sources for its claims below the news summary.

The sources, however, are just joke posts stemming from the recently concluded game. In that do-or-die game, Thompson put up a staggering 0 points on ten shot attempts, the most misses without a make by a Warrior since the ’68 season. Naturally, everyone joked that the Warriors guard just threw bricks all over Sacramento.

Now, X is currently experimenting with a new AI feature called Grok. The model collates trending topics and creates snippets of what’s happening for X users. However, it’s not exactly the smartest in determining real news from satiric ones. The feature notes as much, carrying a fine-print caveat warning users to “verify its outputs” because it’s an early feature and can make mistakes.

SEE ALSO: New X users must pay a dollar per year to post and reply

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New X users must pay a dollar per year to post and reply

Rolling out globally now

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New users on X might soon face a tough time on the platform. The social media website will likely start charging new accounts a small fee for the right to post on the platform.

Now, the fee isn’t a new one. Almost six months ago, the company tested the paid system in New Zealand and the Philippines. New users in those countries had to pay a dollar per year for the ability to post and reply to content.

As spotted by X Daily News on the same platform, the company might be ready to take the experiment to a larger market. New text strings have shown that the policy is rolling out worldwide.

The policy is designed to combat a wave of bots appearing on the platform. By preventing new accounts from creating posts, X hopes to stave off the standard behavior of bots these days. You might have noticed them as OnlyFans creators in unrelated posts, peddling NSFW content on their bio.

Though the global rollout was only just spotted, owner Elon Musk has seemingly confirmed the change. Replying to X Daily News, Musk says that it is “the only way to curb the relentless onslaught of bots.” He says that the current breed of bots can easily bypass simple checks these days.

SEE ALSO: X will no longer let you hide your blue checkmark

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