News
iPad Pro with M1 chip, 5G, Liquid Retina XDR display is here
Knock your socks off!
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
Entertainment
UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony hits Makati in October
Determination arrives in October.
For so small of a game, UNDERTALE quickly made it into the gaming world’s hall of fame. Despite being only a decade old, the small title has had a major influence for modern-day gamers because of its unique gameplay, its lo-fi art, and, of course, its catchy soundtrack. If you’re a fan of UNDERTALE’s soundtrack, a unique concert experience is headed your way.
On October 17, Film Concerts PH, in partnership with SOHO Live, is hosting UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony at the Proscenium Theater in Rockwell, Makati.
The concert will be performed by the Filharmonika Orchestra and conducted by Thanapol Setabrahmana. Personally curated by creator Toby Fox and developed by Lambert Jackson with Materia Music, the concert experience showcases the game’s most recognizable tunes laid over gameplay footage playing simultaneously. Plus, for the world tour, the experience will have expanded scoring.
In the game, you play as a small child stuck in the mysterious Underground filled with interesting characters and monsters. Unlike traditional RPGs, UNDERTALE asks players to choose between building relationships and chasing after wins. It’s a unique experience that’s defined by whether you chose to make friends or fought your way to the top. It teaches players to value different ways to solve problems, all while showering them with its one-of-a-kind humor.
Pre-sales for the concert, exclusively for members of the Film Concerts PH community, start on August 4. Public sales, however, will start on August 11 via Ticketmelon.
SEE ALSO: The hunt begins: The Witcher in Concert hits Manila with surprises in tow
The price of technology isn’t fun these days. Because of the ongoing RAM shortage wrought by AI, companies across the industry are raising the prices of their products. Some, however, are still willing to shoulder the burden for their customers. Unfortunately, Qualcomm is soon leaving that list.
As reported by Bloomberg, Qualcomm will raise the prices of its products starting in September. Though the exact figure is unknown, the company did confirm that it’s in the double digits, percentage-wise. According to them, they can no longer shoulder the costs for its customers.
If you’re just a regular user, Qualcomm’s prices might not mean much for you. After all, the chipmaker doesn’t make phones of its own.
That said, Qualcomm is still one of the biggest suppliers for smartphone chipsets, including those that Samsung uses. Pushing the burden from chipsets to phone manufacturers reduces one more buffer against costs being ultimately pushed to consumers.
All things considered, Samsung managed to keep its prices hikes relatively low with the latest batch of foldables. However, with chips getting more price increases, it’s still within the realm of possibility that Samsung will also increase the price of its smartphones. The same can be said for any Qualcomm-powered smartphone available today.
News
Apple is reportedly delaying its smart glasses due to privacy concerns
The brand wants to squash malicious recording.
Smart glasses are in a weird place right now. While early adopters are celebrating the ability to record everything, a growing group of critics are decrying the loss of privacy. Formerly at full throttle, Apple, in response to these controversies, will reportedly delay its version of smart glasses to next year.
According to Bloomberg, Apple is heading back to the drawing board to further emphasize the unreleased wearable’s privacy protections, which includes “hardware and software-related privacy features not available on current products.” The report, however, doesn’t enumerate what these features are.
If anything, these features will likely prevent malicious recording. Most smart glasses today have a light that tells passersby that the device is actively recording video. However, users have discovered ways to tamper and disable this light, so their devices can start recording without alerting others. Apple will likely introduce better measure to prevent such tampering.
Additionally, it’s also possible that Apple introduces a version of the smart glasses without a camera attached.
Because of these new initiatives, the brand will delay the launch of the wearable to sometime next year. Previously, there was heavy speculation that the smart glasses will launch later this year.
On the bright side, there’s still substantial reason to believe that Apple is launching its first ever foldable device later this year.
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