Apple’s busy week, iPhone Duo troubles and Poco X8s debut, Week 43 in review

Another week in the books, so let’s do a recap. Apple had a packed few days, announcing new MacBook Pro models with OLED touchscreens, an OLED iPad mini, and a major Creator Studio update. The iPhone Duo also drew attention for reports of inner display damage, while Poco unveiled the X8s.

The new MacBook Pro models add tandem OLED displays and touchscreen support to the Mac lineup for the first time. Apple calls the panels PROLED XDR; they support refresh rates from 10Hz to 120Hz and peak brightness of up to 2,000 nits. The new models retain the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips and replace the…

Apple’s busy week, iPhone Duo troubles and Poco X8s debut, Week 43 in review.

After announcing a new iPad mini with an OLED display earlier this month, Apple plans to release new iPad Air, iPad Pro, and entry-level iPad models in the first half of 2027, according to the latest word from Bloomberg ‘s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the next iPad Air will also feature an OLED display, while he expects the next iPad Pro to be equipped with a vapor chamber system that dissipates heat for improved sustained performance.

Presumably, the next iPad Air will get an M5 chip, while the iPad Pro will move to the M6 chip. As for the entry-level iPad 12, previously rumored features for the device include an A19 chip that enables Apple Intelligence support, an N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 support, and Apple’s power-efficient C1X modem in cellular models.

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