Canva has released Affinity for iPad, a free app bringing the company's vector graphics, photo editing, illustration, and page layout tools to Apple's tablet with support for Apple Pencil Pro gestures like tilt, squeeze and hover. The app includes a new Sketch Studio for turning freehand drawings into vector shapes and integrates Canva's AI Studio, with features such as Generative Expand, motion blur, noise reduction, and resolution scaling.
theverge.com
· 2026-11-02
Apple has unveiled a revamped iPad mini featuring an 8.5-inch OLED display, an IP67 dust and water resistance rating, and a thinner 5.4mm body. The tablet runs on a 2nm A20 Pro chip with custom N1 wireless and C2 5G components, retains Apple Pencil Pro support, and is priced at $699, a $200 increase over the previous model.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-26
Apple's Newsroom detailed how designer Bünyamin Aydın used an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro and apps like Freeform and Procreate to create 'From Earth to Sky,' a show marking Les Benjamins' 15th anniversary. Filmmaker Neels Castillon shot the event with iPhone 18 Pro Max units, including pairs mounted on custom drones, then edited footage on a MacBook Pro with M4 Max.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-14
Apple Pencils across all generations and models share a detachable tip design that wears down with use, similar to a traditional pencil. Users can look for specific signs of deterioration to know when it's time to swap in a new tip for their stylus.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-03
Readdle has updated PDF Expert to take advantage of new iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 capabilities, most notably a Handwriting Recognition feature that indexes handwritten notes as searchable text across a user's entire document library. The update, built on Apple's PKStrokeRecognizer API, supports 29 languages and also adds Apple Pencil Pro squeeze-gesture support for opening the app's tool palette, along with an expanded Liquid Glass visual redesign.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-17
Apple confirmed that its foldable iPhone Duo won't support the Apple Pencil at launch with iOS 27.1, with compatibility instead arriving via a software update expected around November. Only the Apple Pencil USB-C model will work with the device, meaning owners of the Apple Pencil 2 or Pencil Pro will need to buy a new $79 stylus. Unlike iPads, the iPhone Duo lacks magnets for wireless charging, so the Pencil must be paired and charged via a USB-C cable.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-15
Best Buy's Labor Day sale is offering unlocked iPhone Air models at $150 off, with open-box units discounted up to $359. Meanwhile, Amazon has cut iPhone 17 Pro prices by up to $285, and Apple's refurb store is briefly offering a 16GB/1TB M5 MacBook Air configuration for $240 off before stock likely runs out.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-01
Analyst Mark Gurman reports Apple plans to release an updated iPad mini with an OLED display by late October, separate from next month's iPhone-focused event. The refreshed tablet is expected to feature a faster A19 Pro or A20 Pro chip, improved water resistance from a redesigned casing, and a new vibration-based speaker system.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-08-30
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