Apple iPad (2022) gets a new look

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As we've heard in rumours, Apple has finally revamped its entry-level iPad. The home button is gone and replaced by a fingerprint reader in the power button. The design is squared off, matching the iPad Air and iPad Pro. It has a 10.9-inch display and ditches the Lightning connector for USB-C. Apple introduces a wider colour array, with silver, blue, yellow, and pink options. It runs on Apple's A14 Bionic processor, comes with 12-megapixel ultrawide front and 12-megapixel rear cameras, with the front camera finally in landscape for better video call orientation.

The catch is this new iPad won't work with the second-generation Apple Pencil. You'll need a USB-C to Lightning adapter to charge the Apple Pencil (Learn more about that here). Apple also introduces a new Magic Keyboard Folio for the iPad, complete with a kickstand, function keys, trackpad with multitouch support, and magnetic connector. There will be Wi-Fi 6 and 5G models. The biggest bummer might be a $150 price increase from its predecessor. You can now order the new iPad starting at $599 for the Wi-Fi only model and $799 for the Wi-Fi + cellular one. Availability and shipping begins on October 26.

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Lenovo explores rollable laptop concept

Aside from a rollable smartphone concept (through Motorola), Lenovo is also exploring bringing the technology to its laptops. The rollable laptop concept looks like it has your typical landscape display, but then it rolls up to a square shape. This form factor should make it easier to view documents or look at things like vertical videos. As with foldable smartphones, it opens up the possibility of packing in a larger display into a smaller or at least more compact form factor. We don't know if this concept will ever see the light of day, but we'd love to see Lenovo take a shot at bringing this to market.

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Motorola teases rollable smartphone concept

Motorola is dipping into the rollable smartphone market with a new concept. The phone starts out as a pocketable four inches high, and when you click on a button, this OLED panel expands to a more typical 6.5 inches. It takes another click to bring it back to its original form. The phone is usable at both sizes and the content on the screen adapts to the size.

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Tim Cook teases upcoming iPad release

Apple CEO Tim Cook is not dropping subtle hints about the company's latest product release. He all but confirmed that new iPads are coming, which we are expected to see today. He sent out a tweet with the words: "The possibilities are endless. #TakeNote" and an animation showing the pinch-to-zoom gesture as it goes through multi-coloured graphics and icons.

Apple is expected to introduce new iPad and iPad Pro models, but it isn't hosting an event. Instead, the new products will be released via press release.

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