New rumours surface of a 12.2-inch iPad Pro

Apple hasn’t confirmed that a larger screened iPad is coming out but that doesn’t stop the rumour mill from saying there is one on the way. Calling it the iPad Pro, it will reportedly have a 12.2-inch display that will have a thickness between 6.9mm and 7.1mm. It is said to carry the same design language as the iPad Air 2 and might even have one pair of speakers and microphones at the top and bottom of the device. It is expected to make its appearance in 2015.

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Report claims Apple to debut iPad with anti-glare displays

Aside from new iPhones, new rumours have surfaced that Apple plans to introduce new iPads. Bloomberg reports there will be a new 9.7-inch iPad that will be introduced near the end of the quarter and a 7.9-inch iPad mini coming out a few months after that. These new tablets will reportedly have anti-glare screens. This might make its debut around October when the rumoured smartwatch will be introduced. Of course, we have to take this with a grain of salt at the moment.

Converse like a local with ABBYY PhraseBooks for iOS

Want to be a smooth operator in six different languages or at least be able to ask someone where the bathroom is when traveling? ABBYY has released the illustrated digital PhraseBooks app for iOS devices.

It helps tourists communicate in various languages—English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian—and learn common phrases they would need on their trips. PhraseBooks divides content into 11 topics with special Useful Words section for each group. You’ll hear the phrases being pronounced by native speakers and view rather amusing visuals that describe the phrases. The ABBYY PhraseBooks is available for $9.99 USD on the App Store and you can learn more information about the app here.  

Fluid Notes promises smooth note-taking for the iPad

While it can’t promise to improve your handwriting, Fluid Notes will help make the notes you take on your iPad avoid looking like scribbles of a three-year-old kid using a crayon. Its intuitive interface gives you easy access to the tools you need to create your handwritten notes—switching from fountain pens, to ball point pens, and even to highlighters or crayons are all just a swipe away.

This app has its own bookshelf to help keep your notebooks organized in any way you want. It lets you work in a magnified view so you won’t need to pinch or squint at your screen as you write. You can export your notes to and from the cloud using apps like DropBox, Evernote, Box, and Google Drive. And you can even write on PDF files as if you were just writing on paper. If you want to find out more about this free app, click here.