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- iPad Pro for 2018 has Face ID, starts at $799, available Nov. 7
- Apple's new Mac mini finally arrives with 5X performance, Thunderbolt 3, more
- Ten Things I Wish I Knew When I Started 'Red Dead Redemption 2'
| iPad Pro for 2018 has Face ID, starts at $799, available Nov. 7 Posted: 30 Oct 2018 08:17 AM PDT  Apple's new 2018 iPad Pros. Sarah Tew / CNETThe new iPad Pro is official. Apple just unveiled it on stage at its event in Brooklyn. And many of the rumors turned out to be true. The home button is gone, replaced with Face ID. The Apple Pencil has been updated. And the Pro now comes in three sizes -- the new 11-inch model that starts at $799, the new 12.9-inch version that starts at $999 and the 10.5-inch model from 2017 that remains priced at $649. With this redesign, Apple has doubled-down on the iPad Pro's strengths, equipping creatives with tools backed by serious processing power, and ramping up its capabilities for AR and gaming. Here's everything we know so far:
Apple also announced a new MacBook Air, which starts at $1,199. That means that the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro now costs as much as the previous-generation $999 MacBook Air, reinforcing the company's desire to position its premium tablet as a true laptop replacement. That noted, Apple's magnetically-attachable Smart Keyboard costs extra -- the 11-inch model is $179 and the 12.9-inch version is $199. Apple hopes the revamped iPad Pro will be better positioned to compete with contemporary tablets like Microsoft's Surface Pro 6, which starts at $899, and Google's Pixel Slate, which starts at $599. But it's also important for Apple to reestablish the Pro as a higher-end device after adding Pencil support and a faster processor to its entry-level iPad back in March. Since then, the $329 iPad offered many of the features that were once exclusive to the considerably more expensive 10.5-inch Pro and 12.9-inch Pro models, which started at $649 and $799, respectively, coming in to today's event. With the new design and features announced today, Apple has restored some of the premium that separates the basic iPad from the Pro lineup. This is a developing story. Follow CNET's live blog for real-time coverage. What follows is our earlier story that rounded up rumors about the iPad Pro before it launched. At 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, we'll finally separate rumor from fact. Apple is expected to unveil multiple new products at its Oct. 30 event in Brooklyn, including an updated version of its high-end iPad Pro tablet. Watch: Apple's iPad event live blog and livestream After introducing the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and the Apple Watch 4 just a month ago, Apple's encore is likely to feature a new MacBook Air and other computers in addition to the new iPad Pro. But there are other devices that could also see the spotlight including a new version of the company's AirPod headphones, the long-awaited AirPower wireless charging pad and a more compact HomePod.  Watch this: New MacBook Air, 2018 iPad Pro and our other Apple event... 6:07 At the moment, the buzz remains loudest about the new iPad Pro and its accessories. A piece published by 9to5Mac highlights more evidence of the rumored redesign that's said to include thinner bezels, rounded corners and repositioned buttons. Previously, the iOS 12.1 beta was found to include references to multiple "iPad2018Fall" devices and features including support for Face ID, USB-C connectivity and output to 4K displays.  Concept renders of an iPad Pro. Benjamin Geskin/Drop NewsThose features would help Apple compete with newer devices such as Microsoft's Surface Pro 6 and Google's Pixel Slate. But they would also help reestablish the Pro as a higher-end device after Apple added Pencil support and a faster processor to the entry-level iPads back in March. Starting at $329 (£319 or AU$469), the base iPad now offers many of the premium features that were previously exclusive to the considerably more expensive 10.5-inch Pro and 12.9-inch Pro. For the moment, the Pro models still retain exclusive rights to the superior Retina display and Smart Connector, which lets you add a snap-on keyboard. A chorus of pundits and supply chain sources now suggest that Apple will look to redefine the iPad Pro line -- and justify its higher price -- with a big-time update before the end of the year. Though Apple hasn't announced anything officially, there's a huge amount of buzz about new Pro models surfacing at the Oct. 30 event. Here's what we've heard so far.  Watch this: New rumors about the 2018 iPad Pros 5:20
Rumor: New iPad Pros coming on Oct. 30 It's official -- and it goes down on Oct. 30. AppleIt's official. After the iPad Pro no-showed at Apple's Sept. 12 event, we immediately thought: October. And now the company has sent out an invitation -- in fact, several variations of an invitation -- to a "special event" on Oct. 30 in Brooklyn, New York. There is a strong tradition of an October debut for new iPads: the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 were introduced in a combined Mac and iPad event in October 2014. Rumor: Apple preparing two new iPad ProsBloomberg reports that Apple is prepping two new tablets for late 2018 -- one that measures "around 11 inches," which could be the rough equivalent of the current 10.5-inch model, and a 12.9-inch model. Previously, the publication had reported that Apple was working on at least one new iPad Pro, the 10.5-inch model.  Rumor: Apple Pencil 2.0Leaker-designer Benjamin Geskin reports that Apple has redesigned its Pencil stylus, adding gesture support and other new features. Like Wacom's EMR stylus -- and Apple's own AirPods -- the new Pencil will automatically detect and pair with the new iPad Pro when nearby, and you'll be able to transition easily between supported Apple devices. We don't know, however, whether the new Pencil will work with older iPad models or whether the older Apple Pencil will work with the new iPads.
Rumor: USB-C onboardMicrosoft disappointed some when it released a new version of the Surface Pro without a USB-C connection earlier this month. But Apple is reported to have added the popular connection to the new iPad Pro, according to 9to5Mac. In addition to providing power to some accessories, the USB-C port will allow the new iPad Pros to output video to 4K external displays.  Rumor: Taking design cues from the iPhone XMac Otakara and 9to5Mac report that the forthcoming iPad Pros will benefit from a major redesign and integrate several new features that first appeared on the first-gen iPhone X last year. An iPad battery usage icon found in Apple's iOS 12 beta suggests that the upcoming models will look quite a bit different -- with no Home button, slimmer bezels, rounded corners and a bigger display. And the iPhone X's rounded corners may also find their way onto the next iPad Pro, according to 9to5Mac.com.  The old iPad icon (left) vs. the new iPad icon found in the iOS 12 beta. 9to5MacRumor: Face ID goes horizontalThere's no notch on those icons but the rumors suggest that the new models' bezels are able to accommodate Face ID without a notch. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith, who has discovered many Apple products and features before they were officially announced, says that the iOS 12 beta shows that future iPads will have Face ID -- and that it will also be able to unlock the device even in landscape mode, something that even the new 2018 iPhones can't do today. (Bloomberg has also reported on this.)  Watch this: Report: 2018 iPad Pro is getting the iPhone X's Face... 7:46 Rumor: Faster chargingTroughton-Smith has also found evidence that suggests that the new iPad may have a USB-C connection. This bolsters an earlier prediction by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that Apple will shift to an 18-watt USB-C power adaptor as well as previous reporting by DigiTimes. The current-generation Pro models currently support the 18-watt spec, which can reduce charging time by 50 percent, but Apple ships them today with a 10-12-watt adapter. If true, this would mark a dramatic shift for Apple, which has used the Lightning connector broadly across its hardware lineup since its introduction in 2012.  Apple's AirPower wireless charging pad. Ariel Nunez/CNETDon't expect iPhone-style wireless charging, though. No one seriously expects the metallic rear panel in the iPad to go away, and that more or less prevents inductive charging. Rumor: 3.5mm headphone jack going awayMac Otakara reports that the forthcoming iPad Pro -- at least the 10.5-inch model -- will dispense with the traditional headphone jack in favor of Apple's own Lightning Connector. And there's plenty of momentum in this direction: When Apple announced the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR it also stopped selling the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, iPhone 6S and 6S Plus and iPhone SE -- meaning that the last iPhones to come with a headphone jack are gone.  Likely: Performance bumpsThe new entry-level iPad is powered by the 2016-era A10 processor, putting it just a half-step behind the iPad Pros, which run the A10X. But considering that the 2017 iPhones run the A11 and the new trio of 2018 iPhones use the A12 Bionic, it only makes sense that newer iPad Pros would have an A11 or A11X -- at the very least. Bloomberg suggested back in November that the next iPads would have faster processors and GPUs, which have become a key component of almost every upgrade cycle.  The iPad may take cues from the first-gen iPhone X, inside and out. Apple/Screenshot by David Carnoy/CNETRumor: Probably no OLED displayOne iPhone X feature that is unlikely to pop up in an iPad anytime in 2018 is an OLED display, according to Bloomberg. Not because Apple wouldn't like to use them. It's that suppliers simply don't yet have the bandwidth to produce them at the size and cost in the numbers required to address Apple's massive market. (That's the same reason the laptops with OLED screens are still few and far between.) Rumor: Peace out, iPad Mini Speaking of iPhones: With September's iPhone line introducing the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max, it feels like the iPad Mini line just isn't long for this world. Bloomberg reports that the Mini will not be refreshed this year -- and we have to wonder whether it will ever come. Apart from a minor storage capacity upgrade in June 2017, the current Mini 4, with its 7.9-inch screen, hasn't been updated since its introduction in 2015. But it's more expensive than the 9.7-inch iPad because Apple sells only a 128GB version. Given that the new 9.7-incher delivers considerably more -- a bigger screen, Pencil support and better performance -- at a lower price, it's hard to envision that much demand remains for the Mini. 5 features coming to the iPad in iOS 12: Apple didn't forget about the iPad with iOS 12. The best tablets you can buy right now: Hand-picked by CNET's experts. Apple Event |
| Apple's new Mac mini finally arrives with 5X performance, Thunderbolt 3, more Posted: 30 Oct 2018 07:47 AM PDT Amongst other announcements, Apple just debuted the long-awaited successor to the Mac Mini with five times the performance, up to six-core processors, Thunderbolt 3, and user-expandable RAM.  The new Mac Mini looks shockingly similar to previous models, though it has a new Space Gray finish. While it looks similar, internally it is all new. They start with 4-core processors and are expandable to 8. Each Mac Mini starts with 32GB of RAM with upgrades possible to 64GB. Storage, all flash-based, is expandable to 2TB, twice the previous maximum.  Ports include 4 Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, and two USB-A with an option for 10Gb Ethernet. Apple has added the T2 Security Chip to the Mini, which includes an SSD controller for faster data encryption. T2 also comes equipped with hardware HEVC video transcoding for up to 30-times faster performance. Onboard graphics across the line are the Intel UHD Graphics 630. As with any Thunderbolt 3 computer, the Mac mini can use an external GPU. the HDMI port on the device uses the 2.0 spec, allowing for 4K resolution at 60Hz. And just like the new 2018 MacBook Air, the enclosure is built out of 100-percent recycled aluminum. "Mac mini is loved by customers for its ability to be used in incredibly diverse environments — from casual desktop use, to live professional performances, to multiple Mac mini computers powering through video renderings and compiling software code, to racks of thousands in giant app build farms — anywhere a small-but-mighty Mac is needed to get the job done," said Apple's Phil Schiller. Prices start at $799 for a 3.6GHz quad-core i3 model with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD storage. An i5 model at 3.0 GHz with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is available for $1099. An upgrade of the i5 model to a 3.2GHz i7 processor is an additional $200. Either model can get a 10 Gigabit Ethernet port for an additional $100. Keep up with AppleInsider by downloading the AppleInsider app for iOS, and follow us on YouTube, Twitter @appleinsider and Facebook for live, late-breaking coverage. You can also check out our official Instagram account for exclusive photos. |
| Ten Things I Wish I Knew When I Started 'Red Dead Redemption 2' Posted: 30 Oct 2018 06:39 AM PDT  Red Dead Redemption 2Rockstar While I have not yet beaten Red Dead Redemption 2, my Xbox keeps telling me through story achievements that I am further along than something like 98.5% of other players. That will happen when you play the game 10-12 hours a day like it’s your job (it is my job), and so I do think I’m in a position to write one of my traditional “ten things” articles before everyone else gets too deep into it. Some of the “must know” items were so urgent I’ve already written articles about a few of them, but if you missed those, I needed to make sure they were included here as well, so apologies for any repeats. I also reserve the right to add more as I discover them (this game is so big this list could probably be 50 things), but for now, I think this is a good jumping off point. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a great game, but some elements of it are completely inscrutable with some odd Rockstar design/gameplay/UI decisions. But if you want to get the most out of the game, here are ten things I wish I knew when I started Red Dead Redemption 2. Red Dead Redemption 2Rockstar 1. Your Missing Hat Is On Your Horse First, the answer to the most important pressing question of Red Dead 2: “What the hell happened to my hat?” Your hat will fall off during almost all fistfights and many intense gunfights, and that’s left many players wandering around hatless for hours if they can’t retrace their exact steps to find it. Well, good news. Buried in the labyrinth of wheel inventory options, your hat can always be found on your horse if you lose it. I thought it was just your basic hat you start with, but the more hats I bought, I found that I could find all of them on my horse, so no hat is ever truly lost. As a side note, you can save outfits and keep them on your horse. I believe upgrading saddlebags will give you more outfit slots, so it’s good if you like to change clothes depending on the town you’re in, or based on the weather. 2. Fast Travel Exists, But It's Well Hidden My colleague Dave Thier who reviewed Red Dead 2 for us before launch managed to get through all 80 hours without figuring out that there is a fast travel system squirreled away in the game, but since the game never points you to it directly, I’ll have to. There’s a camp upgrade you can buy which gives Dutch more comfortable bedding. I mean, who wants to spend $200 on that, but it’s required to unlock the next tier of upgrades, which is a Fast Travel map for $300 that will be near Arthur’s bed. Fast Travel comes with a few caveats in Red Dead. You can only travel from camp, not to it, and your horse has to be in camp for it to work. To make sure your horse is always in camp, buy the horse station upgrade in the ledger. So yeah, this will save you some time, but because of its limited uses (you can’t just travel from point to point on the map like it’s Fallout), you will still be riding around the countryside a lot. Red Dead Redemption 2Rockstar 3. You Can Travel on Autopilot, But It's Risky Continuing in this vein, there is a way to “autopilot” yourself back home which is poorly explained in the game. I thought that “cinematic mode” was simply to make the game look cool in boring segments. What I did not realize that if your horse is in a run, you can switch to cinematic mode and they will follow the road to whatever your current waypoint is without you having to press any more buttons. There are a number of downsides to doing this, however. First, this will be slower than manually riding somewhere because your horse is only running on “medium” speed, not sprinting. This will also not let you do any horse bonding along the way. But more important, because Red Dead is a dynamic world, you will often run into trouble in cinematic mode, be it crashing into other horses or wagons if the autopilot is off by a hair, or running into specific events. Last night I put myself on autopilot to get back to camp, only to run into a roadblock full of gang members trying to get revenge on me, and I watched myself get cinematically shredded by a gatling gun they had on the back of a wagon before I could manage to regain control. You need to be aware more often than not on the road. 4. Changing One Setting Will Help Make Movement Better The last thing I’ll say about movement and travel in the game is something I wrote about already, but it bears repeating. If you go into accessibility settings in the game, you can change running from holding the A/X button to toggling the A/X button instead. While this doesn’t work on horseback or for sprinting (you will still have to mash A/X for that), it’s a way to auto-run without constantly holding down A for 90% of the game. This also works when you’re crouched which is helpful. 5. A Headshot Is A HeadshotOne thing I’ve learned as I’ve progressed through Red Dead 2 is that like most Rockstar games, it is very, very much not an RPG. What that means is that the more you play, you really don’t start running into beefier enemies that require more shots to take down. Everyone is just…a human, and as such, I wouldn’t stress out about your arsenal all that much. What I mean by “a headshot is a headshot” is that you can use your base Cattleman revolver and as long as you’re hitting headshots on enemies, it kills them the same way a high power sniper will. This isn’t Destiny or The Division where you can dump a million shots into an enemies face and they’ll survive because of their level. Bullets are bullets here, and will kill everyone as they “should” except for of course, you. Sure, get cooler guns for faster reloads and harder hitting body shots I guess, but if you can hit those headshots consistently, you can pretty much use whatever you want, and no gun is too crappy to get through a mission with. 6. Skip Zero "Minor" Gang Side Missions Red Dead is full of missions big and small, but the ones I highly recommend you don’t skip are the ones you’ll find in camp where one person wants to do something simple like go fishing or hunting or rob a random stagecoach. While in other games, these kinds of missions would simply be fetch quests, in Red Dead 2 they are not only exceedingly interesting a lot of the time, but they are some of the best character development moments the game has with different members of your gang. With Red Dead assigning you different gang members for the main missions, you can often go for hours without interacting with a specific gang member if they’re not on the roster. But these side missions will pair you off with probably every single person in your camp at least once, and they will really make you love these characters. My favorite missions have been with Lenny, Charles and Kieran so far, though these keep popping up and I’m not sure when they’ll end. Don’t ignore them, or you’ll miss some of the best conversations in the game. If you don’t do them, they won’t be there later as you progress through the story. Red Dead Redemption 2Rockstar 7. A Few Useful UI Shortcuts Back to gameplay, here are a few useful UI things that should make playing a bit less convoluted
There’s probably more even I haven’t discovered yet, but that’s enough to get you started. 8. Don't Miss Out On Dual Wielding I wasn’t planning on including this one, but it appears a number of people have somehow missed the fact that pretty early on in the game, you gain the ability to dual wield pistols. After you run a particularly bloody mission with Micah (you’ll know the one), you’ll get a new holster that lets you dual wield two different pistols/revolves/sawed-off shotguns at once. To do that, you go up on the weapon wheel where there’s a two arrow symbol that will let you use two guns. Double the damage, but double the reload time. Still, it rules. Red Dead Redemption 2Rockstar 9. Those Flashing Red Icons These confused me for a while so I thought I would add them here. There will sometimes be a weird flashing red icon over your horse health that is actually a “brush” symbol, meaning you need to brush your horse a few times to clean off dust and get it to go away. I believe this makes him perform worse in some way, possibly moving slower or regenerating slower, so you’re going to want to clear it off as soon as you can. You can also walk him through water to clean him as well. In camp, you will often see three red icons in the corner of the screen. This indicates the level of supplies currently at camp, and if the bullet, medical cross and food icons are red, that means you’re running on empty. White is some stuff is still there, yellow means fully stocked. I still can’t figure out if this stuff auto-regens, but if it does it takes a long time, so you may just want to shell out of a few bucks for a manual restock to prevent this from happening. It costs far less than it would buying all this stuff individually in town. 10. Upgrading Health And Dead Eye While it’s pretty straightforward how you upgrade your stamina, run a lot, you will probably find your health and dead eye bars lagging behind. Dead Eye will slowly increase with headshots, but strangely if you do those menial chores around camp marked by black dots, you will get a +5 Dead Eye increase per chore. Also hunting is probably the best way to make it go up fast. Health I’ve found goes up fast if you’re getting in fistfights frequently (though those usually come with bounties) or landing stealth/throwing knife kills. But also health will increase somewhat substantially from fishing, of all things. Lake fishing on a boat in particular where you land bigger fish will get you a solid amount of health boosts, taking you to the next level at a relatively rapid pace if you’re a frequent fisherman. Again, this is a massive game and there’s a lot more to say about it, but I hope this was helpful and you learned a thing or two. Apologies for anything you already knew, but it’s easy for some people to miss pretty basic stuff in this game. Happy hunting. Follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Read my new sci-fi thriller novel Herokiller, available now in print and online. I also wrote The Earthborn Trilogy. |
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