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Apple has confirmed a new, bigger tablet computer called the iPad Pro.
The firm’s chief Tim Cook called it the “biggest news in iPad since the iPad” as he unveiled the Pro, which will have a 12.9 inch screen.
The screen resolution on the new iPad Pro will be better than that of a MacBook Pro says Apple, as Cook called it “our vision of the future of personal computing.”
Look out Microsoft Surface – iPad Pro can have a keyboard pic.twitter.com/sagEpv9mQn
— Martyn Landi (@MartynLandi) September 9, 2015
The iPad Pro will be also be the first to have four speakers in it – one in each corner of the device. It will also come with a keyboard, built into a new case. This is a similar layout to Microsoft’s extremely popular Surface tablet.
The Apple rival even made a surprise appearance at the announcement; giving a demo of Microsoft Office working on the Pro.
Apple Pencil – the stylus for the iPad Pro pic.twitter.com/Jg6Izo9tgx
— Martyn Landi (@MartynLandi) September 9, 2015
The iPad Pro will also come with a stylus – called the Apple Pencil. This is despite late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs famously once saying: “if you see a stylus, they blew it.”
Apple confirmed the iPad Pro will go on sale in November, with in three colours and with prices starting at $799 (£520).
Here are the iPad Pro prices. In dollars of course pic.twitter.com/afjUQBHAMu
— Martyn Landi (@MartynLandi) September 9, 2015
The firm also announced the iPad mini 4, which Apple’s Phil Schiller said has the same internals as the larger iPad Air 2, but in the mini’s size.
The announcement came during a live event in San Francisco, where Apple also showed their new-found love of fashion will continue, as the Apple Watch maker confirmed a new “fall line” of watch straps for autumn.
