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When reports of the 2018 iPad Pro bending started getting media attention , Apple was quick to dismiss the matter saying that certain units can ship with a slight bend. It said that a bend of up to 400 microns is fine, with the design tolerances for the tablet being tighter than for previous iPads. Apple has now provided more details in a support document on the new manufacturing method it is using on the iPad Pro which can be blamed for the bend. The Cupertino company is using a new “co-molding” manufacturing method for the new iPad Pro in which plastic is injected into milled channels in the aluminum enclosure. After the plastic cools down, the enclosure is finished with a precision CNC machining operation. iPad Pro cellular models now feature Gigabit-class LTE, with support for more cellular bands than any other tablet. To provide optimal cellular performance, small vertical bands or “splits” in the sides of the iPad allow parts of the enclosure to function as cellular a...

Earlier today, Apple got around to releasing the first beta of iOS 12.1 to developers . The beta release comes just a day after the company released the first build of iOS 12 to the public . Despite only containing Group FaceTime and no other major changes, the beta release was a hefty one in terms of size. Well, turns out apart from confirming landscape support for Face ID , iOS 12.1 beta all but confirms that Apple plans to unveil its 2018 iPad Pro next month. There’s a new identifier for “2018 fall” iPad in the Setup process that’s new as a part of the iOS 12.1 beta. Digging into assets used by the Setup app, which is the app that runs when you set up a new device, we found a new identifier for a “2018 fall” iPad. The previous version of the app only included identifiers for the 2018 iPhones. This means the app is being updated to teach users how to use the new gestures on a new model of iPad to be released this fall. Apple is definitely working on a refreshed...