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« on: October 18, 2023, 04:05:04 pm »

Rumor Report Card: New Apple Pencil Announced Instead of New iPads

Over the past four days, there were several conflicting rumors about Apple announcing new iPads, a new Apple Pencil, or a combination of those two things. In the end, the only product announced was a lower-cost Apple Pencil with a USB-C port.



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Below, we have put together a rumor report card that recaps all of the reports and speculation leading up to Apple's press release today.



<h2>Accurate</h2><ul><li>Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said there would not be any new iPads released this month, a claim that remains accurate.</li>

<li>Last month, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said new iPads were unlikely for the remainder of 2023, a claim that remains accurate.</li>

<li>Japanese blog Mac Otakara said it believed a new Apple Pencil was likely to be announced instead of new iPads, although it was not a third-generation model with interchangeable magnetic tips, as the report suggested it would be.</li>

<li>MacRumors contributor Steve Moser found references to an Apple Pencil with USB-C charging in the second beta of iPadOS 17.1.</li>

<li></li></ul><h2>Inaccurate</h2><ul><li>Supercharged's Sami Fathi reported that Apple would announce new iPad Air, iPad mini, and entry-level iPad models today, but there are no new iPads.</li>

<li>9to5Mac initially corroborated the report about new iPads, citing its own sources.</li>

<li>A leaker known as "Majin Bu" on X, formerly known as Twitter, said an 11th-generation entry-level iPad would be announced today.</ul><div class="linkback">Tag: Apple Pencil</div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: iPad Accessories</div>
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