Apple Rumored to Announce New iPad Pro Size and Touchscreen Siri

According to a trusted tech analyst, Apple could be announcing a new size of iPad Pro and a new use for Siri at WWDC 2017.
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WWYD w/o all of the anticipated new releases announced at the upcoming WWDC? If the acronyms are making that sentence difficult to decode, that's precisely how it feels to be a fervent loyalist to the Apple brand: Through creative ad campaigns and various product theories running through the rumor mill, the tech giant has left us to our own devices to figure out what's next in store.

Tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has made on-the-nose predictions in the past, and now according to The Verge he says we can expect an announcement for the 10.5-inch iPad Pro at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference. To sweeten the deal, we might be introduced to a touchscreen Siri speaker, too.

In keeping with the bezel-free tech trend as of late, he predicts the new iPad Pro will feature a smaller bezel and a larger screen. The Verge describes it as a new-and-improved version of the current 9.7-inch iPad Pro. It's still smaller than the current 12.5-inch iPad Pro on offer, so it'll fit in your carry-on perfectly.

As we previously reported, a more affordable 9.7-inch iPad Pro is in the works, too, which is looking that much more appealing now that we know the iPhone 8 might cost upwards of $1,000. Hey, you can still 'gram on it!.

According to Mac Rumors, Kuo says the new releases are attributed to an alleged "production ramp-up." If that's truly the case, hopefully we can apply that theory to their entire roster of products.

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