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iPad mini teardown sheds new light on “jelly scrolling” controversy

iFixit’s 2021 apple ipad mini teardown. A new teardown of Apple’s latest iPad mini by iFixit found a clue that may explain the “jelly scrolling” effect that some of the tablet’s users have complained about. In case you missed our past coverage on the subject, some iPad mini users noticed a subtle, stagger-like disconnect between […]

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2021 iPad mini suffers from uneven “jelly scrolling” in portrait mode

Enlarge / The 6th-generation iPad mini. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple’s newest iPad mini was released to the general public on Friday, and over the weekend, users began to complain about a subtle scrolling problem when using the tablet in portrait mode ( MacRumors has a good round-up post ). The tablet appears to refresh the […]

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The more pricey 2021 iPad mini is the best one Apple has ever made

The 6th-generation iPad mini. [credit: Andrew Cunningham ] The new iPad mini—whether you want to call it the 2021 iPad mini, iPad mini 6, or iPad mini (6th generation)—is easily the best one Apple has ever made. That’s true whether you’re comparing this iPad mini to the last one, or if you’re comparing it to […]

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The iPhone 13 is thicker and heavier than the iPhone 12

Enlarge / The IPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini. (credit: Apple) Yesterday, Apple announced its new flagship iPhones: the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. But while Apple’s livestream was full of details, some things were left out. Fortunately, we’ve learned a bit more from Apple’s updated website, […]

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The redesigned $499 iPad mini finally catches up with the times

The new redesigned iPad mini. [credit: Apple ] After years of being stuck with the same look and features, Apple’s iPad mini will finally get a major redesign akin to last year’s iPad Air update, the company announced today . The tablet’s screen size gets a bump from 7. 9 to 8. 3 inches plus […]

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What to expect from Apple’s September 14 “California Streaming” event

Enlarge / The waiting area of the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple’s Cupertino campus. (credit: Samuel Axon) On September 14 at 10 am PDT (1 pm EDT), Apple will host its first product-launch event in several months. Once again, it will be an online-only event. But as with other recent online events from Apple, we […]

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Report claims Apple will finally give the iPad mini some love

The 2019 iPad mini. It looks like the previous iPad mini. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Apple is getting ready to introduce a redesigned iPad mini, according to a new report from 9to5Mac. Though Apple updated the iPad mini with a faster processor and Apple Pencil support in late 2019, the basic design of the device […]