Lower cost iPads with Apple Pencil support expected at next week's announcement

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple is expected to unveil refreshed iPad at its education event next week. Not only are these iPads expected to have updated specs, they could likely be the first non-Pro iPads to be compatible with Apple Pencil as per KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi-Kuo who noted “the new low-price 9.7-inch iPad ... will likely support Apple Pencil.”

The education event is expected to kick off various education-focused strategies and products from Apple. Not only is this the first Apple Special Event for 2018, it is also a return to form for the company that's had a strong educational push in its DNA. Apple, after all, has always designed products for students, and the educational sector. iBooks and MacBooks (later on MacBook Airs) have always been popular with students and iPads enjoyed early success and adoption in schools.

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What you need to know about Apple's Special Event

Cupertino - We're in town for Apple special event later on today at 1 Infinite Loop where we expect to see new iPads, get a firm release date for OS X Yosemite and iOS 8.1 as well as see some possible refreshes to Mac, Apple TV, and possibly some new product lines. A smaller, more intimate event, Apple will livestream the proceedings starting at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. Eastern). Check in here after the event for exclusive photos, videos and insights from the event.

Update on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 9:20AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Apple Live Events channel on Apple TV is open for today's livestream. "Apple Events" channel is compatible with second- or third-generation Apple TVs running Apple TV software 6.2 or later. Alternatively, those interested can visit Apple's live stream via Safari on both Macs and iOS devices. 

Apple posts $7.5 billion net profit, sells 33.8 million iPhones, 14.1 million iPads and 4.6 million Macs

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple held its quarterly earnings call today to disclose financial results for fiscal 2013 fourth quarter ended September 28, 2013. Apple, which recently introduced new iPhones as well as iPads, had a quarterly revenue of $37.5 billion and quarterly net profit of $7.5 billion, or $8.26 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $36 billion and net profit of $8.2 billion, or $8.67 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Which was expected.

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