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Apple Refreshes iPad With Larger Screen, Smart Keyboard Support

Apple is touting the integration with iPadOS on this iPad, though older iPads can upgrade to the new OS on Sept. 30.

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Though Apple's Tuesday event was focused largely on its new iPhone 11 lineup, Cupertino also introduced a refreshed iPad that will run the company's new tablet-centric iPadOS.

The display on seventh-gen iPad gets a slight size boost, from 9.7 to 10.2 inches. Like its predecessor, the new iPad supports the Apple Pencil, and it retains the home button and Touch ID. The new version, however, adds support for the full-size Smart Keyboard, which is sold separately for

Apple is touting the integration with iPadOS on this iPad, though older iPads can upgrade to the new OS on Sept. 30 (iPad Air 2 and later, all iPad Pro models, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 4 and later). With it installed, though, the iPad home screen will allow for easier multi-tasking and support widgets via the Today View. In a bid to make iPad more of a work device, iPadOS will support external USB drives and file servers.

The new seventh-generation iPad comes in silver, space gray and gold in 32GB and 128GB flavors. The Wi-Fi model starts at £349; the Wi-Fi+Cellular starts at £449. Apple is taking orders now; it will ship on Sept. 30.

Those who buy the new iPad (or any new Apple device) will get a free year of Apple TV+, the company's new streaming service. It launches on Nov. 1 and costs £4.99 per month, Apple announced today. Also coming in at £4.99 per month will be the Apple Arcade game-streaming service, which launches on Sept. 19.

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