Our verdict on the new iPad Pro

Apple’s new iPad Pro is one of the most controversial (and thinnest) devices the company has made in years. Of course, it’s an undeniable engineering feat, and it’s thinner than the iPod nano. Apple has packed a new M4 chip and a ‘tandem’ OLED panel into its latest flagship tablet.

The new OLED allows for more brightness and improved HDR performance compared to the old iPad Pro – standard screen brightness is up to 1000 nits, compared to 600 nits for the last model. It’s so strong and so beautiful. But this cutting-edge technology makes it more expensive than ever, putting it out of reach for most and pitting it against flagship laptops in terms of price.

As Nathan Ingraham explains in his review, the iPad Pro range has always been about showing just how good an Apple tablet can be, but this one really is uncompromising. For the rest of us, there’s the new iPad Air.

Later today, Google’s big I/O keynote will reveal the company’s latest AI ambitions. We’ll be reporting live later today.

— Matt Smith

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The feature looks like an AI-inspired version of Google Lens.

Not to be outdone, ahead of Google I/O (starting later today — stay tuned for all the news right now), Google is teasing its own incoming AI camera features. It is not clear what the function is is, but it shares some similarities with Google Lens, the company’s camera-powered search feature. The one shown in the teaser video, however, appears to work in real-time and respond to voice commands.

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This is a new direction for Dyson: a floor cleaner with no mention of suction, cyclone technology or any of the usual vacuum vocabulary. The Wash G1 is the company’s debut hard floor cleaner, and it replaces suction with high-speed rollers, water and nylon bristles. It’ll go on sale later this year for $700 — we got to test it at Dyson HQ before it goes on sale.

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