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a lot better than the old one. iPadOS
13.4 added mouse/keyboard support
in a thoughtful way, and the magic
keyboard is a great accessory. iPadOS
is slowly breaking away from iOS, and
needs to go faster. The iPad Pro update
was lacklustre, though, and the regular
iPad is getting pretty long in the
tooth. Grade: BRoman Loyola: It feels like the iPad
line-up is in flux, with non-Pro iPads
feeling like Pro models, and the
Pro models not getting much with
upgrades. You can do more with the
iPad and iPad Air, which is great in
my book. Grade: BAPPLE WATCH
New products: Apple Watch SE, Apple
Watch Series 6
Michael Simon: There’s no denying that
the two watches Apple launched this
year are the best smartwatches you can
buy, but they still left something to be
desired. Apple’s cheaper SE is missing
several important features, including
the always-on display, EKG sensor and
blood-oxygen sensor, and the Series
6 wasn’t much of an upgrade over the
Series 5. Sleep tracking is meh, battery
life is still an issue, and blood-oxygen
tracking isn’t integrated as well as it
is on the Fitbit Sense. And wouldn’t
recommend the £199 Series 3 to my
worst enemy.
Grade: BJason Cross:
The Series 6 is
a modest step
forward from the
Series 5, with
not a lot of real
tangible reason
to exist. The SE is
a great idea but
should be less
expensive, and
Apple should have
stopped selling
2020 was a lacklustre year for the iPad. the Series 3. What