Imagine a large iPad about the size of an old tabloid newspaper — an unfolded one. And just like a tabloid newspaper, you’d fold up this super-sized iPad when you were done and tuck it under your arm.
This is what Apple is reportedly working on: A folding iPad with a 20-inch screen that would fold in half to make it portable.
Samsung already sells devices like this, but they all suffer the same big problem: a prominent crease in the screen, an issue Apple is reportedly close to solving.
But there’s a funny wrinkle to this rumor. The device might not even be an iPad.
And, while the giant, folding iPad is reportedly a ways off, a folding iPhone may be coming fairly soon.
Also in today’s newsletter:
- Every. Single. Day. I forget something when I leave the house — so this upgrade to AirTags 2 sounds like a very worthy improvement. 
- The minute Apple releases a new beta, I usually install it on all my mission-critical devices, prudence be damned! But perhaps I’ll hold off on the new iOS 18.3 beta. Here’s why you should, too. 
- I haven’t done much Christmas shopping yet and the shipping window is closing. If you’re in the same boat and need some inspiration for last-minute Xmas gifts, check out our idiosyncratic cool tech gifts guide. There are a couple of offbeat ideas in there! 
- After more than a decade of hate for its under-chassis charging port, Apple’s Magic Mouse may finally be getting a design update that moves it — plus some other features that sound kinda weird. 
- The latest rumor about the pricing of the iPhone 17 Air — the upcoming super-slim iPhone — makes sense when you look at the position of the various Air models in Apple’s current lineup of devices. 
- I’ve never heard of an inkless pen that writes on almost anything and is so small it easily attaches to your keychain. I used to carry Space Pens all the time, but got tired of constantly losing them. The ForeverPen looks very intriguing. 
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
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Tweets of the day
iPad mini + Mac Studio = Macintosh
[📹 bbbigdeer]
— #Massimo (#@Rainmaker1973)
4:30 AM • Dec 15, 2024
Having a blast with Genmoji in iOS 18.2!
— #Basic Apple Guy (#@BasicAppleGuy)
4:15 PM • Dec 15, 2024
Since a few people asked, the prompt I used to make my Grinch Genmoji was:
“Lime green monster wearing Santa hat”— #Basic Apple Guy (#@BasicAppleGuy)
9:11 PM • Dec 15, 2024
Wallpaper of the day
New wallpapers 😇
— #Aesthetics 𝕏 (#@aestheticsguyy)
6:50 PM • Dec 15, 2024
One more thing ...
If Apple is going to succeed, we’re going to win on innovation. And you can’t win on innovation unless you have a way to communicate to customers.
Today’s poll
Would you rather have a folding iPad or a folding iPhone?
Results from last Friday’s poll: Is the EU right to force Apple to make design changes?

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