Head-to-head: iPad 10 v. iPad 9

Apple will report quarterly earnings later today and Wall Street analysts are expecting relatively good news from the company, despite the challenging economic climate.

If interested, you can tune into the analyst call and listen to CEO Tim Cook and Luca Maestri discuss Apple’s financials: check the post below for details.

Also, if you’re interested in the new iPad 10 — which is taking shots for coming up short in some key areas — see our summary of how it stacks up against its predecessor.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

Apple positioned the new iPad 10 as the successor to last year’s iPad 9, but the two are far more different that their names suggest. The just-released tablet has a long list of improvements, including a larger screen. But it also comes at a substantially higher price. Both models are still in Apple product lineup so you have a choice. Let’s go head-to-head to see how they stack up.

After Apple began running new advertisements in the App Store on Tuesday, some developers checked their product pages to find banner ads for adult video chat apps, video poker apps and gambling apps of all varieties. They’re not happy.

Apple put its latest processor in the 2022 iPad Pro and it gave the tablet a significant performance boost. The M2 chip make it almost 20% faster than its predecessor. And it’s almost 80% faster than the 2018 iPad Pro.

Elago is known for its fun and interesting stands and cases, often in a retro vein. If you’re in need of Apple accessories along those lines — or along any lines, really — you should check out the big Halloween Sale in the Cult of Mac Store. The Elago items in this post, for example, are all offered at 15% off regular prices.

Apple’s next earnings call takes place this afternoon. CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri will report on all the numbers. Because of poor economic conditions globally, expectations aren’t sky high, but some analysts figure Apple will beat them despite concerns about iPhone 14 sales. Here’s how to follow along and what to listen for.

Mobile charging specialist Excitrus introduced its 105W Power Bank Ultimate Thursday, a small but potent charger with an 18,000mAh battery for on-the-go device charging. The company called the iPhone-sized device “one of the smallest [on] the market with around 100W power output.”

Before you say it, I know – this isn’t the first time we’ve talked about gallium nitride (GaN) chargers. But the super-small, super-fast chargers are, frankly, worth getting excited about. I recently had the pleasure of taking Ugreen’s Nexode 200W desktop GaN charger for a spin, and let me tell you: this really is the puck-sized charger you want on your desk.

If you own a lots of apps, it’s a chore keeping them up to date for optimum functionality and security without a utility like MacUpdater.

Order tracking is a mess. You might get a tracking number with your online order, but you have to bring up the tracking history on the carrier’s website or plug it into an app. With iOS 16, Apple hopes to end this madness with order tracking right in the Wallet app.

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One more thing ...

"We have over 200,000 apps on the App Store. So something must be going right in terms of attracting developers to our platform." — Steve Jobs, D8 conference, 2010.

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