Apple Registers Web Domains Related to ‘Magic Keyboard’

Alongside its slew of product announcements yesterday, Apple registered several new web domains related to the term “Magic Keyboard”, including applemagickeyboard.com, applemagickeyboard.net, and applemagickeyboards.com.

Apple’s Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro
While Apple did announce a new keyboard cover for the upcoming iPad Pro at yesterday’s event, the product is called Smart Keyboard. It is possible Apple is simply looking to secure domains similar to the Smart Keyboard name, but perhaps a more likely possibility is that it is the name for Apple’s upcoming wireless keyboard revealed in regulatory filings last month.

Apple already offers a Magic Mouse and a Magic Trackpad, and last month’s FCC filings revealed a “Magic Mouse 2” name for the upgraded accessory, so it seems reasonable Apple could be looking to introduce a “Magic Keyboard.” The publicly released portion of the filing for the keyboard did not, however, reveal any new “magical” features as it only showed a bottom view of the accessory for the purpose of illustrating where regulatory labels would be displayed.

Image from Apple’s FCC filing for new wireless keyboard
Aside from the newly registered domains, we’ve been unable to find any other references linking Apple to the “Magic Keyboard” name. Searches of trademark databases for many countries did not reveal any such filings that could be plausibly linked to Apple.

It remains to be seen when Apple will introduce its new keyboard and mouse revealed in the FCC filings, but it could possibly come alongside new 21.5-inch Retina 4K iMacs that are just going into production ahead of a release later this year.

Apple Registers Web Domains Related to ‘Magic Keyboard’

Alongside its slew of product announcements yesterday, Apple registered several new web domains related to the term “Magic Keyboard”, including applemagickeyboard.com, applemagickeyboard.net, and applemagickeyboards.com.

Apple’s Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro
While Apple did announce a new keyboard cover for the upcoming iPad Pro at yesterday’s event, the product is called Smart Keyboard. It is possible Apple is simply looking to secure domains similar to the Smart Keyboard name, but perhaps a more likely possibility is that it is the name for Apple’s upcoming wireless keyboard revealed in regulatory filings last month.

Apple already offers a Magic Mouse and a Magic Trackpad, and last month’s FCC filings revealed a “Magic Mouse 2” name for the upgraded accessory, so it seems reasonable Apple could be looking to introduce a “Magic Keyboard.” The publicly released portion of the filing for the keyboard did not, however, reveal any new “magical” features as it only showed a bottom view of the accessory for the purpose of illustrating where regulatory labels would be displayed.

Image from Apple’s FCC filing for new wireless keyboard
Aside from the newly registered domains, we’ve been unable to find any other references linking Apple to the “Magic Keyboard” name. Searches of trademark databases for many countries did not reveal any such filings that could be plausibly linked to Apple.

It remains to be seen when Apple will introduce its new keyboard and mouse revealed in the FCC filings, but it could possibly come alongside new 21.5-inch Retina 4K iMacs that are just going into production ahead of a release later this year.

Apple helps you prep to pre-order a new iPhone

Anxious to get your hands on one of those shiny new iPhones? You’re not alone. And while you may be waiting a few days to have one in hand, pre-orders open up this weekend. To help prep for the rush, the company is allowing eager US customers to enter some personal info ahead of the pre-order window opening, so when the time comes, all you’ll have to do is select your carrier, model and storage options before hitting submit. Entering your details will also tell you how much you’ll be parting with to secure the phone you’re after. Of course, Apple also has a new carrier-free upgrade plan that gets you a new iPhone every time a new one becomes available after 12 monthly payments. That option starts at $32 for the 16GB iPhone 6s. If you haven’t set your reminder yet, pre-orders open up at 12:01 AM PT (3:01 AM ET) September 12th.

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Apple isn’t the only one making an iPad Pro keyboard

If there’s one company that has experience building iPad keyboards, it’s Logitech. The accessory maker has made countless typing tools for Apple’s tablets, so unsurprisingly, it’s also working on one for the iPad Pro. It’s called the Create Keyboard Case and, like Apple’s own Smart Keyboard, connects through the new three-pronged Smart Connector. That means there’s no need to pair or charge the attachment, because it draws all of its power and data directly from the tablet. Logitech says it was developed closely with Apple — the first teaser image (above) hints at a full QWERTY layout and an exterior covered in a “tightly-woven premium fabric.” Why choose the Create over the Smart Keyboard? For one, the Create has plastic keys — rather than the fabric covered set found on Apple’s offering — and if you’ve seen the Smart Keyboard folded up, well, it doesn’t look all that attractive. Logitech says it’ll be available in the US and select parts of Europe and Asia when the iPad Pro goes on sale in November — there’s no word on pricing just yet, however.

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‘Pokémon GO’ App Will Let Players Search the Real World for Pokémon

The Pokémon Company today announced a new app called Pokémon GO coming to iOS and Android, that will allow fans of the series to search real world locations to collect, battle, and trade Pokémon (via IGN). The company noted that the app itself will be free when it comes out, but gave no more specifics besides saying it’ll be available for download sometime in 2016.

Users will also be able to buy an optional Bluetooth accessory that syncs with the game, called the Pokémon GO Plus. The wrist-worn device will alert players in real-time to events going on in the game nearby — like the appearance of a new wild Pokémon, or other players battling — with flashing lights and vibrating alerts.

The Pokémon Company also announced that they’ve partnered with Niantic to help fine-tune the augmented reality aspect of the new game. Niantic already has some experience in the field, with the global espionage and mystery AR game Ingress [Direct Link] under its belt and some of its founders having originated from the Google Earth team. Although not officially one of Nintendo’s mobile titles (The Pokémon Company operates independently of Nintendo), as our sister site Touch Arcade points out, it could be an interesting glimpse into what Nintendo itself will do with its own mobile games.

iPhone 6s Supports T-Mobile Extended Range LTE on 700MHz Spectrum

T-Mobile customers should notice an improved LTE experience in the United States with the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, as Apple has included support for LTE band 12 on the new smartphones. Both GSM and CDMA models of the new iPhones support the 700MHz spectrum.

Model A1633 and Model A1634
LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)

Model A1688 and Model A1687
LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)

T-Mobile uses the 700MHz spectrum to offer what it calls T-Mobile Extended Range LTE across the U.S., which it says extends the network’s LTE signal twice as far from its cellular towers and works four times better in buildings. T-Mobile Extended Range LTE is live in 170 markets and covers more than half of the American population.

T-Mobile plans to cover another 600,000 square miles with Extended Range LTE over the next three months, expanding coverage to over 260,000 homes each week to reach over 350 markets across the U.S. T-Mobile shared a map of its projected cellular coverage in the U.S. through the end of the year to highlight its progress.

T-Mobile’s projected LTE coverage in the U.S. by the end of 2015
T-Mobile is confident enough that customers will be satisfied with their network coverage that it has announced a Lifetime Coverage Guarantee for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus purchased through JUMP! On Demand. The carrier will unlock your iPhone and offer partial refunds to customers that are unhappy with their coverage.

For as long as you use your iPhone 6s or 6s Plus on T-Mobile, if you aren’t completely satisfied with your coverage experience we’ll refund you for every penny you’ve paid for your new device in the first month, or after that, we’ll unlock it at no charge so you can use it with one of the other wireless companies. We’ll even refund up to a full month of your service.

T-Mobile has also announced that it will be offering the iPhone 6s through JUMP! On Demand for $0 down with equal monthly payments of $20 for 18 months. At the end of the 18 months, you can return your iPhone to T-Mobile and pay nothing more or pay an additional $164 more to keep the iPhone 6s — a total cost of $524, which is $125 cheaper than Apple’s $649 price.

Yes! We’ll have #AppleWatch @tmobile. Who wants one?? #appleevent

— John Legere (@JohnLegere) September 9, 2015

http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsT-Mobile CEO John Legere also announced on Twitter that the carrier will begin selling the Apple Watch, although he stopped short of providing a specific release date. Since launching in April, the Apple Watch has slowly been expanding to resellers such as Best Buy in the U.S. and other countries following a period where sales were limited to Apple Stores and select fashion boutiques.

Here’s why the iPhone 6s has a smaller battery

Although the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus don’t look all that different, Apple has sneaked in a few major hardware changes. 3D Touch was one of the big announcements, which allows the iPhone to determine how much pressure you apply to the screen and display shortcuts and other features accordingly. However, this enhancement appears to come at a small cost: battery size. In a video introducing the iPhone 6s family, Apple briefly flashes the battery capacity of the base model. Its 1715 mAh rating is a touch lower than the 1810 mAh battery in the iPhone 6.

If you’re fretting that your (potential) new iPhone will offer less day-to-day usage than its counterpart, worry not. Apple claims that the iPhone 6s will offer the same battery life as the iPhone 6, suggesting that the company has improved power efficiency in its new models. Another reason for the smaller battery could come down to the iPhone 6s’ Taptic Engine, which takes up the space previously allocated to the battery. Apple’s new sensor detects the level of pressure by measuring the tiny amount of flex between the cover glass and the backlight. Apple hasn’t shared the size of the iPhone 6s Plus’ power source, so we’ll likely have to wait for a third-party teardown before we find that out.

If you’re comparing the specifications of your shortlisted smartphones, then the smaller battery may stand out. But for most people, the difference will likely be negligible. Then again, users have differing opinions on iPhone battery life, including Jony Ive. Apple’s Chief Design Officer argues that the thin and light design of the iPhone simply means that people are using it more, so they need to charge it more often.

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ICYMI: The Kellogg box prize, a souped-up SUV and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: We know guys. You already lost precious time catching up with all the Apple news. That’s why we’re covering a virtual reality experience from Kellogg, which is sending out cereal boxes with instructions for making a VR headset out of them. In other paper-folding news, the cheapest ever foldable microscope (only 50 cents!) traveled to the Amazon rainforest and the pictures are gorgeous. And Range Rover is protecting its wealthiest patrons with an SUV that can take TNT blasts, armor-piercing gunshot rounds and other such spy-level shenanigans.

We’re also updating our story about the European Station Station having an astronaut in space control a rover on Earth because the video is worth a watch.

If you come across any interesting videos, we’d love to see them. Just tweet us with the #ICYMI hashtag @engadget or @mskerryd.

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Adobe Claims iPad Pro Has 4GB of RAM

Adobe published a press release on Wednesday (via G4Games) to highlight its new Creative Cloud mobile apps, and in doing so has seemingly revealed the new iPad Pro has 4GB of RAM.

iPad Pro is great for creative workflows with a high res 12.9″ touch screen display at 2732 x 2048 pixels, A9X chip, and 4GB RAM.

Apple does not list the iPad Pro’s RAM on the tablet’s tech specs page, but a teardown of the device in the near future should reveal if Adobe’s claim is accurate. We’ve also reached out to Apple for comment.

iPad Pro features a 12.9-inch fully laminated display with a 2732×2048 pixels resolution at 264 PPI, 64-bit A9X processor, four-speaker audio system, 8-megapixel iSight camera, Touch ID, Smart Connector, Lightning connector and dual microphones.

Apple also introduced two new accessories for the iPad Pro: the Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil. Apple Pencil ($99) is a precise drawing tool for iPad Pro, while the Smart Keyboard ($169) is an attachable, full-size keyboard cover.

iPad Pro launches in November in Silver, Space Gray and Gold, starting at $799 for a 32GB Wi-Fi only model. A 128GB Wi-Fi only model will also be available for $949 and a Wi-Fi + LTE 128GB model will retail for $1,079.