From CNET: One week before it's expected to lift the curtain on a long-rumored video streaming service at an event on March 25, Apple announced two new iPads. Starting at $499, the new iPad Air features a 10.5-inch Retina display and the same A12 Bionic processor used in the iPhone XS. The new $399 iPad Mini will replace the aging iPad Mini 4, that's been left virtually unchanged by Apple since its debut in 2015. The new models are now available for pre-order and will be in stores next week.
The new iPad Air will sit between the 9.7-inch iPad introduced last year, which starts at $329, and the 11-inch iPad Pro, which starts at $799 and features a more powerful A12X processor. The company has discontinued the older 10.5-inch iPad Pro from 2017.
Apple often introduces new products in March. At last year's event, Apple delivered a refreshed edition of its entry-level iPad in addition to some education-friendly software initiatives. That today's announcement was made by press release suggests that the company wants to keep the focus of next week's event solely on its new video streaming service.
Earlier this morning, Apple's online store went offline, suggesting that new products would be announced later in the day.
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