TiOSS 354 - Laser Eyes

The new 9.7" iPad, Apple re-commits to education, Apple hires Google's chief of search and AI, and more on this week's episode of The iOS Show! Show notes can be found at theiOSshow.com. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, send an email to feedback at theiosshow.com

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Cast:
Michael Johnston - Applr and Twitter
Jeff Gamet - The Mac Observer and Twitter

Stuff mentioned:

• March 27th Event
  • Apple Launches New 9.7-Inch iPad With Apple Pencil Support, $299 for Schools and $329 for Consumers
    • 40% faster CPU
    • 50% faster graphics
  • Apple Increases Free iCloud Storage for Students to 200GB
    • Limited to students who have Apple IDs that were provided by their school
  • Apple Announces 'Classroom' Coming to Mac, Reveals New 'Schoolwork' App for Educators
    • Schoolwork will be available for teachers in June
  • Logitech Announces $49 Crayon Stylus and $99 Rugged Combo 2 Case for 9.7-Inch iPad
    • Works with any new 9.7" iPad
    • Doesn't pair (so no pressure sensitivity)
• SPONSOR: Simple Contacts
• Apple Hires Google's Chief of Search and Artificial Intelligence
  • Will run Apple's overall machine learning and AI strategy
  • Shares Apple's commitment to privacy
  • Giannandrea was involved in the push to integrate artificial intelligence throughout Google products
  • Spent 10 years at Google
• Software releases
  • Apple Releases First Beta of iOS 11.4 for Public Beta Testers
    • AirPlay 2 is back
    • HomePod Stereo sound
    • Messages in iCloud
  • Apple Seeds First Public Beta of tvOS 11.4 for Public Beta Testers
    • AirPlay 2 support
  • Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 4.3.1 to Developers
• Instagram Eliminates Apple Watch App

iDevice Picks:

Jeff - Textlicious $1.99

Michael - MLB App Free