The iPad Air is a great device with a thin and lightweight design, powerful capabilities, a long-lasting battery, and support for games, video, and work. However, one shortfall of the Air is that, unlike the iPad Pro, it uses an LCD panel and a screen with a 60Hz refresh rate, which makes it feel sluggish and outdated compared to Apple’s top-tier devices.
That may be set to change in 2026, according to The Elec, which reported that Samsung Display will likely be the main supplier of OLED panels for the iPad Air. This would be welcome news since previous reporting from Apple Insider suggested that OLED displays on the iPad Air weren’t due until 2028, so getting them a couple of years earlier will be sure to please Apple fans.
According to The Elec, Samsung Display has a large OLED production capacity, with the A3 line capable of producing 135,000 panels a month for the iPhone and iPad Pro OLED. By contrast, LG Display’s E6-1-3 line can produce 45,000 iPhone OLED screens a month, and the E6-4 line can produce 15,000 iPad OLED screens a month.
Last year, Samsung shipped 150 million to 160 million iPhone OLED panels from the A3 line, compared with the 52 million iPhone OLEDs shipped by LG’s E6 line. LG is expected to increase its production capacity by 10 million units in 2024.
The report from The Elec also mentions that there’s a possibility that Apple may choose to roll out OLED screens to other devices, including the iPad Mini and a future foldable. It’s also speculated that while the iPad Pro uses a Tandem OLED arrangement (meaning two OLED panels in a stack), the iPad Air may use a more traditional OLED tech, which could help bring down the cost per unit.
This report should still be viewed with some skepticism. While The Elec is reliable when reporting supply chain and production news, it has been less reliable in terms of features for unreleased products, especially with something as far out as 2026. Expect to get more concrete information starting next year.
Affinity’s new all-in-one creative app is finally coming to the iPad, nearly a year after Canva launched the redesigned desktop version for Mac and Windows. Creatives have been asking for the iPad release ever since, especially because files created in the new Affinity app cannot be opened in the older V2 iPad apps.
Affinity already has Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps on iPad, but the new release combines those tools into the same unified app that Canva launched on desktop last year.
Touchscreen laptops have been around for years. You can get them in all sizes and shapes. Just not from Apple. For years, the Cupertino giant has treated the idea of a touchscreen MacBook the way I treat a meeting that could have been an email: with open contempt. However, Wednesday looks like the day the company could finally change its mind.
The latest Apple invite puts the “Pro and Tell” showcase in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on October 28, 2026. Instead of a regular live-streamed keynote, it is an invitation-only, hands-on event for a handful of press and creators (similar to what the company did for the MacBook Neo earlier this year).
Apple has just launched its latest iPad mini with a notable set of upgrades, including an OLED screen, improved speakers, and a more resilient build. It also gets a new chip, and the whole package costs $200 more than its predecessor. But if you look closely at Apple’s online store, you’ll realize that $699 isn’t enough to get you the most powerful version of the A20 Pro chip inside this tablet. In fact, even if you pay $800 for the 256GB model, you still won’t get the beefiest variant. Only when you jump to the 512GB trim, which costs an absurd $999, do you get the most powerful flavor of the A20 Pro.
The $999 model gets more than extra storage