Even so, Apple showed on Monday that it was continuing to bet on the devices by unveiling an iPad upgrade
that the company’s chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, said was pushing the tablet “further than it ever has before.”
The company introduced a brand-new version of the iPad Pro with a 10.5-inch display, which is 20 percent larger than the previous 9.7-inch model.
The new iMac Pro may help compensate for Apple’s previous professional desktop, the Mac Pro, which was widely panned by critics and customers.
WWDC 2017: Apple Announces HomePod Speaker to Rival Amazon’s Echo -
By BRIAN X. CHEN, FARHAD MANJOO and VINDU GOELJUNE 5, 2017
• Apple gave a sneak peek of HomePod, a speaker, to rival Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home.
The company introduced a lower-cost version of the 9.7-inch iPad priced at $329 in March
and a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, compatible with an Apple stylus and keyboard, in 2015.
• The company also showed new iPads at its annual developer conference, which typically focuses on software instead of hardware.
The category is getting pretty crowded: Last year Google released a talking home computer of its own, called Google Home,
and Microsoft’s assistant, Cortana, is also making its way to home speakers.
