A man use his iPad inside a local coffee shop in downtown Shanghai November 28, 2013.
A man use his iPad inside a local coffee shop in downtown Shanghai November 28, 2013. China's campaign against online rumours, which critics say is crushing free speech, has been highly successful in "cleaning" the Internet, a top official of the country's internet regulator said on Thursday. Reuters/Carlos Barria

A new iPad Pro is one of the much-awaited gadgets that Apple is expected to unveil during its September 9 event. The Internet has been abuzz with speculations that the Cupertino-based tech company is going to release a tablet with a 12.9-inch screen display, which means that it will be catering to the preferences of big-screened tablet users.

Taking a look at Apple's tablet history, it looks like the company is taking on a rather interesting market approach. In April 2010, Apple revolutionised the tablet industry by releasing its first generation 9.7-inch iPad. In October, a couple of years after the first unit's launch, Apple opted to come up with something smaller and introduced a 7.9-inch iPad Mini.

Now the rumour mill is abuzz with reports that Apple, during its September 9 event, will be unveiling a 12.9-inch tablet with 2,732 x 2,048 pixel resolution. The device is expected to have some of its design aspects copied from the iPad Air, with a source telling 9To5Mac that it "literally looks like a big iPad." That said, it is highly likely the unit will feature some very thin bezels.

Although it will be bigger - and reportedly better - it will look pretty much like the other iPad models, especially with its aluminium exterior. Since the upcoming iPad Pro will be part of the company's September 9 event, it is expected that the tablet will also feature a Force Touch-enabled screen display, a feature that will also be showcased in the upcoming iPhones.

Apart from a bigger screen display, Tech Times reports that the iPad Pro is also going to be the very first mobile device from Apple to feature a stylus, one that is going to open Apple's doors to enhanced drawing and design apps. Plus, the stylus reportedly could work very interestingly with its Force Touch technology, giving its user many possible things to accomplish, based on how much pressure is applied on the screen.

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