Apple iPad Pro specs and features revealed in new report. Will come with NFC, Bluetooth stylus, USB-C port, NFC and a Force Touch display. Further details can be found here.

Photos of a case allegedly belonging to the iPad Pro has just been leaked online, and the design of the accessory seems to suggest that the rumors and speculations about the device sporting a new set of stereo speakers may actually hold some substance.

Ah, the iPad Pro. It’s an enigma that has continued to elude us for many a year, and like Apple’s supposed connected TV effort, has yet to materialize. When something is rumored ad infinitum but is scarcely leaked, as is the case with the higher-end iPad Pro, it does draw a fair bit of skepticism, but with the likes of Microsoft and Samsung having come through large-screened slates dripping with power, it seems reasonable that Apple will follow suit at some stage. Here, another dummy leak throws up the rather interesting theory that the device could include a secondary Lighting / USB-C port on the side of the body, which would, ironically, exceed the solitary connection point of the new 12-inch Retina MacBook.

Reports are coming in that the larger, 12.9-inch iPad from Apple – being dubbed as the iPad Air Plus – is likely to sport USB 3.0 ports to support connections for external devices. Head over the jump for further details on this news.

Apple’s much rumored and highly anticipated iPad Air Plus may have had its release pushed back for a second time, according to a new report.

For just a short moment it seemed that the iPad Air Plus rumors were going to take a back seat while the Apple iCar took center stage, but here we are once again with a new leak that purports to show an iPad Air Plus case.

There has been on-off talk of Apple’s larger, so-called ‘iPad Air Plus’ for some time now, with initial rumors stretching back well over a year. But with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Pro series and, of course, the monstrosity that is the Surface Pro 3, there’s a real feeling that Apple will finally cave at some point this year, although what a slate with a ~12-inch display means for the MacBook line remains unclear. Still, a new case leak offers a possible glimpse as to the shape and size of this upcoming slab, as well as where the numerous switches, buttons and ports may reside.

The so-called “iPad Air Plus,” a bit like the supposedly impending Retina MacBook Air, has been rumored ad nauseam over the past year or two, and despite the Cupertino company’s preoccupation with several other products including Apple Watch, reports still indicate that a larger tablet will be hitting the scene in the very near future. To keep the pool of ideas well stocked, one of our favorite designers has come through with some new renders of the elusive slate, which, notably, includes a stylus.

Looking forward to Apple revealing its 12-inch must-haves this year? These iPad Air Plus and 12-inch MacBook Air concept renderings will help compare the two devices side by side, especially the size. Head on after the jump for further details.

With the Apple Watch now a real thing, all the rumors seem to be about the iPad Air Plus that everyone wants so desperately to exist. New rumors appear at an alarming rate as far as the larger iPad is concerned, but KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has something a little different to share – it’s still about the iPad Air Plus, but it’s at least something out of the ordinary.

A new photograph has appeared online that claims to show a manufacturing mold for the potentially upcoming iPad Air Plus. The image, which is suitably grainy, shows what appears to be a mold with a faint Apple logo in the middle.

Leakers gonna leak, so it never comes as any surprise to us when we see unreleased hardware crop up online. And this time it’s the iPad Pro – also known as the iPad Air Plus – once more. More details can be found right after the break.