iPad Pro with stylus and Force Touch could challenge Microsoft Surface

"If you see a stylus, they blew it," Steve Jobs famously said in 2010 after the iPad launched

Jobs was referring to how the iPad was unlike any tablet that had been released before because it didn't rely on a stylus to control input. So we're not sure how he'd react if rumors of an iPad Pro with stylus support turn out to be true.

In recent weeks, we've started to see some real smoke regarding the rumored 12.9-inch iPad, including multiple reports of leaked schematics and cases.

According to AppleInsider's sources, the bigger tablet will also boast built-in NFC for easy accessory pairing. NFC could also allow the device to "serve as a payment receiving terminal for Apple Pay." Read more...