Apple's new iPads embrace facial recognition!

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple unveils new iPads during a special event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House in New York.

• The new iPad Pro will use facial-recognition technology to unlock the device and authorize app and Apple Pay purchases.

Apple's new iPads will resemble its latest iPhones as the company ditches a home button and fingerprint sensor to make room for the screen.

As with the iPhone XR and XS models, the new iPad Pro will use facial-recognition technology to unlock the device and authorize app and Apple Pay purchases.

Apple also unveiled new Mac models at an opera house in New York, where the company emphasized artistic uses for its products such as creating music, video and sketches. New Macs include a MacBook Air laptop with a better screen.

Research firm IDC says tablet sales have been declining overall, though Apple saw a 3 per cent increase in iPad sales last year to nearly 44 million, commanding a 27 per cent market share.
During the iPhone XS launch in September, speculation was rife that the company would be unveiling updates to these devices. They were ultimately left out despite lots of rumours and supposed leaks, but it did set up the stage for today's showpiece, Apple's fourth major launch event for the year.