iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Pricing Announced

After announcing the latest iPads, iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 on 17th October, Apple announced the prices for them in India today. 

iPad Mini 3 is almost the same as of its predecessor but with the Touch ID. Even the processor is the same. Apple (very quickly) introduced the iPad mini 3 during the event because it was almost the same as the iPad mini with Retina display that was released last year. Looking at the device straight on, you'd be hard pressed to spot any major differences Apple's latest 7.9-inch tablet - aside from the Touch ID home button, its identical: a Retina display up front, chamfered edges, and an aluminium rear shell. 

Also it’s available in Gold. As for the pricing the Wi-Fi model will cost you `28,900 for 16GB, `35,900 for 64GB, `42,900 for 128GB and Cellular model is for `38,900 for 16GB, `45,900 for 64GB and `52,900 for 128GB. 

iPad Air 2 was where the main focus was. The new tablet has the same look as its predecessor but is only 6.1mm thick — down from 7.5 mm. Apple claims it to be the “world’s thinnest” tablet and we couldn’t agree more as the new iPad Air is less than half thickness of the original iPad. The Air 2 has the same 9.7-inch display size but with an anti-reflective coating on the glass that it says will reduce reflections by 56 percent, making it much easier to read in daylight. This is the first time that Apple has put Touch ID on a tablet. Apple also says that Touch ID on the iPad Air 2 will let you use Apple Pay for purchases. The camera jumped up to an 8 megapixel sensor with 1.12 micron pixels and a lens with an f2.4 aperture. It's able to record 1080p video and slow-motion video, camera panoramas, take photos in burst mode or time lapse mode.  

The Air 2 is powered by the new A8X processor which is specifically designed for the iPads. It's a 64-bit chip and Apple says it's "40 percent faster" than the original iPad Air, which was running on the A7. The new tablet is also said to have 180x the graphics performance of the original iPad. Apple's M8 motion coprocessor, which can track your steps and other movement, also makes the jump from the iPhone 6 into the iPad Air 2. With a battery life of 10hrs it seems that upgrading to Air 2 is not a bad idea. Also it’s available in Gold (just like iPad Mini 3). As for the pricing the Wi-Fi model will cost you `35,900 for 16GB, `42,900 for 64GB, `49,900 for 128GB and Cellular model is for `45,900 for 16GB, `52,900 for 64GB and `59,900 for 128GB. 

Source: Apple

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Nexus 9 and Android L possibly coming tomorrow with possible names of Dessert released

A recent news update gave an indication of Google unveiling the new Nexus devices on Wednesday, 15th October 2014. A report from Forbes tells us that Google will be launching the new Nexus devices on it's website rather than holding a big launch event as they are busy with tweaking of Android L. 

Apparently it will be available for $399 and will start shipping starting 3rd November with pre-orders to start from 17th October. Launching just before Apple's event will put both the tablets in tough competition with each other and this fight will be fun to watch as Nexus 9 will probably be available through Google Play which is available only in 12 countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Japan, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States) and Apple will be shipping its tablets worldwide. 

Now a new tweet from Sundar Pichai, VP Android is proving that news/leak to be true. 

Met some sweet new friends today. #NationalDessertDay #Android http://t.co/KNxe1LjpgI
— sundarpichai (@sundarpichai) October 14, 2014

This tweet has a video showing the names that are under consideration for the next version of Android. Now why Sundar Pichai post a video of all the Android L names just when we get the news of the release of new Nexus devices and we all know that new Android comes with new Nexus devices. 

Lemon Meringue Pie? Lava Cake? Lady Finger? Lemon Drop? Even Oreo? Nobody knows. But this video explains a lot more about which names can be possibly take the place of L. Also Giovanni Calabrese, the guy who builds famous statues for each Android build is out in Mountain View. On Google+ he teased of handing out licorice boxes. So can it be Licorice after all? 

For some reason we think that Licorice may not be the name after seeing the video but why would he be messing around. Well it's not a long time to wait as it is in few hours we'll be getting the news of the new Nexus devices and the latest version of Android. 

Source: Forbes, Giovanni Calabrese

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iPad Air 2 will be powered by a powerful A8X chip

The new iPad Air 2 is supposed to be launched on 16th October but before that, the rumour mill has already churned out multiple leaks about Apple's new tablet, expected to be called the iPad Air 2, to be the slimmest iPad ever and now a Taiwanese site has posted few purported images of the tablet's internal components. 

Apple has traditionally used “X” versions of its main chips with enhanced graphics for its iPads. A Taiwanese on Saturday shared some images and are showing a logic board with the new A8X chip. The report adds that the A8X chip on the tablet is a faster upgrade, as expected, to the existing A8 chip on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. So we can expect better performance in games and other graphics-heavy apps and websites. 

The images also show various components which include pictures of the home button, flex cable, front panel, and volume control flex cable. The home button can be seeing of having Touch ID. The logic board also appears to contain a noticeably different layout when compared to the board from last year's iPad Air. For instance, the SIM slot appears to be directly on iPad Air 2's logic board, while the component was located in a separate compartment for the iPad Air. The front panel assembly and the Touch ID cable suggests that the alleged iPad Air 2 might also integrate the functionality just like the iPhone. 

While specifics of the resolution in questions aren't known yet, it is definitely a possibility that Apple is going to ship a sharper display than the current 2048 x 1536 pixel panel. However, more GPU horsepower isn't the only thing the A8X chip is expected to bring to the table. Allegedly, the RAM is also increased to 2GB, which should enable heavier multitasking. 

The rest of the novelties iPad users should expect are Touch ID, thinner profile, 720p FaceTime camera and Apple Pay. Internal storage options are said to be 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. 

Meanwhile, in a separate leak via Macrumors, it is speculated that after the iPad Air 2 announcement on Thursday, Apple may also announce the launch of Apple Pay on this Saturday, October 18, as seen on a leaked memo out of Walgreens. 

Source: Apple.club.tw via: Macrumors

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Apple iPad Air 2 to be the slimmest iPad ever

With the big day approaching various leaks are surfacing giving an insight as to what to expect when Apple launches the new iPad on 16th October in Cupertino, California. 

The recent leaks give an insight that the new iPads will be ultra-thin and packing and is expected to include Touch ID and fingerprint sensor. Current model of iPad Air is 7mm thick. And when we thought it couldn’t get any slimmer than here comes the news that it will be roughly of same thickness as that of the new iPhone 6 measuring at 6.9mm. 

Also according to Macrumors,  Apple has traditionally used “X” versions of its main chips with enhanced graphics for its iPads, so we can expect better performance in games and other graphics-heavy apps and websites. (Check out more here). 

As far as the leaks are concerned we have our eyes opened so keep checking for any updates and on the day of the event where new iPads along with OS Yosemite, MacBook and new iMacs will be revealed we will be covering here the whole time. 

Source: Tinhte

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