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Everything Apple announced at its iPad and Mac event

Oct16
by on October 16, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Roundups

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Didn’t catch the entire keynote Apple just gave at its October 2014 event? Not to worry: here’s a quick recap of everything you may have missed. As always, click on the article links below for full details of each news item. An update on the September 2014 keynote Tim Cook announced that the launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus is the company’s largest ever. He also noted that Apple Pay will launch on Monday October 20th, and the WatchKit SDK will launch in November. Craig Federighi, senior vice president of Software Engineering at Apple, said 48 percent of users…

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Apple updates the Mac mini with 4th-gen Intel processors

Oct16
by on October 16, 2014 at 6:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Updates

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At today’s Apple event in Cupertino, the tech giant unveiled an upgraded Mac mini. The new and improved tiny computer sports 4th-gen Intel core processors and Intel Iris and HD Graphics 5000 for pushing all those pixels. It touts PCIe-based flash storage available in 500GB, 1TB and 1TB Fusion configurations. It also has two Thunderbolt 2 ports which feature dual channel 20-Gbps data transfers and connect to your Wi-Fi via 802.11ac. The processors in the computer feature Turbo Boost 2.0, which increase the clock speed up to 2.7 GHz on the entry level 1.4 GHz model. The high-end Fusion drive has a built in PCIe…

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Much-loved image editing app Pixelmator is coming to the iPad this month

Oct16
by on October 16, 2014 at 6:10 pm
Posted In: Apple's October 2014 event, Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Pixelmator, the app long touted as at least a partial replacement for Adobe Photoshop on the desktop, has now gone mobile. At Apple’s Town Hall meeting this morning, The Pixelmator team demoed its upcoming app for the iPad, which will be available in the App Store later this month. That’s great news for photo editors, and especially those who will be shooting with the new iPad Air 2’s new 8MP iSight camera, which features 1.12 micron pixels, an f/2.4 aperture and 1080p HD video capture. ➤ Pixelmator  

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Apple announces iPad mini 3 with Touch ID fingerprint sensor

Oct16
by on October 16, 2014 at 6:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

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At its October media event today, Apple announced the next generation of the iPad mini, adding the Touch ID fingerprint sensor that first arrived with the iPhone 5s last year. Pre-orders for the device will begin on October 17, with shipping set to start by the end of next week. The iPad mini 3 will start at $399 for WiFi models and $529 for cellular versions. The tablet now comes in silver, space grey and gold. Details about the iPad mini 3 accidentally leaked yesterday when Apple published the iOS 8.1 user guide early. Apple also announced the iPad Air…

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Show me the pixels: Apple is launching an iMac with Retina Display, starting from $2,499

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by on October 16, 2014 at 6:06 pm
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Apple is giving its all-in-one iMac an upgrade in the pixel density department. The company today announced a Retina Display model, which should offer a sharper viewing experience. The 27-inch screen boasts a 5120 x 2880 resolution, totalling 14.7 million pixels. Apple says it’s the world’s highest resolution screen. The company calls it a ‘Retina 5K Display’ and if you do the math, it’s pushing 7 times more pixels than a HDTV (1080p) and 67 percent more than a 4K set. The iMac with Retina Display is 5mm thin at the edge, ensuring it can still fit snugly on smaller…

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