Review: Apple iPad mini 4

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple’s iPad mini is now on its 4^th iteration and inherits a lot of the key features and capabilities that have made the larger iPad Air 2 a formidable all-around tablet solution. 

While some would say that the processor boost (to an Apple A8 processor), increase in RAM, as well as an all new Retina Display (glare free, laminated, stunning) are updates that are quite overdue, the thinner and lighter profile make the most portable iPad even more of a delight to carry an use.

Basically the size of an eBook reader, the mini 4 brings a vast array of functionality, power, connectivity and entertainment to a device that can easily slip into your coat pocket.

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Microsoft teases HoloLens reveal at tomorrows's device launch event

While expected to be a launch event for the Surface Pro 4, new Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL devices plus updated notebooks. It seems tomorrow's Microsoft Fall launch event in NYC will also involve some Hololens announcements. Considered by many Windows watchers to still be two-years away from actual commercial production (the early prototype shown was strapped to a massive battery and remote processors), HoloLens migth be farther along than we all thought. The augment reality headset integrates real world surroundings with high-resolution projections (i.e. Minecraft constructs on your living room set).

HoloLens is the one undeniable innovation Microsoft has that's exciting and full of possibilities not just in computing but in gaming, pratical training, education and even mission critical applications. Everyone wants to know where Microsoft is with this exciting product. The event kicks off at Tuesday October 6, at 10.00 AM Eastern time and will be viewable on Xbox devices at www.microsoft.com/october2015event

Adobe releases new mobile apps, updates desktop offerings at MAX

Adobe's unloaded some well-timed mobile apps as well as updates to desktop offerings at their yearly Adobe MAX creative pow-wow. Photoshop Fix and Capture CC, first demoed at last month's iPad Pro launch event, are now available as are updates to the entire suite of Creative Cloud applications.

Several of Adobe's apps, including the popular Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, and Premiere Pro CC are being updated with new Touch functionality usable on Windows tablets and Apple trackpad devices. Adobe Fuse CC is being added to existing Creative Cloud plans. You can find out more here.

Source: Adobe

Peggo converts YouTube and Soundcloud files to audio

Want to just listen to a long interview on YouTube while you do your chores? Peggo brings its app to Android so you can grab those YouTube videos and Soundcloud songs and turn these into audio that you can listen to offline. It’ll normalize the volume of the files you rip so it doesn’t come out too loud or too soft. It also removes the silences so it can cut down the file size and take out those long breaks for you. These files are saved at the highest bitrate possible so you don’t lose the quality. The app’s available in the Amazon App Store or you can grab the APK and sideload it.

Source: Lifehacker | Download: Peggo for Android (Free)