The Apple Beat: Apple's Year in Review

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

2014 was a momentous one for Apple. The company ramped up its leadership with a number of of key personnel, made its biggest ever acquisition with Beats and showed they were ready to compete in the supersized-smartphone  and wearables space by releasing the iPhone 6 Plus as well as previewing the Apple Watch. 

It was definitely CEO Tim Cook’s landmark year as Apple leader, the Apple Watch was the first new product category he launched and the event and succeeding hype and interest over the Apple Watch and what it can offer was notable. 

Apple also updated most of its product lines. It introduced a game changing 27-inch iMac that offers an industry leading 5K display, the first for a desktop (or commercially available monitor) anywhere. 

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Olympus OM-D E-M5 is on Boxing Day sale for 40% off

Online Boxing day sales are well on their way. One of the good deals that caught our eye is the weather sealed Olympus OM-D E-M5 Body in Black or Silver for CAD $599.99, which is 40 per cent off the original price and a savings of $400.00. Featuring one of the fastest Auto-focus systems in the market, a blazing 9 frame per second shooting speed and the ability to use a wide selection lenses. Check it out here.

HP unveils touch-enabled Chromebook 14

HP released the new iteration of the Chromebook 14. While it carries the same name as the existing notebook, this new model has a higher resolution, touch-enabled display with increased storage and memory. It has a 1,920 x 1,080 display, 4GB of RAM and 32GB onboard flash storage (you still get 100GB Google Drive storage). But it also has an Nvidia Tegra K1 processor and it promises the same 8-hour battery life. With better specs, you can expect it to cost more than the US$300 Chromebook 14. This new Chromebook will set you back $440.

Source: Gizmag

‘iPhone mini’ tipped for a 2015 debut

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are getting as much praise as they are getting flak for their larger sizes. If rumours are to be believed there will be an iPhone mini coming out next year. And by mini, we mean it’ll return to its 4-inch display size. Cowen & Company’s Apple analyst for research Timoty Arcuri said Apple might release the iPhone 6s next year. This device could combine the iPhone 5s’s dimensions with the new curved-edge design. We can’t verify this information at the moment but if Apple did come out with another smaller-screened device, would you buy it?

Source: MacWorld