Apple's iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 now available for preorder

Apple's spanking new iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3 are now available for pre-order from  Apple's Online Store. While no specific launch dates are mentioned, Apple's shipping times estimate three to four days. The new iPad Air 2 starts at CAD $549.00 while the iPad mini 3 begins at CAD $439.00. Older iPad Air and iPad mini models continue to be sold in various storage sizes as well.

MultiCam brings Lytro-like effects to iOS

MultiCam app for iOS 8 is bringing what Lytro has been doing with its cameras for a while: the ability to shoot now and focus later. What MultiCam does is it lets you choose focus points (up to 15) and exposure levels (up to four) for each photo. After you set that, tap the shutter and hold the device steady. It will take a series of shots with different exposures. You can see the image in the app’s gallery and adjust the exposure and focus there. You can then save that to your iPhone gallery. Make sure you delete it from MultiCam though because that’ll eat up storage.

Source: The Next Web| Via: Lifehacker | Download: Apple iTunes App Store ($1.99)

Facebook introduces “I’m safe” notification tool for calamities

Doing their part to help during natural calamities and other disasters, Facebook has introduced Safety Check, which will send subscribers in a certain area hit by a disaster with the notification asking: “Are you OK?” If they select “I’m safe,” their friends in the area will receive the notification on their news feed. If you can’t access Facebook but are safe, your friends can mark you safe as well.

Safety Check will be available all over the world on desktop, iOS, Android, and feature phones. However, a missing feature is you can’t respond “No” and you won’t be able to say if you need rescue. Hopefully, this feature evolves a bit more and would truly make the social network something useful in times of need.

Source: RT

Xbox One update improves Snap multitasking function and other handy features

Microsoft just started rolling out a new update for its Xbox One console with a whole bunch of useful features. Some of the features are intended to improve use of Snap multitasking function, secure Xbox account, and access their social circles.

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