The Apple Beat: A Promise Fulfilled

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Yesterday's Apple Special Event was nothing short of monumental. While most people expected, and got, the iPad mini, Apple really went all out in terms of product refreshes. A new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, a stunning new iMac (8 pounds less than the previous version), powerful new Mac minis and an upgraded full-sized iPad.  

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7.9-inch Apple iPad mini finally arrives, starts at $329 and preorders begin Friday

Apple finally unveiled its much awaited and highly rumoured iPad mini. The device has a 7.9-inch screen but with the same 1024-by-768 resolution of the iPad 2. Starting at $329 for the 16GB WiFi only version, the iPad mini features a dual-core A5 processor, 5 megapixel rear camera, 1.2 megapixel FaceTime camera, 10-hour battery and is 23 per cent thinner than the big iPad as well as 53 per cent lighter at 0.68 lb. The WiFi versions of the iPad mini will be available on November 2 while the LTE-4G data capable version will come later.

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Apple's 8th Generation iMac joins the ultrathin party

The iconic Apple iMac all-in-one desktop has received a stunning makeover and is now thinner and lighter than ever. Redesigned from the ground up, the new iMac packs high-performance technology into an aluminum and glass enclosure with up to 40 percent less volume than its predecessor and an edge that measures just 5 mm thin. Starting at $1200 for the 21-inch version, the new iMac features third generation quad core Intel i5 processors.

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Apple introduces thinner 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple announced a new thinner 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display as an addition to the 15-inch model it introduced earlier this year. Starting at $1700, the 13-inch MacBook Pro has more than 4 million pixels into its 13-inch Retina display, nearly twice the number of pixels in an HD television. It is 20 percent thinner and almost a pound lighter than the current 13-inch MacBook Pro.

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