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Thursday
Oct162014

First look at the Apple iPad Air 2

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Cupertino- Apple today announced the iPad Air 2 which features a second generation 64-Bit Apple A8X processor as well as an M8 co-processor and improved graphics performance while being 18 per cent thinner than its predecessor. The new iPad Air also brings iOS 8.1 into the mainstream as well as many of the continuity capabilities between iOS and Mac OS X Yosemite devices. Also new is the Touch ID which enables fingerprint ID verification online Apple Pay transactions. 

 

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Thursday
Oct162014

Apple Store is down in preparation for today's special event

Apple's Online Store is currently down in advance of Apple's announcement today. Usually a sign that announced products are available for preorder or purchase at the end of the announcement. Expected today is a refresh of the iPad line with thinner models, the addition of Touch ID fingerprint sensors, new A8 processors as well as updated iOS 8 software. Also widely expected are new iMacs possibly with Retina Displays as well as maybe new Thunderbold displays and Mac minis, two product lines that Apple has left untouched for a long time. 

Wednesday
Oct152014

Google launches Android OS 5.0 codenamed 'Lollipop', intros new Nexus line


By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google today revealed the next version of its Android OS and while the look and feel of the leading mobile OS is more mature than ever before with Material Design, the search and advertising company continued its tact in naming their OS after something sweet.

Codenamed Lollipop, Android 5.0 is set to break cover in a bunch of new devices including a larger Nexus 6 phablet made by Motorola, the Nexus 6, a 9-inch tablet made by HTC and a new Nexus Player set top box that expand the functionality first seen on the Chromcast dongle.

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Wednesday
Oct152014

SHOEme.ca brings your shoe-shopping obsession to mobile

Good news for lovers of shoes, Canada’'s first virtual shoe store SHOEme.ca is now live and supports companion apps. With a simple scan of any smartphone or tablet, consumers can shop and purchase the 2014 fall collection (32 styles) directly from an eight feet tall, 14 feet wide billboard advertisement.

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