Tech Rumors and Releases: iPad Mini, Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini and the Sony Hybrid Ultrabook
Rumors of the highly anticipated new iPad have been circulating online for over a month now. The latest news is that the new iPad device will be released Tuesday. Here's the scoop on the most talked about gadgets this month.
Oct 24, 2012 Update:
At Apple's event yesterday, Tim Cook introduced the iPad mini. The device has a 7.9 inch screen and weighs a mere 0.68lbs. It has a 5 megapixel iSight camera, HD video recording and FaceTime that works on both Wi-Fi and Cellular. The iPad mini runs on the A5 Chip and just like the iPhone 5, it has Siri, iOS 6 and the new Lightning connector. Like previous iPad’s, the iPad mini has a 10 hour battery life.The mini device comes in black or white in 16GB, 32GB or 64GB models. Apple has also created a smart cover for the iPad mini that comes in six different colors.
The iPad mini (Wi-Fi) will be available in Hong Kong from next week! Pre-order opens online on Friday 26th October and are available in stores from November 2nd. The iPad mini (Wi-Fi + Cellular) will be available in late November.
As well as introducing the iPad mini, Apple also released the fourth generation iPad with Retina Display, a new iMac, Mac mini and the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
Fourth Generation iPad
The fourth generation iPad has the new A6X chip as seen in the iPhone 5 providing the best graphics and processing power on any of Apple’s products. Similar in design to the third generation iPad, this new iPad has a 10 hour battery life, 9.7-inch Retina display and FaceTime HD camera. This iPad also uses the new Lightning connector and Apple says that the Wi-Fi performance is much better than previous models especially for the cellular version which uses the new LTE technology.
Pre-orders for the fourth generation iPad will also start this Friday in Hong Kong and will be available in stores on November 2nd.