Apple leaks iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 ahead of official announce
Well, this is a bit unlike Apple — the company appears to have accidentally spilled the beans about the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, which are expected to be announced tomorrow. Representations of both devices showed up in a screenshot of the iPad User Guide for iOS 8.1, which we’re also expecting new details about tomorrow. We can’t tell much from the image, but it does confirm that Cupertino’s tablets will be getting Touch ID. A later screenshot also details burst shooting mode, which will be coming to the iPad Air 2, but not the mini 3, according to the document. However, downloading the book didn’t reveal any additional info. In fact, there’s no trace of the content leaked via the preview screenshots at all.
While the leak may seem like a careless mistake, the more cynical out there will note that this happened just moments after Google announced its latest Nexus devices. It might be a coincidence, or the notoriously media savvy company might be trying to push the competition out of the news cycle as fast as possible.
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Apple to Cease Selling Fitbit Activity Tracking Devices in Stores
Apple has plans to stop selling Fitbit’s line of activity tracking devices in its stores as it prepares to launch its own Apple Watch in the coming months, reports Re/code.
While it is not known why Apple plans to cease selling Fitbit products, its decision comes shortly after Fitbit told its users that it had no plans to integrate with Apple’s HealthKit at the current time, as it was “working on other exciting projects” for its users.
Fitbit’s line of activity trackers are similar in function to the Apple Watch, offering users the ability to track their steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, stairs climbed, and sleep quality. Recent rumors have suggested Fitbit has several new devices in the works that will launch soon, with all of the above features plus a heart rate monitor. A heart rate monitor is one of the key features of the Apple Watch.
Apple sells many other types of fitness tracking devices both in its online store and in retail locations, including the UP from Jawbone and the Nike Fuelband, and it is unclear whether Apple will continue to sell these devices or if the ban is limited to Fitbit.
Fitbit’s activity trackers won’t be the first products Apple has stopped selling in recent weeks. Just last week, news surfaced that Apple was preparing to remove Bose audio products from its stores. While the reason for that removal was unclear, it was likely related to Apple’s recent Beats Electronics acquisition. Apple has indeed gone ahead and started removing the headphones from its retail stores according to both Twitter users and tips received by MacRumors.
Apple’s iPad User Guide for iOS Confirms iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 With Touch ID
Apple appears to have mistakenly updated its iPad User Guide for iOS 8 [Direct Link] with screenshots that divulge details on the company’s upcoming iPad updates. The screenshots, designed for its upcoming iOS 8.1 updates, suggests new iPads referred to as the “iPad mini 3″ and the “iPad Air 2″ are coming tomorrow.
Both tablets are confirmed to have Touch ID support in the guide and the design of the two tablets appears to be largely the same as the existing versions. Rumors have suggested the second-generation iPad Air may be thinner than the original version due to new integrated display, but that is not clear from the screenshots.
Apple will introduce the next-generation iPad Air and Retina iPad mini tomorrow, at an event held on its Cupertino campus. Along with Touch ID, the iPad Air is said to be gaining an A8X processor, an upgraded camera, a new anti-reflective display, and a gold color option. It is unclear if the iPad mini will receive updates beyond Touch ID support as rumors have suggested Apple is aiming to focus on its larger, more popular tablet.
Motorola announces 6-inch Nexus 6 for late October
As we have come to expect over the last few weeks, Motorola today announced its Nexus 6 smartphone. Due in late October, this is the first handset to run the Android 5.0 Lollipop build.
Standout hardware includes a 5.96-inch Quad HD display, a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization, dual front-facing stereo speakers, and a 3220mAh battery. Motorola and Google will offer the Nexus 6 in two color options, Midnight Blue and Cloud White; storage capacities include 32GB and 64GB.
Like the Moto X (2014) and the forthcoming Droid Turbo, this one features Turbo Charging capabilities. In other words, a quick 15-minute burst is all it takes to get your Nexus 6 up by an additional 6 hours of battery life.
As for pricing, the Nexus 6 will not come cheap. With the starting cost of $649 we anticipate at least $699 for the larger capacity model.
The Nexus 6 will be sold through the same places as other Nexus models, including the Google Play Store. A number of wireless providers are expected to soon announce their own plans for pricing and availability.
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Nexus Player: Google’s next attempt at conquering the living room
Along with Google’s other slew of new products. the Nexus Player has just been announced and is Google’s next attempt at bringing the Android platform to your living room. But it’s not just another Chromecast.
Featuring a voice activated remote and game controller, the Nexus Player is designed to take entertainment on your TV to the next level.
Here’s the crux of what the Nexus Player has to offer:
– Personalised homescreen based on your interests
– Google Chromecast embedded
– Media syncing across Android devices
– Voice activation
– Gaming focused
Running a 1.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Atom processor, the Nexus Player is the perfect addition to your entertainment setup in your living room.
The Nexus Player is available for pre-order on October 17th. You can check out the Nexus Player gallery here.
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Next-gen LG flagship could get huge camera upgrade
The LG G3 features a 13 MP camera that is pretty great. It is just one of the features that helped to make the G3 one of the best Android phones of the year. It doesn’t sound like LG is resting on it’s laurels, news is starting to leak out that the camera in next years flagship could be a pretty significant upgrade. Today, at the Korea Electronics Show (KES), LG unveiled a new 20.7 MP camera module with improved optical image stabilization (OIS). The module even includes increased correction angle from 0.5 to 0.7, this allows for more compensation for unwanted movements. The camera has quickly become the focus of most smartphones, so an improvement like this should help keep LG right out in front of their competitors. It will still be awhile before we see any concrete information regarding the next LG flagships, but these pieces certainly help us fill in the blanks.
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Nexus Player Gallery
With Google announcing the Nexus Player, you can check out the new Android TV in the slideshow below.
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Nexus 6 specs
So the Nexus 6 has been released so here are the cold hard specs for those that want to know what’s under the hood of the new Nexus device.
Specs
Display
5.96” 1440 x 2560 display (493 ppi)
Battery
3220 mAh
Camera
13MP rear-facing with optical image stabilization
2MP front-facing
Processor
CPU: Qualcomm SnapdragonTM 805 – Quad Core 2.7 GHz
GPU: Adreno 420
Memory: 32 GB, 64 GB
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HTC Nexus 9 announced for November 3
The new Nexus family is out, and the HTC Nexus 9 brings the latest iteration of Android 5.0 Lollipop, to a beautiful tablet.
The Nexus 9 comes with the typical Nexus matte back finishing, and a metal frame, which seems to be the trend with Android devices nowadays. It has a 8.9 inch IPS LCD panel, with a resolution of 2048 by 1536 pixels, which gives it a pixel density of 288 ppi. It has a huge 6700 mAh battery, front-facing HTC Boomsound speakers, 8MP back-facing camera, 1.6MP front-facing camera, 2GB of RAM, LTE antenna, the new 64-bit dual-core NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor, which clocks in at 2.3 GHz, and the Kepler DX1 GPU.
Of course, it comes with all the perks and upgrades that one can expect from Android 5.0 Lollipop. However, this tablet seems to have taken a leaf out of LG’s book, as it comes with a feature called ‘double tap to wake’. It also has an accessory keyboard which is almost identical to the HTC Volantis keyboard patent leaks previously.
Pricing is currently unknown, and preorders will start on the 13th of October. It will be available from the Google Play Store and respective carriers will also soon announce pricing. The Nexus 9 will come in 16GB and 32GB variants, and in 3 different colours; Indigo black, Lunar white, and sand.
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Nexus 9 Gallery
With Google announcing the Nexus 9, you can check out the new device in the slideshow below.
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