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Into Air Apple announced the iPad and iPad Mini with Retina display, renewing its range of tablet

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Into Thomas Pugliese

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Into Numbers, numbers, numbers. Any conference part by this element and the keynote held by Apple in San Francisco was no exception. Took the stage, the CEO Tim Cook began reciting the numbers of the U.S. launch of the iPhone and iPhone 5s 5c (coming to us from 25 October), with nine million devices sold. Great success seems to have also met with the new operating system, iOS 7, since it has been installed on more than two hundred million terminals to five days of the issuance , for a percentage of use on Apple devices which comes to 64% and certifies the success of the operation. Before I reveal to the world the new iPad, Cook, however, has wanted to please the many users waiting for information about OS X Mavericks, the renowned operating system for Mac which is available for free starting today. Many novelties introduced, more than two hundred: the implementation of Maps and iBooks, a new version of Safari with many features, the system Keychain iCloud to store passwords and credit card, calendar with notifications and improved interactive, but also optimization of the applications which results in the increase of about an hour of battery life for the last MacBook Air in web browsing, an hour and a half in the video display. This is not over: Apple has also introduced the new MacBook Pro, which now boast a lower weight and a range of nine hours, as well as a touch-up on the prices at which flow down $ 200: Starts at $ 1,299 for models 13-inch and 15-inch 1999 ones. The last words before moving on to the tablet department have been spent for the new Mac Pro as we know has a unique design and a completely new power, since it will come to mount a 3.9 GHz Intel Xeon E5, 16 GB RAM DDR3 1866MHz, dual video card AMD FirePro D500 and multiple outputs to connect up to three displays 4K or up to six Thunderbolt Display. All this clearly has a price: starting from $ 2999, the appointment is in December.

Fresh Air

Into arrive therefore to highlight the event, the new iPad, with a surprise: Apple has finally solved the problem of the name, and after the “new iPad” and the “new iPad with Retina display” decided to avoid further confusion and start from scratch with the iPad Air. The recall is of course the famous line of notebooks, and in the case of the new tablet that wording is justified by the technical specifications. The model is in fact the 20% thinner than the previous, just 7.5 millimeters, and is 28% lighter, weighing 469 grams. Keeps the Retina display 9.7-inch with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, but the frame around take example from what was done with mini iPad and therefore presents thinner on the sides, making the form factor of more slender. The news continues under the body, where they are hiding a powerful A7 chip 64-bit and a coprocessor M7, the same that comes with iPhone 5s. These processors deliver exceptional performance even in the field of gaming, especially for applications that will take advantage of the 64-bit architecture, and optimized base that will help keep the battery life over the threshold of the ten hours of battery life . In terms of connectivity, the Wi-Fi has been enhanced with the addition of MIMO technology, which promises a faster data transfer rates doubled, while the 4G LTE support is improved in the number of bands intercepted. A handful of titles instead for cameras: the rear, iSight, it remains to 5 megapixels and can shoot video at 1080p, but enjoys the assistance chip hardware A7, the front one, FaceTime HD retains the resolution view of fourth-generation iPad but adds a BSI sensor to improve the quality of the shots even in low light conditions. Change the size, iPad Air is obviously accompanied by a new type of Smart Cover and Smart Case, available in six colors. So let’s look at the price and availability: this time there will be no delays and we will see Air iPad in stores from 1 November, together with the rest of the world, at the same prices of the new iPad with Retina display, then 479 euro for the model 16 GB Wi-Fi, € 569 for the 32 GB Wi-Fi, 659 € for the 64GB Wi-Fi and 749 € for the model to 128 GB Wi-Fi. Those who want the 4G module should spend a little more clearly: € 599 for the 16GB model Wi-Fi + 4G, € 689 for the 32 GB Wi-Fi + 4G, 779 euro for the 64GB Wi-Fi + 4G and finally € 869 for the model to 128 GB Wi-Fi + 4G. Two colors available: black and silver sidereal.
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Mini in name only

is chosen nomenclature “mini iPad 2″ for the new model of the popular tablet with 7.9-inch display, which takes in fact the name of iPad Mini with Retina display and goes into creating the traditional “high-end “compared to the previous version (the price then drops to 289 EUR). The change from the past are indeed striking, considering the original hardware components. It goes first to the Retina display, ergo 2048 x 1536 pixels to a depth of 326 pixels per inch, and the new A7 chip 64-bit, again accompanied by the coprocessor M7 and the bearer of a performance boost without precedent: it comes to performance up to four times higher than those of the first iPad mini. The refurbished computer hardware did not stop the Apple engineers to ensure a range of up to ten hours, but was affected albeit slightly on the size and weight: while leaving unchanged the form factor, the tablet becomes a little ‘more often (now measures 7.5 mm, such as iPad Air, against the previous 7.2) and a bit’ heavier (starting from 331 grams ). Regarding connectivity, mini iPad with Retina display sees the introduction of MIMO technology for faster data transfers and support 4G LTE improved, as the older brother. The endowment remains unchanged in terms of cameras: the rear is a 5-megapixel iSight that records video up to 1080p, the front is a FaceTime HD with BSI sensor. The Smart Cover traditional, we already knew, is helped by a Smart Case obviously been refurbished, having changed the thickness of the device. We come then to the prices and availability: The new mini iPad will hit stores in November (still was not revealed an exact date) and will cost € 389 in the version of 16 GB Wi-Fi, 479 € in the version of 32 GB Wi LAN, € 569 in the version of 64 GB Wi-Fi and € 659 in the 128 GB Wi-Fi. As usual, you will pay more for models with 4G support: 509 € for the 16GB model Wi-Fi + 4G, € 599 for the 32 GB Wi-Fi + 4G, 689 € for one 64 GB Wi- Fi + 4G and 779 € for the model to 128 GB Wi-Fi + 4G. Even in this case are two available colors: gray sidereal and silver.