Apple iPad mini 2 and iPad Air go official

The new iPad Air (not iPad 5) is officially unveiled along with iPad Mini 2. The big news, of course, is that the mini model now has a Retina display.

Apple iPad Mini 2 Key Specification

• 7.9" with 1536 x 2048 pixels
• 1.3 GHz dual core A7 chipset with ARMv8-based Cyclone cores with M7 motion co-processor
• PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
• 16/32/64/128 GB internal memory
• 5 MP back facing camera
• 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
• 331 g / 341 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular)

The TouchID rumors didn’t pan out and the mini 2 has a regular Home button. The Apple iPad mini 2 runs iOS 7 out of the box with color options of Silver & White and Space Grey & Black. As usual there will be Wi-Fi and 3G/LTE versions.

The Apple iPad mini 2 will be available in November starting at $399, which is notably higher compared to the $339 starting price of the first iPad mini last year.

The Apple iPad Air brings a new name, new design and more power. It received the new Apple A7 chipset along with the M7 motion co-processor. The other major upgrade is the design – it's based on the iPad mini and has narrower bezels (43% smaller) that make the tablet easier to handle.

The tablet is 20% thinner and now measures just 7.5mm, thinner than the iPad 2. The weight also went down big time - from 653g to 469g.

Apple iPad Air Key Specification

• 9.7" IPS LCD screen with 1536 x 2048
• 1.3 GHz dual core A7 chipset with ARMv8-based Cyclone cores with M7 motion co-processor
• PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
• 16/32/64/128 GB internal memory
• 5 MP back facing camera
• 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
• 469 g / 478 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular)

Color options are Silver and white and Space gray and the Apple iPad Air will be available on November 1 starting at $499.

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Apple unveils iPhone 5c and 5s

This morning, Apple officially launches two brand new iPhone, the 5c and also 5s. Well, the 5c is a replacement for current iPhone 5 since iPhone 5 officially obsolete. iPhone 5c is much affordable while iPhone 5s stand up as premium model. The iPhone 5c is thicker than the iPhone 5 - 9mm vs. 7.6mm - and heavier - 132g vs. 112g. Also, instead of aluminum it is made of hard-coated polycarbonate.

iPhone 5c Key Specification :

• 4.0" LED-backlit IPS LCD with 1136 x 640 Retina Display
• 1.3 GHz Dual-core Apple A6 chipset
• PowerVR SGX 543MP3
• 1GB RAM
• 16/32/64GB internal memory
• 8MP (1.3 µm pixel size) back camera with 1080p video recording
• 1.2MP front camera with 720p@30fps video recording
• LTE
• 1,507 mAh
• iOS 7
• 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
• 132 grams
• White, Blue, Green, Yellow and Pink

iPhone 5s Key Specification :

• 4.0" LED-backlit IPS LCD with 1136 x 640 Retina Display
• Dual-core Apple A7 chipset (64-bit)
• 1GB RAM (TBC)
• 16/32/64GB internal memory
• 8MP (1.5 µm pixel size) back camera with 1080p video recording
• 1.2MP front camera with 720p@30fps video recording
• LTE
• 1,570 mAh
• iOS 7
• Space Gray (Black+Gray back), Gold (White+Golden back), and Silver (White+Silver back)

Here the major difference between new iPhone 5c and the 5s

• - iPhone 5s is made by Aluminum while 5c by plastic
• - iPhone 5s has Touch ID home button with fingerprint scanner
• - iPhone 5s has Dual LED flash (one cool, one warm)
• - iPhone 5s has A7 chipset and support 64 bits

iPhone 5c and 5s will be available by 20 September 2013 in the US, China, the UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Singapore. By December the availability will be expanded to more than 100 countries. In addition, iOS 7 will be available to download by 18th September.

So, does the new iPhone live up your expectation?

Apple announces iOS 7 at WWDC 2013 Keynote : new look, Siri, multitasking, toggles and more

UPDATED : Not all iOS 7 features will be available at all iDevices especially the older generation. source from GSMArena

Sadly only iPad 2 get the least features which is iTune Radio.

In case you miss out last night keynote from Apple WWDC 2013, fear not! We are here to cover the brand new iOS 7 improvement compare with previous version.

New look

After 6 version on iOS, finally the 7th iOS version revamp a brand new UI. Apple decided to use flat design on both icon and also UI elements. All system icons are redesigned around a standardized grid to unify the look. It also features an animated wallpapers (not a live wallpaper in Android) and there's a dynamic parallax effect between the icons and the wallpaper as you turn and tilt your phone.

Multitasking

Finally a real multitask from iOS! Apple claim the new multitask system allows apps to update much more often, while not wasting battery.

Enhanced Siri

New UI which is card-based UI and new services to provide answers to your questions (Twitter, Wikipedia and Bing, take that Google). The new Siri also capable of controlling your iDevice (increase brightness, turn on Bluetooth) and it offers a new lively voice (both female and male) for English, French and German.

New Notification Center

The notification center seem a total revamped and it offer alot info such as birthdays, weather, upcoming events from the calendar, stocks and even some info for tomorrow. Notification center will show up on the lockscreen and once you dismiss a notification, it goes away on the other devices too so you don't have to see the same notification multiple times. Pretty good!

Toggles

I am very sure Android user familiar with toggles. To access toggles, just swip up from the bottom of the screen. The toggles able to control screen brightness and the music player, the new AirDrop feature, and AirPlay along with some app shortcuts, including a flashlight toggle.

New camera UI

As much as I like simplicity, the new camera UI in iOS 7 is totally simple! Clean and nice. The new camera features four modes – regular stills and video, square photos with color effects (hi, Instagram) and panorama.

New Photos Gallery

The photo gallery has new UI too and provided automatic Geo tagging now. It sort your photos based on where and when you took them with automatically putting a title to the album. Zooming out shows new auto-generated albums for multi-day trips and zooming out even further groups the photos in years.

Updates on Safari

The Safari browser for iOS has new 3D UI for switching tabs and you're no longer limited to only 8 tabs. The browser now features a single smart search filed rather than having two fields - one for URL typing and another one for initiating Google searches. Another features is allowed you swipe from the sides of the screen to go back and forth through your browsing history.

New App Store

Well not visually new but the new app store now allowed automatic apps update and also suggest apps based on your location.

Facetime

The new facetime now available audio only option.

AirDrop

No NFC? No problem. Got AirDrop! It uses a peer-to-peer Wi-Fi connection to share stuff with other nearby user.

iTunes Radio

The music player get revamped too to iTunes Radio.

Weather

Looking on the weather very quickly remind me of HTC weather. Anyway the new weather allowed yout o check forecast for the next five days. You can check the weather of one location or all of them at once.

iOS 7 is available for the iPhone in beta today (If you're developer). In the Fall, iOS 7 will be available on iPhone 4 and later, iPod touch 5th gen, iPad mini and iPad 2 and later.

So what do you think the new revamped iOS 7? I like the UI alot. Simple and nice. However I still love something more customizeable especially on my main home screen.

Check out the full promo of iOS 7

Apple announces iPad 4th generation and 7.9-inch iPad mini

Apple event just happen this morning and as we expected we get to see iPad mini as well as new macbook. However we are quite surprise to see iPad 4th generation is ready to replaced the 6 months old New iPad. Lets take a look on the spec

iPad 4 Key Specification :

• 9.7 inches Retina 1536 x 2048 pixel display
• A6X silicon with quad-core graphics
• 5MP Camera with 1080p HD Video Recording.
• 9.4mm thickness.
• 1.4lbs.
• 10 hours of battery life still. 9 hours on 4G.
• Lightning port
• LTE

Basically the 4th generation iPad has similar spec and also physical design with New iPad except it running latest A6X processor that promised twice performance of the New iPad and also new lightning port that appear in iPhone 5.

Pricing stays the same as its predecessor, with a 16GB WiFi version for $499 and a 16GB model with cellular data on board costs $629.

iPad mini Key Specification :

• 7.9-inch LED-backlit IPS screen with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels
• Apple A5 chipset, 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor
• PowerVR SGX543MP2 graphics
• 512MB RAM
• 5MP (iSight) rear camera (1080p)and 720p front-facing camera
• 16/32/64GB
• Lightning port

The iPad mini has exactly same spec with iPad 2 except the camera and latest lightning port.

The Apple iPad mini will go on pre-order next week with market availability scheduled to start on November 2. The base model costs $329, with the 32GB and 64GB version going for $429 and $529, respectively. The Wi-Fi+Cellular model pricing starts at $459 for the 16GB.

So are you excited with this new product? Share with us :)

Apple releases iOS 5.1.1 update

Apple released iOS 5.1.1 today for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

It is just a minor update that focuses on bug fixing rather than adding any new features.

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The New iPad will come Malaysia 20 April!

Finally, the New iPad is coming to Malaysia on 20th April, this friday!



Malaysia is part of 12 new countries that will receive the new iPad on that day which include South Korea, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The actual pricing for the new iPad in Malaysia is not confirm but the press release listed them at RM 1,531 (USD 499) for the 16GB model, RM 1,837 (USD 599) for the 32GB model and RM 2,143 (USD 699) for the 64GB model.

As for the iPad Wi-Fi + 4G model, it will be priced at RM 1,929 (US 629) for the 16GB model, RM 2,235 (USD 729) for the 32GB model and RM 2,542 (USD 829) for the 64GB model.

However, we are not sure whether the Wi-Fi + 4G models will actually be offered to Malaysian consumers since our telcos are yet to activate or fully deploy their LTE network.

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iOS 5.1 available over the air now

Yupz, the new iOS 5.1 is available today via OTA! However do keep in mind that you may experience issues with its download. If you get an error message just keep trying or leave it for tomorrow as the Apple servers are probably having trouble coping with the high initial demand.

iOS 5.1 Changelog

• SIRI support Japan language.
• Enable to delete photos from Photo Stream in iCloud.
• The lockscreen camera shortcut is now constantly visible on the lockscreen.

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The New iPad Officially launch!

UPDATED : The New iPad is official name!

Watching Apple LIVE now for the new iPad (they even don't have name for it, lets call it The iPad now) announcement. It just a minor update in iPad 2.

The New iPad Key Features :

• 9.7-inch Retina Display, 2048 x 1536 pixel with 264ppi.
• A5X processor and quad-core graphics chip.
• 5MP Camera with 1080p HD Video Recording.
• built-in 4G LTE.
• 9.4mm thickness.
• 1.4lbs.
• 10 hours of battery life still. 9 hours on 4G.
• iOS 5.1

There are still alot uncertain spec in The iPad. What are the RAM? What are the battery capacity? What are the front camera MP? Plus, The iPad still come with physical home button. There won't be SIRI in the new iPad too.

Honestly we are pretty disappointed with The iPad. No quad core, quad graphic (which theyc laim better than Tegra 3). Same camera can be found in iPhone 4S except 5MP. There will be microphone built-in in the keyboard, Android Google Voice anyone? There will be personal hotspot available too in The iPad.

Overall, it is everything you can found in iPhone 4S into The iPad. The new iPad will be available March 16th, starting at $499 for the 16GB WiFi model and scaling up to $829 for the 64GB version with 4G. Same price with current iPad 2 and of course, iPad 2 are dropping their price. Malaysia won't be first batch to have it yet.

So, the new iPad anyone?

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iPad 3 will officially announce on 7 March

It is finally official. Apple just send out invites to the unveiling of its next iPad. The iPad 3 will be unveiled on March 7 in San Francisco at 10AM PST, on Wednesday, March 7. That's 2AM, 8 March in our time.



iPad 3 got confirmed spec as well from the invites. It will features a 9.7-inch screen with 2048×1536 pixel resolution, 264 ppi. Don't be surprise if it equipped with quad core processor (possible A6) as well.

In the invites, Apple suggest "We have something for you to see. And touch". Touch? Could it mean the iconic hardware home button in the new iPad? Since There is possible the next iPad don't have physical home button.

This theory came from Gizmodo

…there seems to be NO home button, which explains the mention of the “And touch.” in their invitation. How can we know? First, the photo they are showing is on portrait mode. You can’t achieve that icon spacing in the landscape mode (which is the only explanation for the lack of home button). Moreover, the icon falls right onto the same water drop that the current iPad 2 falls while in portrait mode. It’s clearly a photo of the iPad in portrait mode. And there’s no button to be seen.

So, they'll have some iconic home button like Android 4.0 in Samsung Galaxy Nexus and fully gesture function like Nokia N9? Stay tune with us next week and you will find the answer.

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Meet SIRI, behind the face

Well I am pretty sure everyone is curious who is the lady behind SIRI. Here you can meet her real person finally, from the last episode of The Big Bang Theory.

Hilarious isn't?? ;P

Jailbreak and Root will illegal soon?

Well if you familiar with this two terms then yes, all of us will be facing trouble soon! Back in July of 2010 the US government ruled that jailbreaking and rooting weren’t a crime as long as the intention behind them isn’t circumventing copyright.

Well the jailbreak and root will become illegal soon as soon as the ruling expiry, and not renewed. Well of course, if you don't want this happen, an organization called the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has issued a petition that anyone can sign before February 10– the idea is to get enough objective opinions in favor of renewing the ruling. The EFF also wants to add tablets to the agreement.

You can find the details here.

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iPad 3 will launch on February?

There is a rumors deduce that apple special event is likely to take place early next month, welcoming the launch of iOS 5.1 and with it, the arrival of the iPad 3.

Specs are expected to include a 2048 x 1536-pixel HD display, alongside battery life said to double that of the iPad 2 and a slightly thicker case to accommodate it. For the bargain hunters amongst you, the launch will also result in the inevitable price drop of iPad 2s, with each model presumably knocking $100 of its price point.

I believe more rumors will pop out once the date is near. Stay tune to us and we'll update any of the latest news!

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Apple coming iPad rumors

As everyone known, iPad 3 will be coming soon. Naturally, iPad 2 will facing the same fate with it's predecessor.

Rumors iPad 3 will features :

• Retina Display - four times the resolution of the iPad 2.
• 5MP or 8MP camera from iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S module.
• Front camera will get HD Recording.
• Extra 1MM thickness compare to iPad 2.

Meanwhile, iPad 2 price will be slash down as much as $100. In addition, there is rumors that apple will release iPad 2 8GB version thatc ost as much as $299.

Let's wait and see for another month about this rumors shall we?

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Apple A6 Chips coming soon?

Some reliable people have spotted quad-core processor support into the iOS 5.1 beta code, which is A6 chips.

A few months ago other skilful developers discovered the iPhone5,1 reference into the first iOS 5.1 beta code. It might turn out Apple is indeed gearing the next iPhone with a quad-core A6 chip.

So iPhone user, are you happy that coming iPhone 5 or iPad 3 will be running A6 chips?

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Redesigned next-generation iPhone to launch next year in fall

Rumors for next iPhone is here! The next generation iPhone will launch in fall of 2012, which around the same time the 4S was released.

The design will be completely new, covered by all-aluminum back which will be mated to the front glass surface by a combination of rubber and plastic sides, which is also where the antenna system will reside.

True or not, we'll know but, theer are a year long waiting for us. 

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iPhone 4S will available in Malaysia on 16th December via Telcos

It is hype! A perfect Christmas present for yourself or love one isn't? Our three main lovely telco, Maxis, Celcom and Digi will be bringing iPhone 4S to Malaysia. Celcom will be the first among other telco to offer iPhone 4S.

Celcom will be bringing iPhone 4S on 16th December. However Celcom havent release the pricing and registration.

if you are Maxis user, you can register you interest here. The pricing is not available yet but definitely by 16th December Maxis will start release it.

Digi doesn't miss out the party too however like Celcom, it doesnt have any pricing and registration to begin with. Not even the date of releasing.

We'll wait for the pricing release by them soon. Stay tune!

iOS 5.0.1 available as an OTA update

Finally Apple release iOS 5.0.1 to fix some numerous bugs and problem.

The changes in iOS 5.0.1 are :

• Better battery life.
• Reappearance of the multi-touch gestures on the original iPad.
• Improved voice recognition for Australian users using dictation.
• Fixed bugs with Documents in the Cloud.

The update is now available as an Over The Air (OTA) download and weighs in at 44.6 MB.

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Apple promise will fix battery life issue in iOS 5

I bet you know alot people complaint about the battery life in their iPhone, especially iPhone 4S that running iOS 5. It has been more than a couple of weeks now but Apple refused to comment on the situation, until now.

However apple has admit the problem and promise to release a software update in a few weeks to solve the issue. In addition, Apple already included iOS 5.0.1 beta to developers. On version 5.0.1, battery life will be improved. In addition, multitasking gestures in the first generation iPad, resolved bugs with documents in the Cloud, improved voice recognition for Australian users using dictation and other security improvements also included.


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iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test

Interesting isn't? ;)

Have you upgrade to iOS 5?

Well if you havent time to do it! iOS 5 updae is now available via iTunes. The update brings lots of new features including the Notification center, the location-aware Reminders, iCloud and iMessage to the iOS compatible devices such as the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 4, the iPod Touches (3rd and 4th gen) and of course, the two iPads.

iOS 5 changelog :

iOS 5 Software Update


This update contains over 200 new features, including the following:


• Notifications
◦ Swipe from the top of any screen to view notifications in one place with Notification Center
◦ New notifications appear briefly at the top of the screen
◦ View notifications from lock screen
◦ Slide the notification app icon to the right on the lock screen to go directly to the app


• iMessage
◦ Send and receive unlimited text, photo, and video messages with other iOS 5 users
◦ Track messages with delivery and read receipts
◦ Group messaging and secure encryption
◦ Works over cellular network and Wi-Fi*


• Newsstand
◦ Automatically organizes magazine and newspaper subscriptions on Home Screen
◦ Displays the cover of the latest issue
◦ Background downloads of new issues


• Reminders for managing to do lists
◦ Syncs with iCloud, iCal and Outlook
◦ Location-based reminders when you leave or arrive at a location for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4


• Built-in support for Twitter
◦ Sign-in once in Settings and tweet directly from Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari and YouTube
◦ Add location to any tweet
◦ View twitter profile pictures and usernames in Contacts


• Camera improvements for devices with cameras
◦ Double click the home button when device is asleep to bring up a camera shortcut on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
◦ Volume Up button to take a picture
◦ Optional grid lines to line up shots
◦ Pinch to zoom in the preview screen
◦ Swipe to camera roll from preview screen
◦ Tap and hold to lock focus and exposure, iPad 2 and iPod touch (4th generation) only support exposure lock


• Photo improvements for devices with cameras
◦ Crop and rotate
◦ Red eye removal
◦ One tap enhance
◦ Organize photos into albums


• Mail improvements
◦ Format text using bold, italic, or underlined fonts
◦ Indentation control
◦ Drag to rearrange names in address fields
◦ Flag messages
◦ Mass mark messages as flagged, read or unread
◦ Customize mail alert sounds
◦ S/MIME


• Calendar improvements
◦ Year view on iPad and new Week view for iPhone and iPod touch
◦ Tap to create an event
◦ View and add event attachments


• Game Center improvements
◦ Use personal photos for your Game Center account
◦ Compare your overall achievement scores with your friends
◦ Find new Game Center friends with friend recommendations and friends of friends
◦ Discover new games with custom game recommendations


• AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S


• Multitasking Gestures for iPad
◦ Use four or five fingers to pinch to the Home Screen
◦ Swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar
◦ Swipe left or right to switch between apps
• On-device setup, activation and configuration with Setup Assistant


• Software updates available over the air without tethering


• iCloud support
◦ iTunes in the Cloud
◦ Photo Stream
◦ Documents in the Cloud
◦ Apps and Books automatic download and purchase history
◦ Backup
◦ Contacts, Calendar, and Mail
◦ Find My iPhone


• Redesigned Music app for iPad


• Hourly weather forecast


• Real-time stock quotes


• Wireless sync to iTunes


• Keyboard improvements
◦ Split keyboard for iPad
◦ Improved autocorrection accuracy
◦ Improved Chinese and Japanese input
◦ New Emoji keyboard
◦ Personal dictionary for autocorrection
◦ Optionally create keyboard short cuts for frequently used words


• Accessibility improvements
◦ Option to light LED flash on incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
◦ Custom vibration patterns for incoming calls on iPhone
◦ New interface for using iOS with mobility-impairment input devices
◦ Option to speak a selection of text
◦ Custom element labeling for VoiceOver


• Exchange ActiveSync improvements
◦ Wirelessly sync tasks
◦ Mark messages as flagged, read or unread
◦ Improved offline support
◦ Save a new contact from a GAL service


• More than 1,500 new developer APIs


• Bug fixes


* Normal carrier data rates may apply. Messages will be sent as SMS when iMessage is unavailable, carrier messaging fees apply.