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The iPad mini and the Galaxy Note 2 have been the highlight of the tech industry in October. The 7.9-inch tablet, iPad mini, and the 5.5-inch phablet, the Galaxy Note 2, have both gained high popularity in the market.
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Apple launched the iPad mini on Oct. 23, which went on sale in Apple stores on Nov. 2. New York City has still not fully recovered from the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, which has crippled the city's transportation system. However, despite everything, top Apple stores in the city saw the iPad mini fly off from the shelves within hours of opening.
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Speculations have been rife whether Apple's new iPad mini tablet sported stereo speakers, which would be a first for any iOS device. Now, per reports, Apple has confirmed that the tablet indeed comes with stereo speakers.
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Apple's 30-pin connector which the company used in its portable iDevices for around a decade gave way to the smaller 8-pin Lightning connector, which was first seen in September this year in the latest iPhone 5. Initially released in Europe, Apple has now released the Lightning to Micro USB adapter in the U.S. for $19.
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Apple's latest tablet offering, the iPad mini, and Barnes & Noble's NOOK HD have finally hit the shelves in November. With the smaller tablet market inundated with a slew of devices, the race for top honors is heating up.
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On Thursday, Nov. 1, Apple released its first update to the latest iOS 6, which will fix some known bugs on devices that run on iOS 6.The update, iOS 6.0.1, is available for all compatible iOS devices; however, the iPhone 5 users need to go through an extra step to install the update to the latest iPhone.
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iPad mini and the revamped fourth generation iPad have started to make their way to users after the pre-orders began on Oct. 26. At a starting price tag of $329, the 7.9-inch tablet is priced a bit steeply when compared to the other 7-inch tablets; however, it seems that reviewers love the iPad mini.
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Apple released its iTunes version 10 in Sept. 2010 and iFans were expecting the latest iTunes 11 to be released in October this year. However, reports indicate that Apple has confirmed that it will now release the iTunes 11 in November this year.
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Here is the comparison of the latest fourth-generation iPad with the Surface RT.
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Apple launched its iPhone 5 in September this year, while the the iPad mini and the revamped iPad followed soon in October. The initial inventory for both iPhone 5 and the iPad mini were sold out soon after the pre-orders went live; now, an analyst suggests that Apple may sell around 194 million units of iPhones and 102 million units of iPad in 2013.
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Evernote Corp., the maker of the suite of software that offers a comprehensive cloud-based note-taking app for iOS and OS X, confirmed the upcoming launch of Evernote 5 for Mac, which will include over 100 new features.
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Apple launched its highly-anticipated iPad mini on Oct. 23, which has seen big demand within the tech industry as the initial inventory of the base model has already been sold out. However, Apple's rival Amazon has taken a dig at the latest tablet with a price and some feature comparisons on its Web site.
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It has been just over a month since the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 have been released, and third-party applications have started to appear to jailbreak iOS 6 and unlock the latest iPhone 5 at $25.
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