Friday 17 October 2014

Apple unveils 18% thinner iPad Air 2, starts at Rs 35,900

 
  
 
 
 
 

The iPad Air 2 is 18% thinner than its predecessor and measures 6.1mm. It also has the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, a 40% faster CPU and anti-glare screen. 

 Apple unveils 18% thinner iPad Air 2, starts at Rs 35,900 
 

Google Inc's revenue fell short of Wall Street's expectations as growth in Internet advertising slowed in the most-recent quarter, offsetting a modest improvement in ad pricing, sending its shares down about 3%. 

 Google's revenue falls short despite curbing price declines 
 

 

 iPad Air 2 vs Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Nexus 9, Xperia Z2 Tablet 
 

Apple iPad mini 2 has all the features that iPad mini 3 does except Touch ID fingerprint scanner and gold colour option, but costs Rs 7,000 less. 

 Don’t buy iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2 is just as good 
 

It is the first time that Apple is making the iPhone available at midnight in India, in line with the practice it follows elsewhere. 

 Apple iPhone 6, 6 Plus go on sale in India 
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Here is a quick comparison of the new Apple iPad Air 2 with it biggest competitors, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Google Nexus 9 and Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet...

 Apple iPad Air 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 vs Google Nexus 9 vs Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet 
 
 

As a parting shot the company agreed to a 20% Diwali bonus like last year. Each employee will get around Rs 8,400 as bonus. 

 As parting shot, Nokia to give 20% as bonus 
 

Signalling the growing importance of the Indian subcontinent for the search giant, Google may unveil its latest devices here as early as November. 

 India may get Nexus 6, 9 as part of global launch 
 

Exynos 7 Octa appears to be just a rebranded version of Exynos 5 Octa 5433 chip. 

 Samsung introduces Exynos 7 Octa 64-bit processor 
 

Apple has also phased out the fourth-generation iPad from its portfolio with tonight’s iPad launch. 

 iPad Air, iPad mini 2 get price cuts in India 
 

The rise of smartphone use to access the internet, and slowing clicks on ads, cut into profits by Google in the Q3. 

 How smartphones are hurting Google's profit 
 

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