Saturday 25 October 2014

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Rounding up the newest protective cases & keyboards for your iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3


Posted: 25 Oct 2014 10:48 AM PDT


Though Apple's iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 just launched this week and many protective cases have yet to hit the market, there are still a handful of early case options available for purchase in addition to Apple's. Here are some of the first options available to protect your brand new iPad.



New iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 incorporate NFC chip for Apple Pay in apps, but not in-store tap-to-pay transactions


Posted: 24 Oct 2014 05:44 PM PDT


Apple's newest iPads feature one of the same chips used by iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to handle tap-to-pay NFC transactions, but the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 only support Apple Pay within apps, sparing users the embarrassment of carrying around a gigantic alternative to their credit card.



First-week OS X Yosemite adoption rate outpaces Mavericks, now at 12.8%


Posted: 24 Oct 2014 04:04 PM PDT


According to recently published statistics, Apple's latest OS X Yosemite release is seeing slightly better take up rates than last year's OS X Mavericks launch, with current North American distribution pegged at 12.8 percent as of Wednesday.



Sprint expands 'iPhone for Life' plans with new 12-month lease option


Posted: 24 Oct 2014 03:28 PM PDT


Adding to its iPhone-specific incentives program, Sprint on Friday announced a new 12-month lease option for its "iPhone for Life" plan, which lets subscribers "rent" a new iPhone for a preset period instead of buying it.



Multi-carrier Apple SIM 'dedicated' to AT&T's network upon activation, not carried by Sprint Stores


Posted: 24 Oct 2014 02:43 PM PDT


It was discovered on Friday that AT&T is dedicating the new multi-carrier Apple SIM included with the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 to its network, forcing buyers to obtain a new one when switching to another carrier, while Sprint Stores will not supply the card at all.



Nearly half of Gazelle's early iPhone upgrades ordered Apple's larger, more expensive iPhone 6 Plus


Posted: 24 Oct 2014 01:41 PM PDT


In yet another piece of favorable news surrounding Apple's recent entry into the phablet space, the nation's leading electronics buyback service said Friday that almost half of its early 2014 iPhone trade-in customers who pre-ordered a new iPhone 6 chose to purchase one of the larger, more premium-priced Plus models.




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