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• iPad Air vs. Retina iPad mini: Benchmarks, Display, Performance, Battery compared [Video]
• Apple reportedly acquires 3D sensor maker PrimeSense for $345 million
• Take Flight with the iOS-Controlled Helicopter [Deals Hub]
• Some Retina iPad mini displays have an image retention problem
• Phil Schiller says iPad mini wasn’t a response to smaller-sized Android tablets

iPad Air vs. Retina iPad mini: Benchmarks, Display, Performance, Battery compared [Video] Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:43 AM PST While last year’s iPad mini was a couple of generations behind the larger iPad in terms of hardware internals, this time virtually the only difference between the Retina iPad mini and the iPad Air are their screen sizes. Both have an A7 chip, a 2048 x 1536 pixels Retina display and almost the same physical design. Continue reading →

Apple reportedly acquires 3D sensor maker PrimeSense for $345 million Posted: 17 Nov 2013 04:58 AM PST Apple has acquired PrimeSense, an Israeli based 3D sensor technology company, according to Israeli financial news website Calcalist. PrimeSense’s 3D sensing technology has been used in Microsoft’s Xbox Kinnect. Continue reading →

Take Flight with the iOS-Controlled Helicopter [Deals Hub] Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:42 AM PST The prettiest parts of fall are almost all gone, with the once bright leaves now brown and crumbled on the ground. It doesn’t leave much to look at outside aside from gray skies. But you can make the outdoors worth visiting and the skies worth watching still with the iPhone-controlled Cobra iHelicopter. You can get it on sale right now from the iPhone Hacks Deals Hub. Continue reading →

Some Retina iPad mini displays have an image retention problem Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:17 AM PST Many first-generation Retina MacBook Pros exhibited an issue where a faint remnant of an image persists on the screen even after a new image replaces it. The issue seemed to be tied to Sharp-manufactured units, and seems to be present in certain Retina iPad mini units as well, presumably, the ones with displays made by Sharp. Continue reading →

Phil Schiller says iPad mini wasn’t a response to smaller-sized Android tablets Posted: 16 Nov 2013 06:05 AM PST A few months after the release of the original iPad, Steve Jobs had famously said that Apple didn’t make a smaller iPad since they felt the screen was too small. A few years later, the company introduced the iPad mini, with internal emails revealing that Apple execs found smaller Android tablets great for common tasks like surfing, email and books. Continue reading →

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