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Apple Introduces iPad Mini

Today, Apple introduced the iPad mini, a thinner, lighter, smaller iPad designed to fit in one hand. It features a 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display, FaceTime HD and iSight cameras, ultrafast wireless performance and 10 hours of battery life. Apple also announced the fourth-generation iPad featuring a 9.7-inch Retina display, new Apple-designed A6X chip, ultrafast wireless and the new Lightning connector. iPad mini with Wi-Fi starts at $329 US and the fourth-generation iPad with Wi-Fi starts at $499 US. So what do you think of the iPad Mini?

iTunes 10.6

Apple recently released iTunes 10.6 whihc adds the ability to play 1080p HD movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store. This release also includes improvements for iTunes Match, including: improved song matching, improved album artwork handling, downloading and display. The new iTunes version also addresses an issue where songs may skip when playing from iCloud.  For information on the security content of this update, see: support.apple.com/kb/HT1222. So have you upgraded to the new iTunes. Let us know what you think.

iPad 3 with Retina Display

Apple today announced the new iPad 3, the third generation of its 9.7 inch tablet.  The iPad 3 has a stunning new Retina display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5-megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics for capturing photos and 1080p HD video.The iPad 3 is also available with Wi-Fi + 4G to connect to 4G LTE networks. The iPad 3 will be available in the Apple Online Store and Apple Retail stores on Friday, March 16, beginning at $499 (US). You can begin pre-ordering the iPad 3 today on the Apple Online Store. Also announced is a discounted iPad 2 starting at $399 (US). Here is the press release from Apple. So will you be upgrading to the new iPad 3?

25 Billion Apps Downloaded from the App Store

Apple announced today that more than 25 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store. The 25 billionth app downloaded was a free app called, Where's My Water? It was downloaded by Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China. As the winner of the App Store Countdown to 25 Billion Apps, Chunli Fu received a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card. Chunli, you lucky person! The App Store currentlyoffers more than 550,000 apps to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users in 123 countries around the world. Wow that's incredible Apple! So what's you favourite App, let us know?

Discounted iTunes Gift Cards from Select Stores

Rather than using my credit card to pay for songs and apps on iTunes I usually use discounted gift cards. At the moment select stores are selling $50 iTunes gift cards for $45. To apply an iTunes gift card to your account, go to the iTunes Store and on the home page select the Redeem link from the Quick Links menu on the top right of the page. When prompted, enter the redeem code and your balance should be increased. Hopefully, you have a store in your area selling these discounted gift cards. That's a 10% discount on songs and apps. Let me know if you have come across other iTunes discounts out there?

OS X Mountain Lion

Apple recently released a developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion. It is the ninth major release of OS X. Apple have brought over  some of the popular apps and features from iPad to the Mac in Mountain Lion. The new OS X introduces Messages, Notes, Reminders and Game Center to Mac as well as Notification Center, Share Sheets, Twitter integration, and AirPlay Mirroring. The preview release of Mountain Lion is available to Mac Developer Program members. Mac users will be able to upgrade to Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store in late summer 2012. Check out a preview here. Let us know what you think?