• Apple All But Confirms 7.85-inch iPad Mini Rumor

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    Apple All But Confirms 7.85-inch iPad Mini Rumor

    Apple All But Confirms 7.85-inch iPad Mini Rumor

    Reports from The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and New York Times claim inside knowledge of Apple’s plan to release a smaller, less-expensive iPad model for release later this year.The new iPad, iPad mini, will boast a 7.85-inch form factor and cost “significantly less than the latest $499 iPad”.

    The company is developing a new tablet with a 7.85-inch screen that is likely to sell for significantly less than the latest $499 iPad, with its 9.7-inch display, according to several people with knowledge of the project who declined to be named discussing confidential plans. The product is expected to be announced this year.

    This comes as no surprise after a series of purported iPad mini engineering samples that were leaked and included side-by-side comparisons with the current third-generation iPad.

    Purported "iPad mini" engineering sample

    Purported “iPad mini” engineering sample

    iPad mini is expected to compete against Google‘s recently-announced $199 Nexus 7 Android tablet as well as Amazon Kindle Fire and the upcoming Windows Surface featuring Windows RT.

    To have a look at what you expect from the new iPad mini, which actually close to 8-inch than 7-inch diagonal, here is a good represtation from @trojankitten

    7.85-inch iPad compared to other popular 7-inch tablets

    7.85-inch iPad compared to other popular 7-inch tablets

  • Apple Launches Beta iCloud Website with Notes, Reminders and Improved Find my iPhone

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    beta.icloud.com Website

    beta.icloud.com Website

    Apple has launched a new iCloud.com beta website for iOS developers. The website was leaked prior to WWDC before Apple pulled it off, however, the site displays “Beta” tags on Calendar, Find My iPhone, Notes, and Reminders where the last two being new additions to iCloud. You can access it at beta.icloud.com

    Apple is hardly working to unify the experience across multiple platforms, iOS, OS X, and the web.

    Notes:

    iCloud Beta Website: Notes

    iCloud Beta Website: Notes

    Reminders:

    iCloud Beta Website: Reminders

    iCloud Beta Website: Reminders

    Find my iPhone:

    iCloud Beta Website: Find my iPhone

    iCloud Beta Website: Find my iPhone

  • Apple Releases Universal iOS Podcasts App

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    Apple Releases Universal iOS Podcasts App

    Apple Releases Universal iOS Podcasts App

    As expected, Apple was ramping up a dedicated universal app for all podcasts. touted “the easiest way to discover, subscribe to and play your favorite podcasts on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.” Head over to App Store and download for free here.

    Podcasts app is the easiest way to discover, subscribe to and play your favorite podcasts on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Explore hundreds of thousands of free audio and video podcasts from the Podcasts Catalog, and play the most popular podcasts, organized for you by topic, with the all-new Top Stations feature.

    App features:

    – Enjoy all of your audio and video podcasts in a single app

    – Explore hundreds of thousands of podcasts including shows in over 40 languages

    – Try the innovative new Top Stations feature to find new podcast series in a variety of topics, including arts, business, comedy, music, news, sports, and more.

    – Browse by Audio or Video podcasts, or see what’s most popular in Top Charts

    – Tap subscribe for your favorites and automatically receive new episodes for free as they become available

    – Stream episodes or download to listen while offline

    – Skip forward and back using simple playback controls

    – Turn on Sleep Timer to automatically stop playing a podcast while listening in bed

    – Share your favorite episodes with friends using Twitter, Messages and Mail

    – Optionally sync your favorite episodes from iTunes on your Mac or PC

    – Sync your episode playback for seamless transition between devices