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Getting Ready for iOS 8.1

Apple will release iOS 8.1 on Monday, October 20, 2014 along with the deployment of Apple Pay.

iOS 8.1 on iPhone 6

There will be a lot of people holding off from updating to iOS 8.1 for many different reasons. Some would be worried if iOS 8.1 update would be a repeat of the botched iOS 8.0.1 Over The Air (OTA) update. A lot of people are holding off from updating to iOS 8 because the do not have enough free space on their iOS devices, which are mostly 16 GB model or less.

I have the habit of updating my iOS devices using iTunes instead of over the air; which what I did to update to iOS 8.0.1.

Wait a few hours after the release of iOS 8.1 before proceeding with the update if you’re worried about some show-stopping bugs. Update your iOS devices using iTunes too. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes.

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No, Oracle, No!

Apparently this is still a thing for an application to add/change search provider. Java installer/updater is asking user to install search app by Ask.com.

Java Installer Ask Search

This has to stop.

Doesn’t Oracle have enough money already? Why are they doing this?

Adobe used to do similar thing. Now Adobe offers Photoshop Lightroom when user downloads Flash Player. It goes something like this: “Your Flash Player is out of date, please update it and have a trial of Photoshop Lightroom to go with it.”

Adobe Flash Player Download Page

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iPad Air 2

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Apple:

Now just 6.1 mm thin and weighing less than a pound, iPad Air 2 features an improved Retina® display for enhanced contrast and richer, more vibrant colors, and better cameras for taking stunning photos and videos. Available in gold, silver and space gray, the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini™ 3 offer Touch ID™ so users can unlock their iPad with just the touch of a finger and make purchases easily and securely within apps using Apple Pay™.

Inclusion of Touch ID is definitely a huge plus.

The improved Retina display features a fully-laminated design that brings images and content closer to the user’s fingertips, resulting in an even more personal and intimate experience. A custom-designed anti-reflective coating reduces glare by 56 percent² for a clearer display in the office, the classroom or outdoors.

Apple is finally including anti-reflective coating.

iPad Air 2 is powered by the new Apple-designed A8X chip, which delivers a 40 percent improvement in CPU performance and 2.5 times the graphics performance of iPad Air, and still delivers the up to 10-hour battery life³ users expect while working, playing games or surfing the web.

Apple ABX chip is a huge improvement even from last year’s A7X chip.

iPad Air 2 is at 6.1 mm thickness.

iPad Air 2 pre-order starts on Friday, October 17, 2014.

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iMac with Retina 5K display

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Apple:

iMac with Retina 5K display delivers an amazingly immersive user experience. With a resolution of 5120 x 2880, iMac with Retina 5K display has four times more pixels than the standard 27-inch iMac and 67 percent more pixels than a 4K display.

That’s a lot of pixels in a 27-inch display.

The display on the new 27-inch iMac has been engineered for performance, power efficiency and stunning visual quality. iMac with Retina 5K display uses a precisely manufactured oxide TFT-based panel to deliver vivid display brightness from corner to corner. A single supercharged Apple-designed timing controller (TCON), with four times the bandwidth, drives all 14.7 million pixels. iMac with Retina 5K display also uses highly efficient LEDs and organic passivation to improve image quality and reduce display power consumption by 30 percent, even while driving four times more pixels at the same brightness.

Apple is saying that they had to invent a new hardware to accommodate the 5K display.

iMac with Retina 5K display starts at $2,499 (US).

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Apple Special Event, October 16, 2014.

Apple Special Event October 16 2014

Apple Special Event for October 16, 2014 titled “It’s been way too long.” will commence at 10:00 a.m. Cupertino Time.

Apple is expected to announce:

  • New iPad Air and iPad mini
  • iOS 8.1
  • Apple Pay deployment
  • OS X Yosemite release date

Many people wants Apple to announce:

  • New Macs
  • New Apple TV

Go to Apple.com/live for the live stream. Assuming Apple had sacked the people responsible for September 9, 2014 live stream and replaced them with llamas.

Live Stream Apology

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