Tim Cook began the day by talking about iPhone sales, and how it is off to a tremendous start. 5 Million devices sold on opening weekend! Its the fastest selling phone in history. The iPod line is also off to a great start with 3 Million devices sold between the nano and the new iPod Touch. Tim also went on to say that 200 Million devices are already running iOS 6. Thirty-five billion apps have been downloaded to date and Apple has paid out 6.5 Billion to developpers.
An update on iBooks is given. Over 1.5 Million books available, 400 Million downloaded to date.
New version of iBooks launched- continuous scrolling and better iCloud support. New sharing options such as quoting to Twitter, Facebook. More languages supported. Free download available today!
Mac Updates:
Mac has been consistently named #1. #1 Notebook and #1 Desktop computer in the US.
13" MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
- It is 1 pound lighter than previous generation, 20 % thinner, no optical drive, HDMI out , USB 3, two thunderbolt ports. 13.3" diagonal retina display. IPS panel, all apps updated to take advantage of the display. 4 Million pixels on this notebook. FaceTime HD Camera, Dual Microphones, Glass Multi-Touch trackpad and backlit keyboard. Intel duel-core i5 or i7 Ivy Bridge, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 8GB Ram and up to 768 GB of flash memory. Battery life is up to 7 hours. Comes with OS X Mountain Lion. Starts at $1699 (2.5 GHz). Ships today.
Mac Mini
- Dual or quad core Intel i5 or i7 processors, up to 16 GB of Ram and up to 1TB HDD, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Bluetooth 4.0, starts at $599, 4GB Ram and 500Gb hard drive. Server Model at $999. Worlds most energy efficient desktop.
iMac
- Super-thin edge, just 5mm thin, 80% thinner than previous generation. Enclosure is newly engineered with friction stir welding technology. Display is laminated directly to the glass. No optical drive. IPS, 21.5 and 27 " models. New anti-reflective coding reduces glare by up to 75% less. FaceTime HD, 8 Lbs lighter. Ivy Bridge quad-core processors, i5 or i7. Kepler graphics 60% faster, Up to 3TB Hard Drive, up to 32 GB of Ram. 2 Thunderbolt ports on back. Fusion Drive, (flash and Hard drive mix configuration). 21.5", 2.7GHz for $1299, 27" model- 2.9GHz core i5 for $1799.
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| The new iMac |
iPad updates
Apple sold 100th Million iPad two weeks ago! iPad takes up 91% of web traffic share on tablets. iBooks author updated with new widgets, layouts and math equations. Available for free download on Mac App store. iPad 3rd generation fastest selling all-time.
iPad 4th Generation
- Updated with A6X processor. Faster performance, doubles CPU of A5X chip, doubles graphics as well. Next-generation ISP. Same 10-hour battery, FaceTime HD Camera, Expanded LTE Coverage. Supports many new carriers, updated wi-fi performance, dual band wireless N, Lightning connector. Black and White. Same prices as 3rd gen.
- Lightning to USB, SD, VGA and HDMI cables all available
iPad mini
- New design, aluminium and glass enclosure. 7.2 Mm thin, 1/4 thinner than 4th generation iPad. Weighs .68 pounds. Black and White colours. 768 X 1024 Resolution, same as iPad 2. Updated for all iWork and iLife apps. A5 dual-core processor, FaceTime HD, 5MP sensor, 4G LTE Wireless, Faster Wi-Fi with dual band N (2.5 and 5.0 GHz), lightning connector. New Smart Covers. 16 GB Wi-Fi at $329.99, $499 16 GB in 4G LTE. Pre-order Friday October 26. Ships November 2nd for Wi-Fi and 2 weeks after the 4G model.
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Phil Schiller displaying iPad Mini |