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As per report. iPad Mini 3 will be
termed as ‘iPad Mini Air’. It seems like Apple is now using ‘Air’ term
in its variants names. Previously, we also learnt that 5.5-inch iPhone
would be called ‘iPhone Air’. The new iPad Mini will be thinner than the
previous iPad Mini 2 which was 0.29 inches. This will definitely make
the new variant lighter. Other details specify regarding the chipset and
the screen size. iPad Mini 3 will possible run on new A8 chip. The
screen size will be around 7.9-inches.
It’s quite early to say something
regarding the new iPad Mini 3. If things goes according to the plan,
still the release will be in last quarter of the year. Some reports also
say that Apple is now favouring iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air 2, delaying
iPad Pro or 12.9-inches iPad.
Microsoft may be in concern, what to bring this year. But well, this is
not a matter at all as far as Tech Giant Apple is concerned. This year,
Apple has got lot in its pockets. From revamped iOS versions to new
Macbooks, the Cupertino is set to launch all. Other than iOS 8, OS X Yosemite, iPhone 6, iPad Air 2 & iPad Pro, Apple may make iPad Mini 3 debut this year. The new report has come from GforGames. The report has also given some leaks regarding the new iPad Mini variant.
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Quite often, IT companies surprise us with their decisions. Most
recently, Apple amazed all of us with its iOS 8 upcoming features.
Before that, Nokia (which is now NokiabyMicrosoft) left us in
many thoughts when it announced Nokia X series, running on forked
Android platform. There were questions, straightaway, by the critics
regarding the launch. Even, we were not able to understand the logic
behind this. Now, it seems Microsoft has admitted it a ‘miscued’ plan
and has decided to kill Nokia X series!
This is leaked by an internal memo of Microsoft. The memo claims that
Microsoft has put Nokia X development along with Asha and Series 40 in
‘maintenance mode’, means no more in development. Gradually, Microsoft
will kill Nokia X series, Asha phones and Series 40 during 18 months
period. Microsoft will replace these handsets with low, mid and high-end
Windows Phones.
Nokia X series was launched five months ago at MWC 2014. The company
introduced three handsets in the series i.e. Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia
XL. Later on, in June, Nokia X2 was also added. The introduction was
made during the partnership talks between Nokia and Microsoft. As per
Asha and Series 40, both are Nokia’s featured phones for small markets.
They will also be ended next year.
The announcement to kill Nokia X series has already affected the
sales of the handsets. Surely, this will result in minimizing the prices
of Nokia X series too. Moreover, there are also some words regarding
Nokia MixRadio service. The service is also now no more in development.
Microsoft plans to sell this service to a third party.
Microsoft is takings some big decision to increase its Windows Phone
OS popularity. The firm is already in talks with other OEMs to introduce
high-end Windows Phones in the market. But well, one thing that I have
noted, Microsoft is too slow in updating its Windows Phone platform. WP
8.1 has not been rolled out completely yet. It’s time for Microsoft to
speed up its WP updates and equip Windows Phone platform with all the
main features.
