Apple’s iPad Live Event (22nd Oct 2013)

Apple’s 22nd October Live Event

The Apple live event has been packed with news and goodies so here we go:

OSX Mavericks

Apple’s OSX Mavericks it’s latest Mac OS is available from the App Store today for Free!!!! ‘Yes i did say OSX Mavericks is Free’ OSX Mavericks is the most eagerly anticipated after OS ever and it’s packed with new innovations. Here are a few inclusions:

Finder Tabs
iCloud Keychain
New Updated Maps
New Updated Calandar
Tags

For more Info check Apple’s Official OSX Mavericks Site Here:

Mac Pro

Apple’s new professional desktop Mac the Mac Pro is a massive step forward in computing power. This upgrade was worth the wait. Beautifully designed with a new Thermal Core and packed with power. Here are some of the specifications:

New Tower design 1/8 the size of the old Mac Pro
Intel Xeon E5 Chipset. Offering up to 12 Cores of processing power and up to 40GB/s PCIe bandwidth.
4 channel DDR 3 1866MHz memory with 60GB/s bandwidth
Dual AMD FirePro workstation Graphics with up to 6GB dedicated VRAM. Can run up to 3 x 4K Displays
PCI Express flash storage
Thermal Core to cool the CPU’s and GPU’s.
Gigabit Ethernet, 4 x USB 3.0, 6 x Firewire, Hdmi and the new Thunderbolt 2
802.11ac Wi-Fi Networking & Bluetooth 4.0

This really is a power house which professionals have been waiting for patiently. The Mac pro will be released in the December 2013 with prices starting from £2499 ($2999) for the Quad core & £3299 ($3999) for the 6 Core versions.

For more info check Apple’s Official MacPro site here:

The New Retina Display Macbook Pro

The new Macbook Pro’s with Retina Displays are being majorly upgraded here are the new specs:

13” Macbook Pro

13” Retina Display
Weighs just 3.46 Pounds
0.71 Inch’s Thin
Intel Haswell Dual Core i5 Chip
Iris Graphics
PCie Based Flash Storage
Thunderbolt 2
802.11 AC Wifi
Priced from: £1099 ( $1299) To £1499 ($1799) Depending on spec chosen

15” Macbook Pro

15” Retina Display
Intel Crystalwell Quad Core i7 Chip
Iris And/Or Nvidia GT 750M Graphics
PCie Based Flash Storage
Thunderbolt 2
802.11 AC Wifi
Priced from: £1499 ( $1999) To £2199 ($2599) Depending on spec chosen

For more info check out Apple’s Official Macbook Pro Site here:

The New iPad Range

Apple have update it’s iPad range with two new devices the iPad Air (the lightest full size Tablet in the world) and the iPad Mini with Retina Display. Both devices will have the A7 64 Bit Processor and the M7 Co-processor. The Air will include asmall screenBezel and the Mini will have a Retina Display. Both will be available in Silver And White & Space Grey and Black Colours. Here are some of the spec’s for each device:

iPad Air

9.7″ Retina Display
A7 64 Bit Processor
M7 Co-Processor
7.5mm Thick
Weighs 1 Pound
MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out) Wifi
LTE support
Dual Microphones
Up To 10 Hour Battery Life
Prices from £399 ($499) for the 16GB Wifi Version To £639 ($799) for the 128GB Wifi Version.

iPad Mini With Retina Display

7.9″ Retina Display (2048 x 1536 Pixels)
A7 64 Bit Processor
M7 Co-Processor
MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out) Wifi
LTE support
Up To 10 hours Battery Life
Prices from £319 ($399) for the 16GB Wifi version To £559 ($699) for the 128GB Wifi Version.

For More info check out Apple’s Official iPad Sites :

For The IPad Air

For The iPad Mini With Retina Display

Other News

Apple also announced new major upgrades to the iLife and iWorks Apps. With the latter gaining iCloud collaboration allowing multiple users to edit the same work over the iCloud . All these Apps will be available free with any Mac or iOS device purchase.

There certainly was a lot going on at this event and Apple have put the cat amongst the Pigeons, especially with OSX Mavericks being a free download to all OSX users. How will the others compete with this? Who knows, but Apple have certainly strengthened their position.

Thanks for your time.

iMacAndy

October 22, 2013

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