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Apple Announces iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, OS X Yosemite and More

Many outlets are reporting on Apple's iPad event today. Highlights include:
  • Apple pay will launch Monday.
  • WatchKit -- a way for developers to make apps for the Apple Watch will launch next month.
  • iOS 8.1
  • Messages, iTunes, and iWork updated and many more new features in OS X Yosemite.
  • You can send and receive calls on your Mac if you have an iPhone with iOS 8 that's signed into the same FaceTime account.
  • iPad Air 2: New camera, 10 hour battery life, 12x faster than the original iPad.
  • iPad mini 3.
  • iMac with Retina display.
  • And a Mac mini update: Faster processors, Intel Iris graphics, and two Thunderbolt 2 ports.

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  1. Re:Confucius say: by FatAlb3rt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your two data points have me convinced.

  2. No new macbook pro by greywire · · Score: 4, Funny

    Still no new macbook pro...

    Thats it, I'm out. I'll just get a Nexus 9 and a keyboard and move to the cloud.

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  3. Re:Yosemite by bkmoore · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yosemite Sam was an angry Hessian.

  4. Maybe it's just me by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm surprised they're calling it "Apple Pay". I thought it would be "iPay".

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