Apple Updates Most Affordable 9.7-Inch IPad With Retina Display

Apple today announced iPad with Retina display replaces iPad 2 as the most affordable 9.7-inch iPad at $399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $529 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model. The fourth generation iPad features the amazing 9.7-inch Retina display, the Apple-designed A6X chip, ultrafast Wi-Fi, a 5MP iSight® camera which also captures 1080p HD video, a FaceTime® HD camera, and support for LTE carriers worldwide,¹ all while delivering up to 10 hours of battery life.²  iPad with Retina display comes with iOS 7, featuring hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop®, enhanced Photos, Safari®, Siri® and iTunes Radio℠.³

“Now for $399 customers can get iPad with a stunning 9.7-inch Retina display, fast A6X chip, and 5MP iSight camera, offering a dramatic upgrade in power, performance and value compared to the iPad 2 it replaces,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “The iPad line sets the gold-standard in mobile computing and all iPads have access to the largest and best ecosystem of more than 500,000 iPad optimized apps from the App Store.”

iPad customers have access to the revolutionary App Store℠, which offers more than one million apps to iPhone®, iPad and iPod touch® users in 155 countries around the world, and more than 500,000 apps are designed specifically for iPad. More than 65 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store, which offers customers an incredible range of apps in 24 categories, including newspapers and magazines in Newsstand, games and entertainment, kids, education, business, news, sports, health and fitness and travel. The iLife® suite of creative apps, including iPhoto®, iMovie® and GarageBand®, and the iWork® suite of productivity apps, including Pages®, Numbers® and Keynote® are essential to the Apple experience and are now free, so more iPad users have access to these great apps that are optimized to support 64-bit technology and include hundreds of new features.

Pricing & Availability

iPad with Retina display models in black or white are available for a suggested retail price of $399 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $529 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model for either AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile or Verizon. Smart Cover® and Smart Case for iPad with Retina display are available in dark gray for $39 (US) and $49 (US) respectively through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and select Authorized Apple Resellers. iPad Air™ with Wi-Fi models are available in silver or space gray for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for the 32GB model, $699 (US) for the 64GB model and $799 (US) for the 128GB model. iPad Air with Wi-Fi + Cellular are available for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model, $829 (US) for the 64GB model and $929 (US) for the 128GB model.

iPad mini™ with Retina display Wi-Fi models are available in silver or space gray for a suggested retail price of $399 (US) for the 16GB model, $499 (US) for the 32GB model, $599 (US) for the 64GB model and $699 (US) for the 128GB model. iPad mini with Retina display Wi-Fi + Cellular models will be available for a suggested retail price of $529 (US) for the 16GB model, $629 (US) for the 32GB model, $729 (US) for the 64GB model and $829 (US) for the 128GB model. Additionally, the original iPad mini is offered at $299 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $429 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model for either AT&T, Sprint, T-mobile or Verizon.

¹LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks. Check with your carrier for details.
²Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
³iTunes Radio is available with iOS 7 in the US and Australia.

Top Hidden Secret And Tricks for iPhone And iPad User

Nowadays, people are more use to iPhone and iPad. In the market, the sale of iPhone 5S and iPhone 6C had increased a lot. But there are many shortcuts and tricks which you don’t know in your iOS devices. Here is the list of hidden tips and tricks which can make you smarter.

1.  First switch your keyboard on thumb mode to make typing more comfortable in your iPad. Then swipe your fingers across the keyboard and you will see a different keyboard that allows you to type comfortably using your thumb.

2.  If you want to decrease your iPhone’s changing time then keep it on airplane mode.

3.  While traveling abroad, you can use offline Google Maps. If you are still online, search for the area you wish to save and in the search bar, type “Ok Maps” which is going to help a great for offline user.

4.  To remove accidental extra zeroes in calculator, just swipe from left to right.

5.  Before your child use your iOS devices, just turn on the guided access which keeps users from tapping or clicking within an app. Just go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Acess.

6.  Have your photos just by using earbuds. When you camera mode are ready to shoot, press the volume and the button on the remote on your earbuds.

7.  Now go to your camera app without unlocking your iPhone by swiping the small camera icon found in the lower right corner of the home screen. This is particularly useful when you need to ask another person to take a photograph using your iPhone – they do not need to know and input your password anymore.

8.  While using any iOS device, you can turn your iOS device into an instant laptop by using Bluetooth keyboard.

9.  If you need to scroll back to the top of any app immediately, tap the bar of the app. With this trick, scrolling back to the top will not be as tedious and time-consuming as it was before.

10. If you need to hang a frame in a pinch then open the Compass App > Swipe to Left > Level Screen.