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October 22, 2013, 4:20 PM

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Apple:

Apple Announces iPad Air—Dramatically Thinner, Lighter & More Powerful iPad — iPad mini Features Stunning Retina Display & 64-bit Apple-designed A7 Chip — Apple® today announced iPad Air™, the latest generation of its category defining device, featuring a stunning 9.7-inch Retina® display …

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John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:

New iPad Mini: Retina display, A7 processor, improved cameras and Wifi, starts at $399 — Apple's New iPad Mini Boasts Retina Display, 64-Bit A7 Chip — Apple on Tuesday unveiled its second generation iPad mini, the successor to the diminutive tablet it debuted at about this time last October.

Dan Seifert / The Verge:

New full-sized iPad Air: 20% thinner at 1 lb, A7 processor, improved cameras, starts at $499 — Apple announces the iPad Air, its thinnest and lightest full-size iPad yet — Apple has officially announced the latest version of its iPad tablet. The newly named iPad Air features …

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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:

Apple iPad mini with Retina display hands-on — Same basic shape, new great screen — We've just taken our first in-person look at Apple's new iPad mini with Retina display, and our first impression is that it's an iterative change from last year — but sometimes that's all it takes to make a great product.

More: Gizmodo, ZDNet, Engadget, MacRumors, iMore and Engadget

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

iPad Air will ship on November 1 in 41 countries, iPad mini with Retina coming later in November — At its October media event in San Francisco today, Apple announced the iPad Air and the iPad mini with Retina. The successor to the iPad 4 will ship on November 1, 2013 in 41 countries …

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Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:

Apple Announces 170M iPads Sold, With 81% Tablet Usage Share And 475K Apps

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Seth Weintraub / 9to5Mac:

T-Mobile is now an option for LTE iPads, Free Data up to 200MB/month

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Brian Heater / Engadget:

iPad Air hands-on

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Jon Fingas / Engadget:

Apple unveils Haswell-based MacBook Pros with Retina display, starting at $1,299 — If you've been waiting for the MacBook Pro with Retina display to get a big processor upgrade, today's your lucky day. Apple has just refreshed its high-end portable line with Intel's Haswell chips …

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Nick Summers / The Next Web:

You'll be able to buy Apple's redesigned Mac Pro for $2,999 before the end of the year — Apple's redesigned, cylindrical Mac Pro will be available to order before the end of the year for $2,999 , the company announced today. — The new Mac Pro is a dramatic departure from the lumbering …

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AppleInsider:

First look: Apple's upcoming Mac Pro and new MacBook Pros with Retina display

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Richard Padilla / MacRumors:

OS X Mavericks Now Available Free on Mac App Store — As announced at its iPad media event today, Apple has released OS X Mavericks on the Mac App Store [Direct Link] as a free download for all eligible Macs. osx_mavericks_store OS X Mavericks includes enhanced multiple-monitor support …

More: iMore, MacRumors, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, Macworld, The Next Web, Apple and Softpedia News

Tweets: @markmilian, @macworld, @bxchen and @bxchen

John Siracusa / Ars Technica:

OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review — After a dozen years and nine major releases, OS X has had a full life: the exuberance of youth, gradually maturing into adulthood, and now, perhaps, entering its dotage. When I am an old operating system I shall wear... leather?

More: ABC News, Gizmodo, The Next Web, Engadget, Inquirer, ReadWrite, Digits, ZDNet, AppleInsider, CNET, VentureBeat, CITEworld and Hypercritical. Tweets: @siracusa

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple releases iOS 7.0.3: iCloud Keychain, iMessage fixes, sensor fixes, Touch ID improvements — Apple has released a major iOS bug fix update called iOS 7.0.3, bringing iCloud Keychain, improved password management in Safari, the delay of the Slide to Unlock text on the Lock screen for Touch ID devices …

More: MacRumors, iMore, The Verge, Engadget, BGR, Gotta Be Mobile, TechnoBuffalo, Softpedia News, Yahoo! News, TUAW and Electronista. Tweets: @markgurman

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

iOS 7 By The Numbers: 200 Million Downloads In 5 Days, 64% Adoption Rate, 20 Million iTunes Radio Listeners

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Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:

Apple gives iWork a facelift with collaboration on the web, available for free today — Apple announced in mid-September that it would make its iWork suite of apps free with all purchases of an iOS device, but the company didn't offer any updates for the apps. Today, we heard a little bit more about iWork.

More: Engadget, iMore, The Next Web, AppleInsider, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch and Gotta Be Mobile

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Apple updates iLife suite on iOS and OS X — Following a brief appearance on its website over the weekend, Apple announced major updates to its iLife apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and Mac. — Eddy Cue took the stage today at debut new versions of iLife for iOS and OS X.

More: AppleInsider, BetaNews, LAPTOP Magazine, MacRumors, Ars Technica, TechHive, Macworld, iMore, ZDNet, AllThingsD, The Next Web, The Verge, Engadget and Apple

Mat Smith / Engadget:

Nokia Lumia 1520: Windows Phone with 6-inch 1080p display and 20MP camera for $750 — Is this the Windows Phone you've been waiting for? If you've been holding out for a flagship with a 6-inch 1080p display, high-resolution PureView camera and the top-of-the-line processor, we'd suspect the answer is probably yes.

More: Nokia, Nokia Conversations, Windows Phone Blog, BBC, The Verge, PC World, The Verge, PR Newswire, Digital Photography Review, I4U News, The Next Web, pocketnow.com, Geeky Gadgets, PetaPixel, Electronista and SiliconANGLE

James Trew / Engadget:

AT&T will have exclusive on Nokia 1520 in the US, will sell the 2520 tablet also (update)

More: The Verge

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Nokia Lumia 1520: a first look at a 6-inch giant Windows Phone

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Nokia Lumia 2520: a closer look at Nokia's first Windows tablet — The moment has finally come, Nokia's first Windows tablet. While its been rumored for what feels like years, Nokia's Lumia 2520 is the Finnish smartphone maker's answer to a Lumia-style tablet.

More: eWeek, ZDNet, Quartz, Inside Mobile Apps, Wired.co.uk, PC Magazine and Daring Fireball

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Nokia unveils 10.1″ Lumia 2520, a $499 Windows RT 8.1 tablet coming this fall with LTE and a $150 Power Keyboard

More: Nokia Conversations, Engadget, The Windows Blog, Engadget, SlashGear, The Verge, NYT Bits and AllThingsD

Tweets: @nokia and @nokia

Ki Mae Heussner / GigaOM:

eBay acquires Shutl, plans to expand same-day delivery to 25 cities — In an effort to expand its same-day delivery service to cities across the country (and across the pond), e-commerce giant eBay has snapped up London-based startup Shutl. — At a New York press conference on Tuesday …

More: Shutl, Digits, internetretailer.com, VentureBeat, ReadWrite, The Next Web and WebProNews

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

eBay Adds 200 “Trendsetter” Star Curators, More Social Features To Its Marketplace

More: GeekWire, ebay inc, ZDNet, PandoDaily, The Next Web and The Verge

Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal:

Microsoft Tests Eyewear to Rival Google Glass — Software Giant Taps Asian Suppliers for Prototype Components — Microsoft Corp. is testing prototypes for Web-connected eyewear similar to Google Glass, people familiar with the matter said, potentially pushing the company into the much hyped …

More: Digits, SiliconANGLE, The Register, Examiner, BGR, The Verge, Ars Technica, TechHive, SlashGear, bizjournals and TechSpot

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Official Instagram Windows Phone app arriving in the ‘coming weeks’ — Windows Phone is finally getting an official Instagram client. After months of pressure from Nokia, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom confirmed today that an official client will be made available to Windows Phone users shortly.

More: The Windows Blog, Nokia Conversations, Nokia Conversations, CNET, InfoWorld, SiliconANGLE, The Next Web, The Next Web, wpcentral.com, Examiner, Gotta Be Mobile and Geeky Gadgets

Tweets: @nokia, @joebelfiore and @dannysullivan

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Amazon increases free shipping minimum to $35 — Amazon has offered free shipping to US customers for over a decade now on all eligible orders above $25, but that's changing today as the online retailer bumps up its minimum order requirement to $35. Amazon notes that this is the first time it's increased …

More: Lifehacker, TechHive, CNET, Engadget, GeekWire, GigaOM, Digits and Gotta Be Mobile

Henry Blodget / Business Insider:

In Case You Don't Realize How Fast Apple's iPad Business Has Gone Down The Tubes ... On October 22nd, Apple is finally launching new iPads. — This launch can't come soon enough. — It wasn't long ago that Apple fans were slapping each other on the back and crowing about how, one day, Apple would be known as “the iPad company.”

More: Quartz, Forbes, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Telegraph and Gotta Be Mobile

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