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Previously, many people predicted that Apple will release the iPad 5 in the event that took place at October 22 October . But in fact , they turn over the predictions with iPad Air release that should be called iPad 5 in accordance with the tradition of products naming by Apple.

One of the radical changes that Apple made ​​was to cut the weight and size of the iPad Air. So, the iPad Air is having thinner and lighter size when viewed from the weight.

iPad Air possessed a thickness of only 7.5 mm, it is rare to have the size of a tablet device as thin as the iPad Air. In addition , the weight of iPad Air is only 469 grams weight . Not only that , the size of the bezel on the right and left of iPad Air is fewer than the previous iPad generation, even iPad mini.

Turning to the internal part, Apple implanting dual core 64 bit processor with a clock speed of 1.3 GHz. As for multi-tasking, iPad Air has 1 GB of RAM. But don't get it wrong , the GPU embedded in Apple iPad Air claimed as one of the most powerful GPU currently available for the tablet device.


On the camera, the iPad Air that called iPad 5 previously, use a 5 megapixel camera. While at the front, they still use the 1.2 megapixel camera .

Unfortunately, Apple does not provide features such as the fingerprint scanner like the iPhone 5S. So is the color variants available only black and silver, no gold color.

iPad Air sale starting next November. Start from USD 499 for 16GB Wi-Fi version and for the Wi-Fi + 3G 16GB, it has a price of USD 629.

Apple has just released iOS 7 for Apple iOS devices. This time, Apple's Operating System has reach it's final version. Apple iOS 7 Final Version can be downloaded to your iPhone , iPod Touch and iPad now.

iOS 7 User Interface

In this post, i will give you a tutorial how to update your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch via iTunes with your first downloaded IPSW iOS 7 firmware.

To avoid confusion , iOS 7 is the latest version of iOS that's not all versions of iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch can use it . Here is a list of devices that support iOS 7 :

iPad 4
iPad Mini
iPad 3
iPad 2
iPhone 5S
iPhone 5C
iPhone 5
iPhone 4S
iPhone 4
iPod Touch 5

So for users of iPhone 3GS , unfortunately could not get the latest iOS 7 update because Apple states that the iPhone 3GS can only be compatible with iOS 6 down.

Here is the material that must be prepared before starting the iOS 7 update :

iTunes
For those of you who have iTunes not installed on your PC / laptop , you must download the iTunes from the official link

IPSW iOS 7 version that fit with your device
iPad 4 ( 3G GSM )
iPad 4 ( CDMA )
4 iPad ( Wi - Fi )
iPad Mini ( 3G GSM )
Mini iPad ( Wi - Fi )
iPad Mini ( CDMA )
iPad 3 ( Wi - Fi )
iPad 2 ( Wi - Fi )
iPad 2 ( 3G GSM )
iPad 2 ( CDMA )
iPhone 5 ( CDMA )
iPhone 5 ( GSM )
iPhone 4S ( GSM )
iPhone 4 ( GSM )
iPhone 4 ( CDMA )
iPod Touch 5

Here are the step by step to update iOS 7 via iTunes :

1. Open iTunes on your PC or notebook

2. Connect your iPhone , iPad , or iPod Touch with a data cable

3. Press and hold the Shift key ( for Mac users ) , or press and hold down the Ctrl Alt Shift + Option ( for Windows users ) , then click the Update button

Press Shift + Update

4. It will pop up a window to look for iOS 7 IPSW which was downloaded earlier, and press Open. The device will perform an update.

iOS 7 IPSW file

5. Let the process of downloading and installation of  iOS 7 on iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to completion

The most important thing is, you should download the correct iOS 7 IPSW file according to the device you use. In addition, for those who already have iTunes, it's better if you could update it to the 11.1 version. All risks and damage or mistakes made by you is not our responsibility. Because this method has been successfully practiced in our iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S.

Nexus 10, the toughest opponent for iPad 4

There is a new surprise news from Google tablet. Google not only released the Nexus 7 3G to strengthen their market share in the tablet segment. Apparently, Google released another tablet called Nexus 10 earlier than previously expected. This 10.1 inch tablet touted by many parties to have the potential to be the toughest competitor for the new iPad 4.

Now the competition between android tablets and iOS tablets fork on the two Nexus gadgets and two iOS gadgets. Nexus 7 and 10 from Android and iPad Mini and iPad 4 from iOS. Google and Apple certainly have a strategy to beat each other.

Nexus 10 is the first of Google's Nexus tablet that uses a 10.1-inch wide screen. Weighing up to 603 grams, while the thickness is about 8.9 mm. Nexus 10 using the processor of the Samsung Exynos dual-core processor chip with a clock speed of 1.7 GHz. The RAM that's embedded in Nexus 10 is quite high as 2 GB. And using a Mali T604 GPU.

As for the camera, it will be carried by two cameras mounted on the front and back. On the rear, Nexus 10 has a camera with a maximum resolution of 5 mega pixels. As for the front camera has a camera with a resolution of 1.9 mega pixels. Nexus 10 internal memory will be available in 2 versions. The first version is 16 GB and the other is 32 GB. Unfortunately there is no microSD slot for external memory capacity that can be increased.

Google only provides Wi-Fi version for the Nexus 10. The price offered is about US$399 for the 16 GB and US$499 for the 32 GB version. As comparison, Nexus 10 is cheaper than the US$499 iPad 4 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version.

Apple iPad Mini

Apple plans to release their new gadget, iPad Mini on October 23, 2012. Some analysis of this mini tablet from Apple is now widely circulated, some of them said that the sales volume of Apple's tablet will increase with the iPad Mini release.The analysis is very reasonable indeed. The main thing underlying the iPad Mini presence was to overcome the consumers that are reluctant to buy an expensive tablet. So, they can make this iPad Mini as the alternative for iPad.

Apple products is known as a high quality gadget. While the other manufacturers offer cheaper prices, some consumers may not be interested in purchasing it. One major factor to be considered by the consumer is the quality. They are not afraid to spend their money to get a good quality product.

iPad Mini is released at the right time which is now only a few 7-inch tablet that has the quality and the specifications above average. Some of them that have good quality is the Galaxy Tab 2, Nexus 7, or Kindle Fire HD. Several others are much less valuable and have the same size, 7-inch, but that does not guarantee that consumers will get a durable gadget. Some consumers are more interested in the quality and the name of the manufacturer who issued the product.

Currently, consumers are still waiting until next October 23rd. And of course they will expect good news from iPad Mini release. A low price and good quality.