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by engadget via twitter 10/15/2014 1:03:08 PM
Apple has to wrestle with the truth that consumers just aren't buying tablets as frequently as smartphones cnet.co/1sHt9zi

by CNET via twitter 10/15/2014 1:04:26 PM
Apple's Thursday event may see the introduction of a new Retina iPad mini. Find out what to expect in our roundup: macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-m…

by MacRumors.com via twitter 10/15/2014 1:08:51 PM
The next big iPad reportedly uses a souped-up iPhone 6 processor engt.co/1qddFya

by engadget via twitter 10/15/2014 1:15:45 PM
Tablet Sales Growth Plummets In 2014 As Android Smartphones Continue To Soar: Gartner tcrn.ch/1r7S5L7 by @ingridlunden

by TechCrunch via twitter 10/15/2014 1:18:29 PM
by TechCrunch via twitter 10/15/2014 1:18:47 PM
The WSJ reports that Apple is delaying mass production of a 12.9-inch iPad: gizmo.do/Nxoc7qw

by Gizmodo via twitter 10/15/2014 1:22:03 PM
by Gizmodo via twitter 10/15/2014 1:22:08 PM
Every rumor about Apple's iPad event in one place on.mash.to/1qozlYl

by Mashable via twitter 10/15/2014 1:23:46 PM
by CNET via twitter 10/15/2014 1:23:57 PM
Apple really need to allow SD card if they are going for enterprise setting. How about lower the price and increase storage. It's ridiculous for 16GB entry for Ipad these days and age.

by VanCando via CNET 10/16/2014 4:01:39 PM
also an Apple 4k display

by lombax54 via CNET 10/16/2014 4:01:47 PM
Will the iPads have a new design?

by Kyle H via CNET 10/16/2014 4:01:51 PM
I want a new macBook pro !!!

by sashankps via CNET 10/16/2014 4:01:55 PM
@Kyle Apple accidentally posted screenshots of its iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 in the iTunes Store yesterday. It looks like both devices will have the Touch ID fingerprint scanner, and Burst Mode, which lets users take "rapid-fire" photos, will be available for the iPad Air 2.

by Carrie Mihalcik via CNET 10/16/2014 4:03:11 PM
TouchID accessory for the Mac, perhaps? Intriguing, no?

by Alblindi via CNET 10/16/2014 4:03:47 PM
How about Curved Mac?

by Pshah via CNET 10/16/2014 4:03:51 PM
I'm a big time Mac Mini user. I'm still using my 2012 mac mini. it works so great I don't see a need to upgrade. I am looking forward to see a design change. hopefully looks like a small mac pro

by Ed via CNET 10/16/2014 4:03:59 PM
hoping that the AppleTV gets upgrades etc

by KieranH via CNET 10/16/2014 4:04:07 PM
I want new Apple TV

by Pshah via CNET 10/16/2014 4:04:07 PM
iPod Touch? Maybe? :/

by hanish27 via CNET 10/16/2014 4:04:11 PM
So will their be a larger ipad this year?

by Hersheys77 via CNET 10/16/2014 4:05:12 PM
@Hersheys77 We don't expect a bigger screen iPad to be announced until next year. But Apple could always surprise us.

by Carrie Mihalcik 10/16/2014 4:06:19 PM
I'd like to see an updated/new Apple TV, and HomeKit

by Chuck via CNET 10/16/2014 4:08:04 PM
iPod prices are now cheaper. will we see new iPods?

by Andrew via CNET 10/16/2014 4:08:16 PM
New IPad air 2 in gold

by Theyayarealiving via CNET 10/16/2014 4:08:20 PM
It may not make sense, but I would buy it!

by LMH via CNET 10/16/2014 4:08:20 PM
How come there has been no talk about the iPod line?

by Ed Lucas via CNET 10/16/2014 4:08:28 PM
I'm wondering if the new Macs will have Core M

by Han the Man via CNET 10/16/2014 4:08:28 PM
I really want to see a larger pro tablet that can run full OSX, so I don't need to buy the Wacom or the Surface Pro PC tablet.

by Colbster via CNET 10/16/2014 4:08:32 PM
I would like to see a faster mac mini, and maybe a better iMac.

by ArielleWest via CNET 10/16/2014 4:08:36 PM
Apple TV with Games/Controller. Docking station for iPhone with monitor and keyboard connectors et all.

by mbored via CNET 10/16/2014 4:08:40 PM
Right on Brian! You hit the nail on the head Apple is becoming so market driven...so much for thinking different.

by LMH via CNET 10/16/2014 4:08:56 PM
All I want is a new iPod Touch, hopefully with Touch ID and the A7 chip. And 4.7 inch screen.

by Jake via CNET 10/16/2014 4:09:00 PM
@sashankps +1. At least an update of the graphics card to 8 series

by Sergey Zhuravlev via CNET 10/16/2014 4:09:04 PM
when will iOS 8.1 be released and what about the official release of 10.10

by bpal via CNET 10/16/2014 4:09:24 PM
@bpal Apple announced the next iteration of the Mac operating system, Mac OS X Yosemite, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Apple will likely show of the OS and talk up the ways it interacts with the iPhone and iPad today. We expect to hear when it will become available.

by Carrie Mihalcik via CNET 10/16/2014 4:11:53 PM
updated Apple tv would be nice-

by jv via CNET 10/16/2014 4:12:57 PM
@mbored love the idea! Me to!

by KieranH via CNET 10/16/2014 4:13:01 PM
I want Mac mini with A8 chip...

by Johnson Maung via CNET 10/16/2014 4:13:05 PM
I want them to release Yosemite. I have been using beta for a long time now. But I want to see the ability to send SMS messages from my mac. I'm looking forward to this

by Brian B via CNET 10/16/2014 4:13:09 PM
I still use the iPad retina I bought for school, close to a year later and besides a little bit slower, I use it all the time in class. About the only thing I need is larger storage, and less weight.

by ArielleWest via CNET 10/16/2014 4:13:17 PM
There are a lot of commercial/business use applications for the camera on the iPad.

by Gary Hull via CNET 10/16/2014 4:13:25 PM
new Macbook Pro PLEASE!

by jake via CNET 10/16/2014 4:13:25 PM
lol.. So true, iFad

by ArielleWest via CNET 10/16/2014 4:13:29 PM

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