Apple has launched its latest tablet, iPad Air, and the smaller iPad mini.
The iPad Air is thinner, lighter and faster than previous versions and has been priced at £399 ($499). The tablet is powered by the same A7 chip that is used in Apple’s iPhone 5S. It is 7.5mm thick, weighs 1lb (469g), and measures 9.7in (24.6cm) across. This could mean that it is the lightest full-sized tablet on the market.
The iPad mini has a high-resolution ‘retina’ display with the same amount of pixels as the larger model, a 20cm screen and has been priced at £319 ($319).
Although many companies are choosing to make more affordable tablets with fewer features, such as Tesco’s Hudl or Argos’ MyTablet, Apple have chosen to stick with its premium product at a high-end price.
The iPads are due to go on sale on November 1st.
Facebook adds warning messages to violent videos.
Facebook has started added warning messages to videos on the social networking website that show extreme violence including decapitations.
The new alert states: "Warning! This video contains extremely graphic content and may be upsetting."
This comes just after Facebook decided to allow the graphic clips following a temporary ban on the material in May.
Facebook has insisted that it would block any clips that glorified or celebrated the violence shown, however the social network said that it would allow its users to share and condemn the violent videos.
The move prompted David Cameron to tweet: "It’s irresponsible of Facebook to post beheading videos, especially without a warning. They must explain their actions to worried parents."
iOS 7.0.3 has fixed its ‘motion sickness’ bug
Due to a number of complaints, Apple has released an iOS 7 update over its motion sickness, problems with iMessage and poor calibration of level sensors on the iPhone 5S.
The update is now available through iPhones or iTunes and also adds the ‘iCloud keychain’ feature to randomise passwords used on different websites.
The software update has address the problem that millions of users had with iMessage when they were unable to send messages over the data channel.
Apple has enhanced an option to ‘Reduce Motion’ in its Accessibility setting which stops the zooming transitions when switching between or starting up apps. The screen now simply changes to the new app.
Apple has released a list of the changes and fixes in the iOS 7.0.3 update on its website.
