An Early Look At The Apple Watch App Ecosystem

With the Apple Watch now officially on the market, and soon to be on the wrists of several million customers – possibly as many as 20 million this year, according to some estimates – there’s a lot of curiosity about what kind of app ecosystem will spring up around the new device. Will Apple Watch owners actually be interested in reading news, shopping or playing tiny games, or will the Watch serve its customers better when it fades into the background, allowing you to pay at checkout, unlock hotel room doors, and only alerting you when it has something really important to share?

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iPad Mini 2: What to expect regarding the price, specs, and release date of Apple's next iPad Mini

The iPad Mini is 1 year old. What will Apple do for an encore?

On October 22, Apple will have an event. While the company has given no agenda beyond the "We still have a lot to cover." tagline of the press conference invitation, new iPads are an inevitability. And that includes a new iPad Mini.

What do we know for sure? Nothing. But, while early rumored leaks point to some design changes in the larger iPad, there are still a surprising amount of unknowns surrounding the second-gen iPad Mini. Yes, it will have the same basic form factor, and it will run iOS 7 out of the box. But what else?

I certainly have my own iPad Mini wish list, and it's pretty easy: a Retina Display, a faster processor, and as little expansion to the Mini's size and weight as possible.

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