APPLE TO UNVEIL 'SMART HOME' SOFTWARE NEXT WEEK, RUMORS SAY

Rumors are circulating that Apple is poised to introduce a new software platform next week that will enable people to use their iPhones or iPads to control lights, appliances, thermostats and other devices in their homes.

Apple could present the "smart home" technologies at the company's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), which is being held June 2-6 in San Francisco, according to PC Mag. The new software is designed to streamline smart home capabilities, and make it easier to use Apple devices to program anything from fridges to TVs to air conditioning units.

Apple is one of several companies touting the future of smart home innovations. In January, Google purchased Nest Labs Inc., a company that produces smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung unveiled its Smart Home concept, which includes programmable smart TVs and home appliances that can connect to Samsung Smartphone, reported PC Mag.

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iPad Air , iPad mini with Retina display to be available in India starting December 7

iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display will be available in India starting December 7, Apple's authorised distribution partener Ingram Micro has announced via a press release .

The distributor also confirmed that 16GB WiFi iPad Air and  iPad mini with Retina display will be available for Rs.35,900 and Rs.28,900 respectively . These prices are in line with what we had exclusively revealed around 3 weeks back.

According to the information we received earlier , but not announced by the distributor yet, the 32 GB , 64GB and 128GB iPad Air WiFi only models will be priced at Rs.42,900 , Rs.49,900 and Rs.56,900 respectively . The 16GB iPad Air with cellular connectivity will be priced at Rs.44,900. The 32GB , 64GB and 128GB models will be priced at Rs.51,900 , Rs.58,900 and Rs.65,900 respectively . 

Similarly , the 32GB ,64GB and 128GB iPad mini with Retina display WiFi only models will be priced at Rs.35,900 ,Rs.42,900 and Rs.49,900 respectively . The 16GB iPad mini with Retina display and cellular connectivity will be priced at Rs.37,900. The 32GB , 64GB and 128GB models will be priced at Rs.44,900 , Rs.51,900 and Rs.58,900 .

As we mentioned in our earlier report , Apple will continue to sell the 16GB iPad mini without Retina display for Rs.21,900 for the WiFi version . However , the cellular models is expected to get a price bump from Rs.29,900 to 30,900. The iPad 16GB iPad 2 will continue to sell for Rs.28,900 and Rs.37,900 for the WiFi and cellular models respectively . 

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