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Delivery times for some preorders of the iPad mini WiFi + Cellular have slipped back into early December, with Apple quietly updating its tracking system from the original “late November” estimate for international buyers. Some shoppers checking their order status today have found that Apple has pushed back the delivery to December 4, even if they placed orders for the 3G/4G-enabled tablet shortly after it went up for sale.

According to SlashGear’s checks with UK orders, the change in shipping estimates appears to have impacted the cheapest WiFi + Cellular model, the 16GB version. That, as per the screenshot above, now lists a December 4 delivery date; however, the same constraints don’t appear to have affected more expensive versions.

A separate order for the 32GB iPad mini WiFi + Cellular – placed at the same time as the 16GB order – shows that it is expected as much as a week earlier than its cheaper counterpart. Apple suggests it will arrive between November 26 (in keeping with the “late November” timescale originally promised) and December 3.

Sales of the iPad mini with 4G kicked off in the US at the end of last week, though demand for the tablet means that new online orders aren’t expected to ship for another two weeks. A similar delay is listed for new international orders.

Update: Looks like the delays could be color dependent, too. Al Sutton‘s order for a 32GB white & silver iPad mini WiFi + Cellular has also been pushed back to December 4:

Apple quietly delays some international iPad mini 4G preorders is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Opera is probably a name that many have come to associate with browsers, not just for the desktop, but for the mobile as well. Now it seems that Opera wants to venture outside of its core competency and has since launched a music service of its own called Unlimited Music. The soft launch of their music service was done in Russia and much like other music services, Unlimited Music is expected to be subscription-based where users can download and stream their favorite songs. However according to an Opera spokesperson, Opera is not the owner of the content, but rather the enabling layer which basically means that Opera is working with another provider.

Android and Windows Phone users will get to stream and download music, while iOS users will only get the streaming option. Opera’s Unlimited Music service will cost 150 Rubles a month which is about $4.73 and will launch with 2 million tracks, a combination of both Russian and non-Russian music. Opera will be trying out their service in Russia first before deciding on whether to expand to other markets around the world.

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The sun is very harsh environment to say the least. The surface of the sun often interrupts with massive flares and other phenomena that can send radiation hurtling towards the earth. Those eruptions can interfere with television, GPS, and radio broadcasts among other things here on Earth.

The sun had a massive solar prominence last week that was captured on camera by an orbiting NASA spacecraft. The first solar prominence occurred at 1 AM EST with a second occurring four hours later. As you can see in the image, the solar prominence was so massive that part of it was outside the camera’s field of view.

The photograph and the video of the massive solar prominence was captured by the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory. The massive red plasma loop was made of electrically charged hydrogen and helium. The good news about the massive eruption that occurred last Friday was that it was not aimed at Earth.

These massive storms have become increasingly common due in part to the fact that the sun is in the middle of its 11 year solar weather cycle most active phase. This particular active phase is expected to peak in 2013. You can check out the video of the giant solar flare below.

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Giant solar prominence caught on video is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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