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You can more or less say that Apple is for sure going to make quite the splash when it comes to the smaller tablet market, what with plenty of rumors going around concerning the 7.85” tablet from Cupertino known as the iPad mini at this point in time. Supposedly, Apple is preparing the iPad mini for launch, but what other things can we tell about the tablet that we do not yet know? There are new reports which has crept up that the iPad mini will be a Wi-Fi only tablet, thanks to folks over at The Guardian who cited unnamed “industry sources”.

What do you think of this latest rumor – does it hold water? Assuming that it is true, then it would mean that the iPad mini is not meant to be your main tablet, but rather, one that you just use around the home perhaps to disseminate information, or to watch a movie while laying a log. Do the rumored last minute design changes have anything to do with it being Wi-Fi only?

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A while back we reported that according to the rumors, Canon was readying an EOS 7D MK II camera that could be announced in early 2013. Well it seems like the rumors of a 7D MK II are not dying down, and according to the latest one, it has been suggested that come January of 2013, the 7D MK II will be officially announced. Obviously specs of the alleged camera are a bit sparse at the moment, but if the rumors are to be believed, we could be looking at a 20MP+ image sensor with the ability to shoot at 10fps. With the Canon EOS 7D having been announced back in 2009, we guess seeing a refresh in 2013 would not really be out of the question. It is expected to take the place of the 7D and 60D. However given that it’s still a bit too early to tell, we suggest you take this with a grain of salt for now, but what do you guys think? What sort of features would you like to see Canon introduce in the 7D MK II?

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There were earlier rumors of an October 11th release of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, while its UAProf was leaked just before last weekend arrived, meaning it makes perfect sense for reports of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini to start appearing on retailers’ systems. No idea on just how true this particular leak is, as a retailer could just include the name of an unreleased device into its database just in case, instead of carrying actual stock of it, but should that be the case with the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini this time around, how come the retailer bothered to throw in two color options for the Galaxy S3 Mini? Perhaps it is to differentiate the models that come with NFC as well as those without.

Well, all we can do now is just sit tight and wait – after all, it is always far better to receive information from the horse’s mouth instead of just relying on rumors.themselves. Would you be interested in a rumored mid-range device like the Galaxy S3 Mini, or do you think that you would just give this a pass and settle for its big brother instead that has all the bells and whistles which are right up your alley?

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Just last week, we talked about the possibility of Android 4.2 being released in November, which is just a month away. The thing is, we do not know whether Android 4.2 will maintain its “Jelly Bean” moniker or not, but it seems that Android 4.2 will not be a major but rather an incremental update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, so chances are pretty good that it will remain this way for a while more. Android Police did discover new software versions in different server logs, where it does seem to indicate that Google employees are currently testing out Android 4.2 on the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, and on a Motorola Nexus device.

It must be noted that the build number for each of these operating system updates begin with the letter “J”, which could point towards retaining the Jelly Bean name. Of course, this is just based on pure speculation, but eventually all will be revealed with the official release. What we are more interested in would be how Google will see through their Nexus strategy later this year, and will it only be LG who is the only player, or will all other Android-supporting hardware companies have their flagship devices fall under the Nexus family?

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Hey sexy console! Yes, I’m talking about the Psy, wait a minute, what you see above says PS4, Oppa Sony style. Well, we know that Sony did intend to see the PS3 through a 10-year lifecycle, and they do seem pretty committed in making sure that happens. What does that mean for regular gamers? The Sony PS4 as well as Xbox 720 from Microsoft (bear in mind that these are just placeholder names, and not the actual product names themselves) are still years away from a general release, as there is still plenty of firepower left in the current generation Sony PS3 and Xbox 360.

According to 343 Industries who claim that the Xbox 360 is still awesome, “But I would actually strongly contest the fact that the Xbox 360 is at the end of its life cycle, this has already been one of the longest generations and there’s a really good reason for it, which is that current consoles are incredibly flexible and still really powerful. The reason that Halo 4 looks good is that that machine has an awful lot of untapped power still and it’s going to continue to. I think that looking forward into the future I can see years from now, even after next-gen platforms are out, that you’ll have lower priced versions of the existing consoles happily living side by side and serving really valuable functions.”

What do you think? Would you quit the console gaming scene at the end of this lifecycle and stick purely to just PC gaming? Bear in mind “years” here is used loosely, as who knows, either Sony or Microsoft might pull a fast one on us and announce their respective next-gen consoles next year.

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