We
knew it was coming , and now we're hearing from MacStories (and their source at AT&T, who was probably wearing a trench coat and fedora) that iOS 4.2 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad will roll out beginning this Friday, November 12, at 10AM PST. Of course, in order to take advantage
AirPlay we'll have to see an update to iTunes as well, which is good because iTunes 10.1 is rumored to be coming
tomorrow today at some point. But that ain't all! It seems that the website of note for Mac stories has been hearing from devs that references to
AirPrint have been disappearing from online documentation in the iOS developer center, leading to speculation that Mac OS X 10.6.5 (also rumored to hit
tomorrow today) will not have the ability to print wirelessly after all. We can't speak to the veracity of all these claims, but we're pretty sure we can look forward to a new OS for our Apple handhelds before the week is over.
Update: Of course, as Benedict Murray pointed out in the comments, if there really were a conspiracy afoot to
disappear AirPrint, Apple certainly would have dropped it from
the product page . So we'll see.
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Form factor
Tablet
Operating system
iOS (6)
Screen size
9.7 inches
Storage type
Internal storage (16 GB, Flash)
Maximum battery life
Up to 10 hours
Dimensions
9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in
Weight
1.44 lb
Released
2012-11-02
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9.2 average user rating
Features
9
Display
9.4
Battery life
9.3
Ease of use
9.4
Storage capacity
8.4
Design and form factor
9.4
Portability (size / weight)
8.4
Durability
8.9
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Type
Smartphone
Operating system
iOS (6)
Screen size
4 inches
Internal memory
16 GB
Carriers (US)
AT&T
Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in
Weight
3.95 oz
Released
2012-09-21
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8.6 average user rating
Reception and call quality
8.6
Display
9.3
Battery life
7.8
Camera
9
Ease of use
9.4
Design and form factor
8.9
Portability (size / weight)
9.5
Media support
8
Durability
7.6
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
9.2
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Type
Audio / video player
Media type
Internal storage (32 GB, Flash)
Audio playback time
up to 40 hours
Video playback time
up to 8 hours
Audio codec support
AAC, MP3, WAV
Dimensions
4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 in
Weight
3.1 oz
Released
2012-10
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8.8 average user rating
Sound quality
8.1
Video quality
9.4
Ease of use
9.5
Portability
9.6
Battery life
8.3
Media support
8.1
Capacity
9
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Type
Mobile / embedded OS
Source model
Closed, w/ open source
Architecture
32-bit
Released
2011-02-10
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8.1 average user rating
Ease of use
9.5
Speed
8.4
Configurability
6.9
Ecosystem (apps, drivers, etc.)
9.3
Openness
5.3
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Type
Computer OS
Source model
Closed, w/ open source
Architecture
64-bit
Released
2012-07-25
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8.4 average user rating
Ease of use
8.9
Speed
8.8
Configurability
8.1
Ecosystem (apps, drivers, etc.)
8.8
Openness
7
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Type
Computer OS
Source model
Closed, w/ open source
Architecture
64-bit, 32-bit
Released
2011-07-20
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8.5 average user rating
Ease of use
9.1
Speed
8.8
Configurability
8.2
Ecosystem (apps, drivers, etc.)
8.8
Openness
7.1
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8.7 average user rating
Ease of use
9.4
Speed
9
Configurability
8.2
Ecosystem (apps, drivers, etc.)
8.9
Openness
7.1
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