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would buy, if we were us.
Stones. Well, not really, but One Direction did get its share of
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glory. More importantly, though, Mr. Cook and his master chefs
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ability to consciously evade the temptation to fill in super niches with niche
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● Lenovo Vibe Shot 65 T ested Samsung Galaxy Note 5
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Rolling with royalty 67 T ested Audi A6
16 Gigapixel Mahindra Formula E p90 The updated A6 packs more toys than ever
This 225kmph beast is leading the electric Classy 81 Versus Meizu MX5 vs InFocus M812
racecar revolution and cheap War of the mid-range smartphones
23 A pps 88 A pproved Stuff-approved apps for…
Did somebody say Schnapps? Oh, right. Apps …building castles and digging dinosaurs
24 V ital stats Tata Sky+ Transfer 90 Supertest Sub ₨10k smartphones
The best way to watch TV while cooking? Can you get a brilliant phone for under ₨10k?
33 B est of… Running kit 100 T ested Games
The right gear to get you going ● Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain
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H O T S T
HOT
FOUR
#1
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Apple iPad Pro
In the run-up to Apple’s September event,
the thing we were certain about was an ‘s’
update to the iPhone 6, no doubt prefaced
with some graphs. What we got, however,
was a bewildering flow of products and
demos: a multimedia extravaganza, during
which guests and engineers and doctors
(and even Microsoft) trooped on and off
the stage. We got the iPhone 6s and 6s
Plus we were expecting, complete with
snazzy 3D Touch screen, but we also saw
a new version of Apple TV, Product Red and
Hermès Apple Watch versions, a whole
load of app and game demos and Siri
making jokes. We were so enthralled in the
Stuff office that we forgot to order pizza.
Reigning supreme among the many Speakers’
announcements, though, was this: the corner
iPad Pro. Less than a milimetre thicker than
Each corner of the iPad Pro
the iPad Air 2, it has a 3in larger screen:
has a speaker, with breathing
12.9in, with 2732x2048 resolution.
room designed in to the casing.
There’s a pressure-sensitive stylus, the
They also adjust their output
Pencil, which Apple is suggesting makes
according to whether
the iPad Pro a tool for creatives who might
you’re holding it upright
currently use a Wacom graphics tablet or a
or landscape.
Microsoft Surface 3. The Pro has an A9X
chip to keep things trucking,
and battery life is quoted at 10 hours.
As hot as… fingerprint-free screens
from `tba / apple.com/in
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OF THE BIGGEST
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How big?
A size hike of 3in might not
sound like a revolution, but it’s
enough that you could fit two
Air-sized screens side by side
on the Pro. In fact, the OS will
let you do just that, for
joyous multitasking.
IN AUTUMN, MANY APPLES DROP
IOS 9 APPLE TV APPLE WATCH
Apple’s latest mobile Still not an actual TV, A new OS version will
OS brings a fantastic but tvOS software allow apps to run
set of features aimed brings Siri-searchable without the aid of a
at making your life tellybox-orientated smartphone. There’s a
easy. You can now split apps and games. A gold aluminium and
the screen, get public touchpad remote and rose gold versions as
transit directions, pinch third-party game well as in the Hermès
and zoom in on videos controllers adds to special edition with a
and more. the awesomeness. exquisite leather strap.
October 2015 / StuffIndia / 9
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