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Instant Rewards from PNB

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Get great rewards in an instant with PNB’s Mix & Match Promo!

U.S. dollar time deposit placements of at least $200,000.00 new or fresh funds for a minimum of one year entitles clients to instant gifts and exciting rewards! Customers can receive an iPad Air, a MacBook Air, an iMac, a Samsung LED TV, or 150,000 PAL Mabuhay Miles based on the deposit tier. With higher dollar placements, clients get the chance to mix and match their gifts for even greater rewards! Promo period is from September 15, 2014 to January 31, 2015.

Visit the nearest PNB branch today and open a dollar time deposit account now! For more details, log on to www.pnb.com.ph or call PNB Customer Care at 573-8888. Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 2670, Series of 2014.

The Tablet Kings: iPad Air 2 vs iPad Mini 3 vs Nexus 9

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We have had a lot of announcements in the past few days, and that includes the flagship devices of two major companies competing in the tablet space – Google & Apple with the Nexus 9 and the new iPads. We now put them side to side to put everything in scale.

Nexus 9 vs iPad Air 2 Mini 3

iPad Air 2
iPad Mini 3
Google Nexus 9
9.7-inch 1536 x 2048 Retina Display7.9-inch 1536 x 2048 Retina Display8.9-inch 1536 x 2048 IPS LCD display
1.3GHz Apple A8X dual-core CPU with M8 motion co-processor, 64-bit1.3GHz Apple A7 dual-core CPU with M7 motion co-processor, 64-bit2.3GHz NVidia Tegra K1 quad-core CPU, 64-bit
1GB RAM1GB RAM2GB RAM
8 megapixel rear camera5 megapixel rear camera8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash
1.2 megapixel front-facing camera1.2 megapixel front-facing camera1.6 megapixel front-facing camera
iOS 8.1iOS 8.1Android 5.0 Lollipop
8600 mAh battery6470 mAh battery6700 mAh battery
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm228.2 x 153.7 x 7.9 mm
16GB - $499
64GB - $599
128GB - $699		16GB - $399
64GB - $499
128GB - $599		32GB - $399
64GB - $479
16GB - $629
64GB - $729
128GB - $829		16GB - $529
64GB - $629
128GB - $729		64GB LTE - $599
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If you look at the sheer numbers of the specs of these devices, we can easily give the crown to the Nexus 9 for having lots of cores for its graphics, a higher CPU clock speed, its 2GB RAM and its higher megapixel front-facing camera resolution – but in reality, higher numbers do not necessarily translate to better performance.

While the screen resolution is similar across devices, the sizes aren’t: the iPad Air 2 is the largest and the thinnest, the Mini 3 is the smallest and the Nexus 9 sits right in the middle, also being the thickest by a small margin. In terms of storage options on the other hand, there are more variants going in favor of the new iPads. However, at $399, the Nexus 9 is basically competing with year-old hardware in the iPad Mini 3, so in that case – the bang for the buck goes to the Nexus 9, unless Touch ID is of extreme importance to you.

While we’re still not convinced you should take photos with your tablet, these new devices offer improved optics and camera features – which will have to be tested first before deciding which is better.

On top of everything, especially your preference for tablet sizes, this is where the never ending argument of which OS is better comes in – Android 5.0 Lollipop or iOS 8.1? These are truly the things that set these tablets apart regardless of specs as it also brings in the companies’ ecosystems into play.

What do you guys think? Leave your thoughts in the comment section down below.

Stay tuned for more coverage on local availability.

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Apple announces iPad Air 2; thinner, gold & Touch ID

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After months of waiting and leaks, Apple has finally unveiled the refreshed iPad Air, and as expected, it has a lot of upgraded internals, a new Touch ID fingerprint scanner and a lot more.

iPad Air 2 Press

For the design, the iPad Air 2 is thinner at 6.1mm and will now come in a gold color. It runs on a new A8X 64-bit CPU paired with an M8 motion co-processor, boasting improved performance.

iPad Air 2 thinness

The thinness of the iPad Air 2

Another thing that Apple is boasting is the new 8 megapixel f/2.2 camera that can not only do the basics but also panoramas, timelapse, slo-mo videos and a lot more, all as if Apple wants tablet photography to be a trend.

As you’d expect, Touch ID is also coming to the iPad Air, and it will function accordingly with Apple Pay.

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The new iPad Air boasts better sunlight legibility

The iPad Air 2 is priced at $499 for the 16GB version, $599 for the 32GB and $699 for the 128GB. 4G LTE versions will also be available and those will be at $629, $729 & $829 respectively. They will be available next week for the US, but local availability is still unknown. Stay tuned!

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Apple announces iPad Air 2; thinner, gold & Touch ID

Bob Freking Leave a comment

After months of waiting and leaks, Apple has finally unveiled the refreshed iPad Air, and as expected, it has a lot of upgraded internals, a new Touch ID fingerprint scanner and a lot more.

iPad Air 2 Press

For the design, the iPad Air 2 is thinner at 6.1mm and will now come in a gold color. It runs on a new A8X 64-bit CPU paired with an M8 motion co-processor, boasting improved performance.

iPad Air 2 thinness

The thinness of the iPad Air 2

Another thing that Apple is boasting is the new 8 megapixel f/2.2 camera that can not only do the basics but also panoramas, timelapse, slo-mo videos and a lot more, all as if Apple wants tablet photography to be a trend.

As you’d expect, Touch ID is also coming to the iPad Air, and it will function accordingly with Apple Pay.

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The new iPad Air boasts better sunlight legibility

The iPad Air 2 is priced at $499 for the 16GB version, $599 for the 32GB and $699 for the 128GB. 4G LTE versions will also be available and those will be at $629, $729 & $829 respectively. They will be available next week for the US, but local availability is still unknown. Stay tuned!

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Smart announces pricing, plans for iPad Air, iPad Mini 2

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Smart Communications has finally revealed the pricing for the data-enabled version of the iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina Display, both of which will be offered under the Smart Bro iPad Plan.

These two tablets are available in two storage capacities; 16GB and 32GB. The 16GB version is being offered under the iPad Plan 1499 with a one-time cash-out of Php1,000 for the iPad Mini 2 and five grand for the iPad Air.

smart ipad air

The 32GB model, on the other hand, is available on iPad Plan 1699 which has the same 65-hours’ worth of browsing over Smart’s LTE network complete with Anti-Bill Shock feature and the same one-time fee for the respective tablets.

Interested subscribers can head on over to the nearest Smart Store to apply for the Smart Bro iPad Plan.

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