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StubHub announced that its integration with Apple Pay, a new service working to transform mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay. Reportedly, Apple Pay is easy to set up and users will continue to receive all of the rewards and benefits offered by their credit and debit cards. With the addition of this secure payment system, StubHub will continue to lead through innovation on the cutting edge of web and mobile ticketing technology and industry firsts in providing sports, music and entertainment fans most options to discover and attend the live events.

Apple launched iPad Air and iPad Mini. The new generation iPad Air is called iPad Air 2 while, the iPad Mini is named as iPad Mini 3. Both the tablets are powered by Apple's latest iOS 8.1. With these launches, Apple also reduced the prices of older version of iPads at launch event of iPad Air 3 and iPad Mini 3. Apple has reduced the prices of first generation iPad mini to INR 17,900. This is the lowest price for an iPad in India. Apple will give direct competition to some entry level Android tablets like Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 and Google Nexus 7 (2013) with these pricing. However, some e-commerce sites are already selling the iPad mini (16GB, WiFi) for as low as INR 16,000 in India. Apple has also reduced the price of iPad mini 2, which was launched last year. The price has been reduced to INR 21,900 from INR 28,900 for 16GB WiFi mode. The iPad mini 2 sports 20.06-cm (7.9-inch) Retina display of 2,048 x 1,536 px resolution. The new pricing for original iPad Air, which was launched last year has been reduced down to INR 28,900 from INR 35,900 for 16 GB WiFi model. The pricing for 32GB models and WiFi + 3G models for India haven't been disclosed yet. The new iPad Air 3 is launched at following prices: 16 GB WiFi - INR 35,900, WiFi + 3G - INR 45,900; 64 GB WiFi - INR 42,900, WiFi + 3G - INR 52,900; 128 GB WiFi - INR 49,900, WiFi + 3G - INR 59,900. The pricing for all new iPad mini 3 is as follows: 16 GB WiFi - INR 28,900, WiFi + 3G - INR 38,900; 64 GB WiFi - INR 35,900, WiFi + 3G - INR 45,900; 128 GB WiFi - INR 42,900, WiFi + 3G - INR 52,900.

Apple updated Mac(R) mini with the latest technologies and a new lower starting price, making Apple's most affordable Mac an even better value. Mac mini now features fourth generation Intel Core processors, integrated graphics that are up to 905 faster, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Thunderbolt 2. The new Mac mini delivers new levels of graphics performance, expandability and connectivity. New integrated Intel HD Graphics 5000 and Intel Iris Graphics deliver up to 90% faster graphics performance than the previous generation. Mac mini now includes two Thunderbolt 2 ports, each delivering up to 20Gbps of bandwidth to each port, as well as next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi that is up to three times faster when connected to an 802.11ac base station. Mac mini begins shipping October 16, 2014. Mac mini comes in three standard models: a 1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.7 GHz, 4GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 5000 and a 500GB hard drive starting at a suggested retail price of USD 499; a 2.6 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 8GB of memory, Intel Iris Graphics and a 1TB hard drive starting at suggested retail price of USD 699 and a 2.8 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz, 8GB of memory.