Huge batch of rumours shed light on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro

While the dust settles around the recent launches of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, it looks like 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ditched the 32GB variant of the iPhone, the iPad Air 2 will apparently still come in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities.

Both the upcoming PGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cDovL2hvc3RpbmdraXRhLmNvbQ0iIHRhcmdldD0iX2JsYW5rIiByZWw9Im5vZm9sbG93Ij5pUGFkIE1pbmkgPC9hPjMgd2l0aCBSZXRpbmEgYW5kIGlQYWQgQWlyIDIgYXJlIHBsYW5uZWQgdG8gYmUgcmV2ZWFsZWQgaW4gT2N0b2JlciwgYWNjb3JkaW5nIHRvIHJlcG9ydHMsIHdpdGggdGhlIGlQYWQgQWlyIDIgZ29pbmcgb24gc2FsZSBhdCB0aGUgZW5kIG9mIHRoZSB5ZWFyLjwvcD48cD5JdCBsb29rcyBsaWtlIHdlIG1heSBoYXZlIHRvIHdhaXQgYSBsaXR0bGUgbG9uZ2VyIHRvIGJ1eSB0aGUgPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cDovL2hvc3RpbmdraXRhLmNvbQ0iIHRhcmdldD0iX2JsYW5rIiByZWw9Im5vZm9sbG93Ij5pUGFkIE1pbmkgPC9hPg==3, with the rumours suggesting it will be available early next year, while the iPad Pro will give us the longest wait, with it expected to hit the market in the second quarter of 2015.

This ties in with rumours we've previously heard about the launch of the iPad Pro.

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Via G4Games

Could this be the first 50 Windows 8.1 tablet?

Pictures and details of what looks like one of the cheapest (if not the cheapest) Windows-based computer (let alone a tablet) ever launched have surfaced online on the forum of one Chinese tablet manufacturer (via Mike Canex).

The Pipo Work-W4 looks like a bog-standard Windows-based, Intel-powered tablet that is expected to cost RMB 499 (about £49, $81, AU$92). Arguably, these prices do not include value added tax and probably not delivery.

A spokesperson for the company said that the new model is still "a concept" and they are thinking of changing the specs of the existing, more expensive Pipo W2.

What we do know about is that it will have almost the same hardware bar the onboard storage (16GB, rather than 32GB) and the system memory (1GB rather than 2GB).

The layout of the cameras and speakers indicate that the Work-W4 is best used in portrait rather than landscape (which is the case for the W2).

It will almost certainly run on Windows 8.1 but we're not sure whether it will come with an Office 365 subscription like the W2. Since it carries the Work moniker, I believe it is highly unlikely since the Office 365 Personal license forbids a business usage.