Marcia Sekhose

Apple on Tuesday launched three new products at its ‘Special Event’ held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Apple has launched new and updated versions of the iPad Pro, MacBook Air and Mac mini.Apple’s new MacBook Air starts at $1,199. It features a 13-inch Liquid Retina display. The new MacBook Air comes with Touch ID integrated on the keyboard. It is up for pre-orders starting today and it will go on sale from next week. Apple updated the Mac mini after four years. The new Mac mini is focused for professionals. It comes with bumped up storage, processor and graphics. Apple has priced the Mac mini at $799 and it will also go on sale next week.The highlight of Apple’s event was the new iPad Pro which features a new design and features. Apple iPad Pro has an all-screen display with thin bezels and no Home button. The new iPad Pro is powered by A12X Bionic chip. It features Face ID and iPhone-X like gestures. Apple iPad Pro starts at $799 for the 11-inch model and $999 for the bigger 12.9-inch model.Here are the highlights from Apple’s product launch event.

OnePlus on Monday launched the OnePlus 6T in New York. OnePlus 6T starts at $549, and it will be available starting today in the US. OnePlus 6T will be launched tomorrow in India.The new OnePlus smartphone comes with a design change, bigger 3,700mAh battery and better performance. OnePlus 6T runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor paired with ‘Smart Boost’ for enhanced gaming performance. OnePlus 6T will be launching in three storage variants with 6GB and 8GB of RAM options. The smartphone has the same camera setup as the OnePlus 6 but with new features like ‘Nightscape’ and studio lighting in Portrait Mode. Here are the highlights from the OnePlus 6T launch event.