Airbus is banking quite a lot on this new plane, which is a twin-engine airplane constructed from composite structures with titanium, aluminum alloys, and carbon fiber, all of which build up to create a highly fuel-efficient aircraft. The new aircraft is most closely related to the Airbus A330 and A340, and the Boeing 777 and most notably, the 787. The A350′s operating costs are supposedly 8% lower than the Boeing 787, which has had major battery issues since it’s launch.

Airbus will be in attendance at the Paris Air Show next week to try to rack up some more orders from airlines to add to the 613 orders from over 35 customers that they already have. The A350 will continue in flight testing for 12 months, and if all goes according to plan, will finally enter service with launch customer Qatar Airways at the end of 2014.

Mac Pro

The Mac Pro received the most drastic update, taking on an entirely new look. The new design centers around what really and truly looks like a kitchen appliance, but don’t let that fool you; inside, it’s packing more heat than ever. The new AMD graphics processors are putting out up to 7 teraflops of power and can support Thunderbolt 2 and 4K displays. New additions also included Intel’s new E5 Xeon processor family, with up to 12 total cores. Did we mention that PCI Express now supports around 40 gigabytes…per second?

All of this is packed inside a new, cylindrical case with one single fan keeping everything nice and cool in the center. While the new design excites some, others are skeptical, crying foul on Apple for taking away the opportunity to customize the beastly machines as they’ve always done. However, it’s worth noting that the RAM is still easily accessed and swapped out. That’s customization, right?

Macbook Air

The latest iteration of Apple’s flagship ultrabook, the Macbook Air, wastes no time in jumping on board with Intel’s new Haswell ULT processor. With this comes claims of dramatic battery improvement: the 11-inch model should coast along for 9 hours with no problem, and the 13-inch model should be able to keep the lights on for a whopping 13 hours. That’s longer than our Managing Editor’s beloved Chromebook- a fact that he is painfully aware of.

With the Haswell chips also comes a performance boost in the graphics department. While it still can’t compete with machines that use a dedicated GPU, users should see a 40% increase in graphics speed. Although the theory has not been tested, we definitely feel that the Air now probably has better graphics than a Mac Pro.

That was actually our best attempt at humor; we’re geeks, not comedians.

Airport Extreme & Time Capsule

Why did these get taller? Raise your hand if you want a tall, stark white router sitting on your desk. Nobody? Yeah…

Anyways, the Airport Extreme and Time Capsule devices were both upgraded at WWDC, receiving the latest Wifi 802.11ac technology. With this, Apple claims that users could see around 1.3Gbps of throughput. That’s pretty much all that changed, unless you count the bizarre growth spurt (we don’t).

The Time Capsule was, of course, included in these updates, and it’s now got a 4×4 inch footprint and an amusing 6 inches of height. Why Apple decided to build with height is still up for debate, but does size really matter?

Sir Ive goes for a much flatter, less bevelled design

Ive is apparently going to be removing the “mismatched heavy textures” found around iOS, and will instead implement a unified color scheme that focuses on black-and-white tones, but each app will have its own unique color combination within the app itself. From the looks of things, Mail, Maps, Game Center, Notes, etc. will be the apps most affected by these changes. However, although he has “made his mark on every corner of the operating system,” no need to worry as he is still making iOS familiar to even the longest of users.

Gurman was able to provide a few specific examples of where the UI will be changed. For starters, the lock screen will move away from the glossy, reflective, and gradient design and move instead towards a black interface, with a flat design, but the experience itself shouldn’t change too much. Another major area of upgrade will be in Notification Center where the linen background is reportedly being replaced by a dark gray color scheme with white text. You will most likely also be able to use a few new widgets to help enhance the functionality of the Notification Center past the Weather and Stocks widgets currently available to iOS users.

WWDC is in just under two weeks, so we will see for sure what Sir Ive has in store for us in iOS 7, so stay tuned to TRG for all the latest news about iOS 7.

We also found out through Amazon that it will feature 32GB of onboard storage, a rather meager 2MP rear-facing camera (and a 2MP front-facing camera), one microUSB 2.0 port, and a micro-HDMI port.  According to the listing, the tablet weighs right at 1.1lbs and has a battery life of up to 8 hours.

Now, of course these are only rumors until Acer officially comes out and announces the tablet, but with the leaked images last month, and this now-removed Amazon listing, we’re guessing it won’t be too long now until we have an official announcement.

Ethiopian Airlines isn’t the only airline getting their Dreamliners up into the air, as Japanese-based ANA (who was actually the first airline to receive a 787 and currently has the world’s largest 787 fleet with Other companies are also working on bringing their 787s back to the skies: Japanese airline ANA, which has the largest fleet of 787s in the world with 17 in operation), will conduct a flight test tomorrow and reinstate the Dreamliners to everyday service as soon as possible. American-based United Airlines also is getting their jets up into the air as they have flights scheduled onboard Boeing’s new flagship beginning on May 31st.

AT&T tweeted earlier today that the carrier will be making the 16GB model available to purchase in their retail stores (no word yet on availability for their online store) this coming Saturday, April 27th. The 27th is also the same day that Sprint will begin offering the Galaxy S4 as an option for customers to buy. The S4 will also go on sale on T-Mobile starting May 1st, and then you have Verizon who still has a “sign me up for updates” page up and hasn’t announced any kind of specific dates except for a rather generic “coming soon.”

Here is what AT&T’s @ATT Twitter account tweeted today announcing the earlier availability date:

Starting 4/27, #Samsung Galaxy S4 16GB available in our stores.soc.att.com/XRVqUv #GalaxyS4 twitter.com/ATT/status/326…

— AT&T (@ATT) April 22, 2013

Regardless of the celebrity beta testers’ variable contributions to the music industry, you can now get your paws on the app. But what does it do, exactly?

Aside from the obvious– helping you find trending popular tracks on Twitter– it also helps you discover up-and-coming artists from the industry. By linking your Spotify or Rdio account to the app, #Music can generate suggestions of new music for you to take a listen to based on your playlists. Also included? A constant stream of what your fellow followers are listening to or tweeting about…meaning that if you’re a closeted male Spice Girls fan in your mid-40′s…you might want to steer clear.

Twitter #Music is available for iOS today, with an Android version of the app expected to release soon.

Download #Music for iOS!

The HTC One will be offered on T-Mobile’s contract-free plans and their traditional plans for an upfront cost of $99 plus monthly fees.

@aleyda0330 T-Mobile announced it will be launching the HTC One (LTE) April 24! ^AG

— T-Mobile USA (@TMobileHelp) April 16, 2013

However, this isn’t Microsoft’s first crack at the smart watch market. In 2004, before the likes of Apple and Google had begun their rumored watch prototypes, Microsoft began developing a device codenamed “Spot.” The Spot, which used FM radio signals (Come on, it was 2004, not the Stone Age…) to send IM’s, weather forecasts, and other pertinent information by paid subscription held on for dear life until production ceased in 2008. Just last year, Microsoft scrapped the project entirely.

This news comes after a particularly depressing fiscal quarter for the PC industry, which suffered the steepest decline in computing history– approximately 13.9%.

Thus far, Microsoft has declined to comment on allegations regarding smart watch development. Follow The Real Geeks for updates!