Apple's iPad mini unveiling reportedly set for Oct. 23

The drumroll in advance of the so-called iPad mini is getting deafening.

 John Paczkowski -- who is rarely wrong about these things -- reported Friday that "people familiar with Apple's plans" tell him that the company will introduce a new, smaller version of the 9.8-inch iPad on Oct. 23 -- nearly a week later than we had predicted.

 According to Paczkowski, the unveiling will occur at an invitation-only event, probably at the Apple's (AAPL) Town Hall auditorium in Cupertino. Beyond that, he says, details are slim: "Sources say the iPad's diminutive sibling will feature a 7.85-inch liquid-crystal display and a Lightning connector.

 It will also probably be thinner. And that's about it." Meanwhile, Topeka's Brian White, who is wrapping up a tour of Apple's Asian component suppliers, reported Friday that he has held what he believes to be a prototype of the iPad mini.

 He writes: We uncovered over twenty suppliers that showed us accessories for the iPad Mini (some already have the accessories boxed, labeled and ready for order) and we actually had the opportunity to play with a pilot iPad Mini used by one of the vendors.

 This 7.85-inch iPad Mini fit our hands like a glove and we were easily able to tuck the device in our sport coat, offering consumers a more mobile iPad experience for certain use cases.

 Last week, we highlighted the improved aesthetics of the new device and we believe consumers will like this improved feel to the back casing.

 Also, the fatigue factor is less of an issue given the lighter weight and smaller size.

Saturday, October 13, 2012 | 1 comments | Read More

iPad Mini coming this October

Early last week, Bloomberg claims that the potential “iPad Mini” might hit the market late this year with specific October release.

 In relation, The Wall Street Journal added that Apple’s component suppliers are raging for production of the iPad mini to start in September.

 If you’ll remember, Steve Jobs don’t have plans for a 7-inch iPad, however, the time for a smaller iPad might be on-track as competitors such as Amazon with its Kindle Fire and Google’s Nexus 7 have been getting the right attention with its less expensive listing of $199 price tag.

 The iPad mini will be keeping the iPad on-top of the tablet market as the device-trend moves to much smaller 7-inch game.

 Accordingly, Bloomberg known sources told that the iPad mini will “have the same number of pixels as those in the iPad before it was upgraded to the so-called Retina Display earlier this year”, giving the device a resolution of 1024×768 pixels.

 At these screen resolution, the developers will limit fragmentation for apps in different iDevices such the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

 The news are coming out from Bloomberg and WSJ which seemed on a clear track for Apple-related rumors, let’s just wait for further developments as for sure there will be lots of leaks coming our way.

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