Following the pending announcement of the iPad Mini on October 23, Apple could be launching the device just a week later on November 2.
According to Geeky Gadget's source who is "close to a major UK retailer", Apple will continue its track record of releasing new products on a Friday, around 10 days after unveiling it during an event.
Apple recently confirmed a media event for next Tuesday, with invitations reading, "We've got a little more to show you". It's widely believed that a new 7.8-inch iPad Mini will be announced on the aforementioned date, with a price reportedly due to be between $250 and $300.
If the November 2 release date is true, the highly coveted holiday shopping season will offer consumers a batch of enticing tablets at competitive prices. Microsoft's Surface, which has an already-sold-out model priced at $499, is due for a release on October 26, while Google also has their $250 Nexus 7 tablet available, with a $99 model purportedly in the offing.
Best Buy, meanwhile, will launch its Insignia Flex tablet on November 11, with a price range rumored to be between $239 and $259.
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tomfreak Soo..... they had made Iphone longer and now Ipad smaller, whats next? yet another thinner macbook?Reply -
fuzzion TomfreakSoo..... they had made Iphone longer and now Ipad smaller, whats next? yet another thinner macbook?Reply
Not really sure. Hard to tell in these early years since the the internet, media, PC and phone are all evolving into one single product. -
joshernater9 fuzzionNot really sure. Hard to tell in these early years since the the internet, media, PC and phone are all evolving into one single product.AKA Windows 8, except W8 sadly fails.Reply -
i'm not sure what all this hoopla over mini ipads is all aboutReply
its not like apple has done anything that others have not done before
if anything we should all be shocked that it took apple this long to bring one to market!
and as a developer give me google's android os over apple's ios any day, an anyone say Objective C is so 1980's eek!
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joshernater9 jbx007i'm not sure what all this hoopla over mini ipads is all aboutits not like apple has done anything that others have not done beforeif anything we should all be shocked that it took apple this long to bring one to market!and as a developer give me google's android os over apple's ios any day, an anyone say Objective C is so 1980's eek!Reply
I actually favor iOS, it's just that my iPod Touch 4G goes really slow, and apps/games constantly crash. -
pacomac Replyand as a developer give me google's android os over apple's ios any day, an anyone say Objective C is so 1980's eek!
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slabbo I wonder if tablet makers and/or Google will pull an "Apple" and sue Apple for copying their smaller tablets and try to get their iPad mini banned.Reply -
jacobdrj Still waiting for a better, still inexpensive, netbook...Reply
My market is too niche now. Crapple ;(.