Even though a large percentage of people think the iPad Mini is “pointless”, the rumour mill is still working overtime to keep us well-stocked on speculation.
According to Forbes, a source claims Apple will announce a 7.85-inch iPad mini on October 17th and will launch in stores on November 2nd.
So far, the iPad mini is said to be a 7.85-inch device with a 1024 x 768-pixel display. It’s expected to be just 7.3mm thick.
Another story that has surfaced is that an unnamed Brazilian factory (but almost certainly Foxconn) has started production of the device.
The Apple iPad Mini is expected to compete in the lower-priced tablet market, alongside the Amazon Kindle Fire and the Google Nexus 7.
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