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Apple teases the iPad Mini in press invite: Come and see!

The Gadget Show  Tuesday 16 October 2012

Apple teases the iPad Mini in press invite: Come and see!

Apple’s just ruined the Microsoft Surface pricing party with news of its own: invites have just gone out to journalists for an event in San Jose, California next week. And by the looks of things, we’re right on target for that fabled iPad Mini.

Tech journalists have just been invited to an Apple event on 23 October – as rumours predicted – and the email from Apple is accompanied by the artwork below, teasing that Apple has “a little more to show you”

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That almost certainly alludes to the iPad Mini Apple is believed to be working on, with a 7.85-inch screen and a Lightning port, just like the iPhone 5. But we could also see a new, thinner 13-inch MacBook Pro according to reports.

Either way, the likes of Google and Amazon should be very scared given the success they’ve seen in the sub 10-inch tablet market recently. Is Apple about to snatch them away from their moment in the sun? We’ll find out this time next week.

What do you reckon we’ll see? Let’s hear your thoughts in the comments below.

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ladyzlova

well after taking the plunge for the new ipad i got to say waaaaaawwwww impressive but if they bring a smaller one out with the A6 chip and the lightening port i'll most deff get it cant wait to see what its like i reckon its gonna be a full redesign or looking more like the iphone 5 with the case being similar and the retina display its going to blow all the small fish out of the sea oh oh look out cant wait just wish it would be out before christmas i would of got my son one as he wants a small tablet to play games on and that 7.85-inch screen is ideal for a 6 year old to keep him quiet, when do you this the release date would be for this new mini ipad just drop a line to let me know suesy jason oatis anyone let me know of a rough estimate release date THANKS!!

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danny keehan

maybe its a transparent ipad!

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Andi3841

Unless they are thinking of releasing the iPad in colours ?

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Steve Baldwin

Maybe it's an iPad that makes coffee

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JamesPoll

What? I just bough a MacBook pro...

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