Apple has announced the all-new 7.9 inch iPad mini that is thinner and lighter than the existing iPad 2 and new 4th generation iPad. It comes with FaceTime HD, iSight cameras, faster wireless networking and 10 hours of battery life:

“iPad mini is every inch an iPad. With its gorgeous 7.9-inch display, iPad mini features the same number of pixels as the original iPad and iPad 2, so you can … Read More

The iPad mini launch is set to take place on Friday, November 2nd. Pre-orders are available this Friday, October 26th. As for pricing, this is the first time Canada gets pricing parity with the USA on all of its products, including the new iPad mini:

16GB iPad Mini (Wi-Fi Only) – $329
32GB iPad Mini (Wi-Fi Only) – $429
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Apple will be live streaming its Apple event today (first noticed by MacRumors) to announce the new ‘iPad Mini’ and also introduce a 13″ MacBook Pro. You can watch the event by visiting here on Apple’s website and also watching on your Apple TV.

Live streaming video requires Safari 4 or later on Mac OS X v10.6 or later; Safari on iOS 4.2 or later. Streaming via Apple TV … Read More

Soon after its debut in 2010, schools began adopting the iPad as means for education, further extending Apple’s lead in the department. With schools about to get another big price break with the smaller iPad which may cost as little as $329, Apple is expected to highlight the iPad’s educational capabilities at tomorrow’s media event, according to a report by Bloomberg.

While Apple has a history of selling … Read More

9to5Mac reports the current 3rd generation iPad is set to get a refresh at next week’s iPad mini announcement, according to their sources. Pricing and capacity will stay the same apparently:

Apple will announce a refreshed version of its full-sized, 9.7-inch Retina display iPad at its media event October 23rd, according to our sources. These people say that the new version of the iPad will retain the same $499, $599, … Read More

Targeting smaller screen tablets like Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD, Apple is expected to unveil a smaller 7.85″ iPad Mini at the forthcoming media event in San Jose, California on Oct. 23. If Apple decides to price the smaller iPad below $300, it will prove to be “the competition’s worst nightmare”, says analyst Shaw Wu with Sterne Agee (via Apple Insider).

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Intrigued by Microsoft’s claims that due to the use of new ClearType technology in Microsoft Surface tablet, its display is even sharper than the new iPad’s Retina, Dr. Raymond Soneira, president of DisplayMate Technologies, put both displays to the test and has reported that Microsoft’s claims are incorrect (via PC World). He found that Windows ClearType made the 768p display on the Asus Netbook look significantly sharper than the iPad 2′s 768p display but … Read More

John Gruber from Daring Fireball breaks down three questions we’re all wondering about when it comes to the iPad mini’s screen, price and name. His astute analysis is pretty spot when it comes to Apple. As for the iPad mini he believes it won’t debut with a Retina display.

As for the price he believes it will be … Read More

Are you a fan of the CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes? They contacted us last week to tell about their latest iPad parody that aired last night, a hilarious segment about the announcement of the next iPad. The video’s description is:

Apple’s CEO reveals the company’s newest product iPad-Mini, or was that the iPad-Maxi?

An actor portrays Apple CEO Tim Cook on stage to announce the new iPad, only to get … Read More

Apple has sent out invites this morning to the press to announce a special event to take place on October 23rd, most likely to debut the iPad mini, notes The Loop:

Apple on Tuesday announced a special event to be held on October 23, 2012 in San Jose. The event is scheduled to take place at 10:00 am PT.

This event will take place at a California Theatre in San Jose, which … Read More