The new Apple iPad mini: everything you need to know
As expected, Apple as officially unveiled the new iPad Mini. CEO Tim Cook and company are still live on stage presenting the details, which we have rounded up right here. The device, widely expected to have a 7.85-inch screen and compete more directly with the likes of the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD, represents the first new product line in some time for Apple. Follow this Storystream and the full liveblog for updates!.
iPad mini and 4th-gen iPad with mobile data coming to China on Friday
Following last month's launch of the iPad mini and 4th-generation iPad in China, Apple has announced that cellular data-enabled versions of both products will be coming to the world's largest mobile market this week. Apple will sell the tablets online and in stores from Friday, and you'll also be able to find them at select resellers.
There's no information yet on whether carriers will be selling the iPads directly, but we'd expect them to work on 3G at best across the nation — number 1...
iPad mini and fourth-gen iPad now available for pre-order (update: some variants on backorder)
As promised at Tuesday's announcement, Apple has opened up pre-orders for the iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad today. Anyone interested in Cupertino’s latest tablets will be able to place an order via Apple’s website or the iOS Store app. The iPad mini will be available in 34 countries at launch, including the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB Wi-Fi models cost $329, $429, and $529, respectively, with delivery...
Tim Cook: 'we would not make' 7-inch tablet, iPad mini in 'a whole different league'
Those who have been paying attention to Apple over the years remembered one thing when the company revealed the iPad mini earlier this week: Steve Jobs' outspoken criticism of the 7-inch tablet form factor. Current CEO Tim Cook has just addressed those comments, saying on Apple's earnings call that "we would not make one of the seven inch tablets." He continued on to say that the iPad mini "is not a compromised product like the seven inch tablets. It's in a whole different league."
Apple: iPad mini profit margin is 'significantly below' corporate average
During Apple's Q4 2012 earnings call, Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer has filled in a bit more of the iPad mini pricing puzzle. Despite the tablet's $329 starting price — 60 percent more than competition like the Nexus 7 — the iPad mini's gross profit margin is "significantly below" the company's average, which was at 40 percent for the quarter. Of course, Apple isn't one to detail its margins product-to-product, but thanks to Oppenheimer's remarks we know its margin on the iPad...
For app developers, iPad mini presents more opportunity than challenge
Some people like a pocket-sized notebook, and some people like carrying around a legal pad. That's why for years, Moleskine has offered a dozen sizes for its notebooks, and convinced bookstores to carry them all. But while Apple's iPad has replaced the notebook for many, it's always just come in one size — until now. The company's new iPad mini represents a new size in between the iPhone and iPad, and while it runs 275,000 iPad apps, it's got a a few people a little confused. Daring...
Watch this: Apple's new iPad mini and Smart Cover videos
Apple's iPad mini made its long-awaited debut this morning in San Jose, California. Apple posted video of the event earlier today, and now some new shorter spots are available as well. The first is the type of promotional short we've come to expect from Apple, with Jonathan Ive describing the new device with his unwavering, earnest enthusiasm. The second is a playful spot focusing on the multi-hued Smart Covers that are available for the 7.9-inch tablet. Take a look below to see the spots for...
The iPad mini's price is high, low, and everything in between
Apple debuted the long-rumored iPad mini this morning, and per the norm for recent Apple product launches, the device was largely what we'd suspected. One question that had remained open, however, was the pricing: with competition from the likes of the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD, would Apple feel compelled to match those devices on their budget-minded $199 price? We now know the answer is no — the iPad mini starts at $329 for the 16GB model, with pricing ramping up from there.
It's a 60...
Apple's iPad mini features the ability to reject accidental touches on its display
Apple covered a lot of points about the new iPad mini in its launch event today, but one thing it didn't talk about was how the device would handle accidental touches by users' thumbs when they are holding it. In order to make the iPad mini easy to hold with one hand, Apple had to make the bezels considerably smaller than those on the 9.7-inch iPad, which leads many to wonder how it will be possible to hold it with one hand. To address this particular issue, Apple notes in its iPad mini...
By the numbers: Apple's new iPad mini vs. the 7-inch tablet competition
Apple's iPad mini has arrived. But unlike the company's original model, which soared to unrivaled success without much in the way of strong competition, the iPad mini enters a market with several entrants already competing for your hard-earned dollars. Google's Nexus 7 set the bar for what's possible at a price point of $199 and the Asus-branded Android tablet looks poised to maintain that price advantage over the $329 iPad mini for the foreseeable future. Even the $249 16GB configuration —...
Watch this: relive Apple's iPad mini event
It's been only minutes since Apple's iPad mini event concluded, but you can relive it all right now by visiting the same events page that Apple used to broadcast the event live. You still need to use Safari 4 and OS X 10.6 or higher or an iOS device to watch the stream, but if you meet that criteria, you can see Tim Cook and company announce the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, new Mac mini, new iMac, 4th-generation iPad, and of course, the new iPad mini. Of course, once you are done watching the...
Apple iPad mini hands-on
Yes folks, it's arrived: Apple's new iPad mini. As you can see, it's certainly smaller than the regular iPad, although at 7.9 inches it's not as small as you'd expect — compared to something like the Nexus 7, it does feel more hefty in your hands, though the thinness of the device seems to make up for a bigger surface area. To be clear, it's an incredibly thin and light design, with a lean profile despite being larger than some of the devices it challenges.
Like most Apple products, the...
Apple announces the 7.9-inch iPad mini for $329, shipping November 2nd
The iPad mini has just been revealed by Apple at a special event in San Jose. Up on stage, Phil Schiller explains that this "isn't just a shrunken-down iPad, it's an entirely new design." The 7.9-inch iPad mini has a 1024 x 768 resolution, like the earlier-generation 9.7-inch iPad models, but is encased in an all-new 7.2mm-thick aluminum shell, which makes it 53 percent lighter and 23 percent thinner than the 4th-gen iPad.
Comparing the iPad mini against the Nexus 7, Phil points out that...
Apple announces 4th-generation iPad with A6X processor, Lightning port
Apple has just announced a revised version of its 9.7-inch iPad tablet. The 4th-generation iPad retains the high-resolution Retina Display and 5-megapixel iSight camera that debuted back in March, but it has swapped out the 30-pin dock connector for Apple's new Lightning port that appeared on the iPhone 5 last month. It also features a new A6X processor with twice the graphics performance of the outgoing A5X. Despite the upgraded performance, the 4th-generation iPad is still rated for up to...
Apple has sold 100 million iPads
At its event in California, Apple has just announced that it has sold 100 million iPads — a milestone the company reached just two and a half years after launching the original iPad. The company may have been saving up to drop the big number, since it has stayed quiet on actual "record" sales numbers in the past, but there's still no indication of how the sales are distributed across the several iPad models. Tim Cook says that the company's tablet "has attracted a lot of attention," and...
Our live blog of Apple's iPad mini event begins at 10AM PT, 1PM ET
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Apple is hosting an event this coming Tuesday to unveil its next big, or not so big, thing, the iPad mini. Will the iPad mini rock the tablet world once again? Will it look exactly like the dummy models we've seen leaked numerous times? What about the iPad 3? How will it feel to have a smaller upstart taking its spotlight away? We'll be on the ground in San Jose to answer all of these questions and more. Tune in to our live blog at 10AM PT on Tuesday, October 23rd...
