Apple Event - 23rd October

[xxMATTGxx]

Apple are holding an event on the 23rd October - A lot of news sites are predicting that this will be about the iPad Mini or it could just be about something else. Most likely the Mini though.

It's really happening. Apple will hold an event on October 23rd to announce the long-rumored, smaller iPad. At least, that's what an invitation just sent out from Apple PR suggests. An iPad with a smaller screen size has been rumored for months, and the company almost certainly wants to announce the product before the holiday buying season to compete with cheaper tablets like the Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 — and of course put the hurt on Microsoft's big Surface release.

We'll be covering the event live from the California Theatre in San Jose, bringing you the most stable, reliable, and entertaining live blog in the industry. You can also join us post-event for immediate analysis of all the news. Keep it tuned to The Verge on the 23rd — it will be the one thing in your life you don't have to feel regret about.

And in the meantime, keep track of everything we know about the iPad mini in this thrilling StoryStream!

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/16/3...ent-october-23


I wonder how much this will cost considering the cheap price of the Nexus 7. Do you think it's going to be similar or not?

[Mr-Trainor]

Ooh wasn't sure whether this would happen or not, after the last rumoured iPad Mini event not happened. Anyway, will be interesting to see the iPad Mini but more importantly, the price. If it's less than £250, I'll most likely be buying one (for a birthday present, not for me), if not it'll be the Nexus 7 .

I personally think
8GB £249/$299
16GB £329/$399
32GB £400/$500
would be reasonably pricing, maybe different capacities. Just guessing! According to MacRumors, there could also be new Macs (13" rMBP, Mac mini, iMac). We'll find out soon, anyway.

[GoldenMerc]

Id say £200 is chapest they will go.

[Mr-Trainor]

Id say £200 is chapest they will go.

Yeah £200 could be possible, but if it was then I'd say it'd definitely be only 8GB at that price.

[GoldenMerc]

Yeah £200 could be possible, but if it was then I'd say it'd definitely be only 8GB at that price.

Yeh, it is Apple after all ;P

[Recursion]

*really* don't see the point considering they just made the screen bigger on their other devices.

[xxMATTGxx]

*really* don't see the point considering they just made the screen bigger on their other devices.

So they can compete with the Nexus 7

[GoldenMerc]

But arnt Asus making a loss with the Nexus?

[Chippiewill]

Nicely timed to draw attention away from the Surface on the days following.

[Recursion]

But arnt Asus making a loss with the Nexus?

Google are the ones taking the hit on the Nexus iirc.