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Apple Posts iPad mini ‘Estimated Delivery Date’ Map for Canada

Apple has posted an 'Estimated Delivery Date' map for iPad mini and 4th gen iPad pre-orders, a similar move they did for iPhone 5 pre-orders (and the iPad 3). The map is specifically geared towards those with order acknowledgements of "Delivers 11/2 - 11/6". The iPad mini (and 4th gen iPad) launch is next Friday,...

Apple CEO Tim Cook Clarifies Steve Jobs’ Decision to Avoid 7-Inch Tablets

During Apple's 2012 Q4 earnings call, Apple CEO was asked a question about the company's old position on dismissing 7-inch tablets made by their competitors, which the late Steve Jobs said would "dead on arrival". Cook clarified that stance was aimed directly at precise tablets of 7-inches in diameter--whereas the new iPad mini is at...

iPad Mini’s DITO Film Touch Screen Technology Is Responsible For Its $329 Price Tag [DigiTimes]

DigiTimes is reporting through its anonymous industry sources that iPad Mini's DITO film sensor is having mass production issues, which is why the device is approximately 40-50% more expensive compared to other 7-inch tablets. The iPad Mini features the GF2 (DITO film) touch screen technology, which according to the source, has extremely low yield rates as a result of...

Conan O’Brien Explains Why You Need an iPad Mini [VIDEO]

Conan O'Brien puts his spin on what he calls the latest iPad mini commercial, which he thinks "is condescending." I don't know if it's true or not...um...but we're going to pre-order the iPad mini this Friday. Check out the video below: Thanks Conan. You made it clearer for the rest of us! We all should...

Introducing “GooPad Mini”, The $99 iPad Mini Android Knockoff

Think $329 is too much for an iPad Mini? Well, you should checkout the "GooPad Mini" then, that costs only $99 and looks "almost" exactly like the iPad Mini. This Chinese knockoff features an 8-inch display with 1024 x 768 resolution, the same as an iPad mini, and runs a heavily skinned Android 4.1 Jelly bean that...

Apple SVP Phil Schiller Justifies the iPad’s $329 Price Tag

Earlier today we noted analyst reactions to the $329 starting price of the new iPad mini. Now in a separate article Reuters (via BGR) interviews Apple SVP Phil Schiller on the iPad mini's starting price: "The iPad is far and away the most successful product in its category. The most affordable product we've made so far was...
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iPad mini Event Round Up: What You Need to Know

Lots of awesome announcements were made today by Apple at their special event. Here's a round up of today's headlines in case you missed out: Watch Live Streaming Of Today’s Apple Media Event [UPDATE] Four New Lightning Cables To Hit Apple Store Today 13 Inch Retina MacBook Pro and Mac Mini Specs Leaked Smaller iPad...

Apple iPad mini and Smart Cover Videos Now on YouTube

Apple has uploaded a couple new videos to their YouTube channel, specifically today's iPad mini promo and also the new Smart Cover (which is $39) video. Check them out below: Introducing iPad mini: A beautiful screen, fast and fluid performance, FaceTime and iSight cameras, over 275,000 amazing apps, and 10-hour battery life make iPad mini...

Yes, the iPad mini Has Siri But the iPad 2 Does Not

During the introduction of the iPad mini today, Apple did not have enough time to detail all the features of the smaller iPad, such as the inclusion of the voice assistant, Siri. Some of you asked if Siri was included on the iPad mini and the answer is yet--it's listed on the 'Built-in Apps' section...
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Try Apple’s ‘Tweaked’ Multi-Touch for the iPad mini Right Now

Today Apple announced the iPad mini with thinner bezels, and also noted they have tweaked iOS 6 so it recognizes whether or not your thumb is resting or interacting with the display, as noticed by The Next Web. The following passage from Apple's website notes the change: Rethinking the screen meant we also had to...