{"id":62880,"date":"2012-10-23T20:06:34","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T18:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=62880"},"modified":"2012-10-24T07:57:25","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T05:57:25","slug":"ipad-mini-7-9-inch-apple-tablet-pc-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/62880-ipad-mini-7-9-inch-apple-tablet-pc-announced.html","title":{"rendered":"iPad Mini 7.9-inch Apple tablet PC announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a> has officially unveiled a smaller version of its popular iPad tablet PC, confirming rumours that have been swirling around the industry for much of 2012.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller<\/a>, announced that the device would be 7.2mm thick and weigh under 310g.<\/p>\n

Schiller said that this makes it 23% thinner than the newly announced 4th generation iPad and as light as a notepad. Schiller joked that they wanted to say \u201cas light as a book\u201d but books are much heavier.<\/p>\n

The device is to come in black and white, with the black model having the same anodisation as the iPhone 5.<\/p>\n

According to Schiller the team worked really hard to determine what size of display to use.<\/p>\n

\"iPad<\/a>

iPad Mini<\/p><\/div>\n

Apple didn\u2019t want developers to do any work, but they also wanted a thinner device that wasn\u2019t so small that it is un-useable.<\/p>\n

For this reason Apple opted for a 7.9-inch display that uses the exact same resolution as the iPad 2: 1,024×768.<\/p>\n

The iPad Mini runs on a dual-core A5 processor, and sports a front FaceTime HD camera, and 5-megapixel iSight camera on the back capable of 1080p recording.<\/p>\n

It also has support for LTE<\/a> technology, Wi-Fi, and uses Apple’s new Lightning connector.<\/p>\n

\"iPad

iPad pricing – Apple special announcement on 23 October 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

As with its larger siblings, the iPad Mini comes in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB variants, with prices starting at $329.<\/p>\n

US pricing for the Wi-Fi only models is $329 for 16GB, $429 for 32GB and $529 for 64GB.<\/p>\n

Pricing for the Wi-Fi plus Cellular models is $459 for 16GB, $559 for 32GB, and $659 for 64GB.<\/p>\n

Schiller said that pre-orders for the iPad Mini would open on 26 October 2012 and Wi-Fi only versions would ship on 2 November 2012.<\/p>\n

Models that include a cellular data modem would start shipping two weeks after that, Schiller said.<\/p>\n

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