{"id":89685,"date":"2013-10-22T20:26:38","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T18:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=89685"},"modified":"2013-10-23T08:48:02","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T06:48:02","slug":"new-ipad-mini-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/89685-new-ipad-mini-unveiled.html","title":{"rendered":"New iPad Mini with Retina unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Apple\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/342717-Apple-Inc\">Apple<\/a> officially announced an update to the 7.9-inch iPad Mini at an event in San Francisco, California on Tuesday, 22 October 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming some of the \u201cleaked\u201d information that has emerged in the past few weeks, Apple announced a Retina display for the smaller sibling of the iPad.<\/p>\n<p>Senior vice-president of worldwide marketing at Apple, <a title=\"Phil Schiller\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/331572-Philip-Schiller\">Phil Schiller<\/a>, said that the new <a title=\"iPad Mini\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/568739-iPad-Mini-(2nd-Generation)\">iPad Mini<\/a> will have the same resolution as the <a title=\"iPad Air is here\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/89679-ipad-air-is-here.html\">newly announced \u201ciPad Air\u201d<\/a> at 2048&#215;1536.<\/p>\n<p>As with the <a title=\"iPad Air\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/568735-iPad-Air\">iPad Air<\/a>, it also boasts expanded support for Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks.<\/p>\n<p>It gets a 5 megapixel rear camera, and the \u201cFacetime HD\u201d front-facing camera.<\/p>\n<p>It was also rumoured that production delays of the new 7.9-inch Retina display which the new iPad Mini is fitted with could push back the launch of the device to 2014.<\/p>\n<p>However, Schiller said that the new iPad Mini will go on sale during November 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Schiller announced the following prices for the iPad Mini:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16GB with Wi-Fi: $399<\/li>\n<li>16GB with Wi-Fi + Cellular: $529.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The original iPad Mini will still be sold, with the 16GB model\u2019s price dropping to $299 in the US.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89769\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/iPad-mini-with-Retina-in-hand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89769\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89769\" alt=\"iPad mini with Retina in hand\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/iPad-mini-with-Retina-in-hand.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/iPad-mini-with-Retina-in-hand.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/iPad-mini-with-Retina-in-hand-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-89769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iPad mini with Retina in hand<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More Apple news<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/89423-apple-ipad-revamp-expected.html\"><strong>Apple iPad revamp expected<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/89197-fewer-iphone-5c-sold-than-expected.html\"><strong>Fewer iPhone 5C sold than expected<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/89157-ios-games-now-in-south-africa.html\"><strong>iOS games now in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/88969-apple-threatens-sa-company-over-domains.html\"><strong>Apple threatens SA company over domains<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/88607-iphone-5s-iphone-5c-disappointment-for-sa.html\">iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c disappointment for SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An update to Apple\u2019s mini version of its popular tablet PC has been officially confirmed &#8211; 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