Is the iPad Mini will be announced in two weeks?

New report on claims that Apple is sending invitations to an event next week it will unveil the iPad Mini
IPad Mini will be announced on October 17? Fortune magazine reported claims that Apple is sending invitations on October 10 event to be held a week later, where the company will announce a new version of the device to its iPad. It is not to be the fourth generation of the iPad as we know it, but the first generation of the device with a smaller screen, lower price tag. According to the same report, relies on "Apple investor who heard of any number of sources", the device will be sold on November 2, in exactly a month from now.

After the launch of the first iPad, was quoted former Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, saying that tablets with 7-inch screens are a failed idea (Jobs used the acronym DOA - Dead on Arrival). Meanwhile, last August uncovered correspondence shows At least according to Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president, a few months before his death Jobs had welcomed the idea of ​​a tablet with a smaller screen.
In recent months, turning on reports without empirical foundation for the new tablet will be a 7-inch size, but the size of 7.85 inches, with a similar design to that of the current iPad. There is a wide range of speculation about possible price, but remember that Google and Asus offer their flagship tablet, Nexus 7, low price of only $ -199 basic version. And unlike many other tablets Androaidiim, Nexus 7 is considered a premium product, with a powerful CPU and a new version of Android, which makes the system faster and more convenient