All Things D’s John Paczkowski has today reported that Apple will be holding a special event purely to announced the iPad mini, which will most likely take place sometime in October. As seasoned Apple watchers will know, Paczkowski is an extremely accurate and well-connected source, and the fact that he uses the word “Confirmed†in his story means that you can pretty much bank on it that it is indeed a confirmed story. Paczkowski says that the iPad mini will have a display that is under eight inches, and will be launched separately, a few weeks after the launch of the next iPhone, which will take place on September 12. This confirmation follows on from yesterday’s story from Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, in which he said that it made sound sense for Apple to release two major products separately, giving each the due attention and hoopla it deserves, and as Paczkowski now says, “As it turns out, sources said, it more than makes sense - it’s so.â€
Source: https://allthingsd.com/20120825/con...n-october-after-latest-iphones-september-bow/