iPad Mini: Low-price 7-in rumors, release date 'soon'

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IPad Mini? Supposedly, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is readying a 7-inch tablet — 7.85 says one über-precise rumor. We're told to expect a release date around July/September. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers squint at the scuttlebutt.

| Tuesday 17 April 2012 | Comment Now Fresh evidence of a smaller iPad has surfaced in China, including a bargain-basement price. Apple's rumoured 7.85in tablet, the iPad Mini, has just been given a price of a meagre US$250 ($A241).

Microsoft's next OS for PCs and tablets powered by 32-bit and 64-bit x86 chips will come in two consumer flavors, Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro.

Microsoft's next OS for PCs and tablets powered by 32-bit and 64-bit x86 chips will come in two consumer flavors, Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro.