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"Apple just took the wraps off its latest gadget: the iPad mini. As the name suggests, it's a smaller version of the company's popular iPad tablet, with a screen that measures 7.9 inches diagonally.\nThe new model comes in both black and white. The 7.9-inch screen with 4:3 aspect ratio gives the iPad mini a size advantage over 7-inch competitors. The area measures 29.6 square inches to 21.9 on a 16:9 7-inch tablet. It has the same resolution as the original iPad and iPad 2, at 1,024 x 768. For fans of retina displays, however, that's not even close, at just 163 pixels per inch (ppi).\nThe iPad mini packs an A5 chip, the processor that was first seen in the iPad 2, and it's the same chip that powers the current iPod touch. It has a front-facing FaceTime 720p camera, with 5-megapixel camera in back. It also includes Apple's new Lightning connector, which first debuted on the iPhone 5.\nAt 10.9 ounces, the iPad mini is less than half the weight of the full-size iPad. It's just 0.28 of an inch thick.\nThe iPad mini starts at $329 for the Wi-Fi-only version with 16GB capacity. Higher capacities and 4G LTE options are available. Prices for Wi-Fi-only versions are: $429 for 32GB, and $529 for 64GB. For the cellular versions, prices are $459, $559 and $659 for 16, 32 and 64GB, respectively. Pre-orders begin Oct. 26. Wi-Fi devices ship Nov. 2, and the cellular models will come about two weeks later.\nThe popular smart cover is getting shrunk as well for the new iPad, with multiple colors offered, including blue, green, pink and black.\nApple's marketing chief, Phil Schiller, unveiled the smaller-screen iPad at its \"We've got a little more to show you\" event in San Jose, Calif. In addition the the iPad mini, Apple also introduced a new MacBook Pro computer with a retina display, a new version of its Mac mini and redesigned iMacs. \n\nSEE ALSO: The iPad Mini Is the Most Interesting Apple Launch in Years\nReports about a smaller-screen Apple tablet predate even the original iPad unveiling. Steve Jobs famously said smaller-screen tablets were \"DOA,\" though that was before Amazon proved the viability of the market with the Kindle Fire in late 2011. Other tablets \u2014 notably the Barnes &amp; Noble Nook HD and Google Nexus 7 \u2014 have seen some success with 7-inch tablets as well.\nRumors surrounding a smaller version of the iPad have been escalating for months. Leaked photos revealed a smaller device with a Lightning connector, and reports say Apple has ordered 10 million small-screen iPads from its suppliers to capitalize on the holiday season.\nAt its event, Apple revealed it has sold more than 100 million iPads since the product was first introduced in 2010.\n\n\nApple Event Gallery\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Cook\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGame Center\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niOS6\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMessage\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niBooks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew iMac and Retina Macbook Pro\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13\" Retina Display\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMacbook Insides\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMac Display\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThin iMac Display\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew iMac ports\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAperture Photo Import\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMac Specs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMac Pricing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPads sold\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad web traffic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad Mini\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad mini\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad mini unveiled\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThin iPad mini\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad and iPad mini side-by-side\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDual-core A5 chip\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUltrafast Wireless\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad mini\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpgraded camera\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad mini pricing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad mini, iPad2, iPad\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad mini coming October 26\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHands-on with iPad mini\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHands-on with iPad mini\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad mini hands-on thin display\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad mini camera\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad and iPad mini side-by-side\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHands-on with iPad mini\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Cook greets the press at Apple's event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRedesigned iMac\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore from Apple's iPad Mini event:\n\nApple Unveils iPad Mini\nApple Surprises With Fourth-Gen iPad\nApple Unveils New, Ultra-Thin iMac\nApple Reveals iBooks 3 With Continuous Scrolling\nApple Unveils 13\u2033 Retina MacBook Pro, Starts at $1699\nLive From Apple\u2019s iPad Mini Event\nThe iPad Mini Is the Most Interesting Apple Launch in Years\nThere Are Now 200 Million Devices Running iOS 6\n\nPhoto courtesy Apple."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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