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"The iPad and a mock-up of its little sister. Image: 9to5Mac\nFORTUNE &amp;#8212; This is a rumor we have no reason to believe except it comes from a major Apple \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAAPL\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t investor who says he&amp;#8217;s heard it from &amp;#8220;multiple sources.&amp;#8221;\nAccording to our source, who asked not be named, there appears to be some truth to the widespread rumors that Apple is preparing to launch a smaller and cheaper version of the iPad &amp;#8212; often called the iPad mini or iPad air and usually described as having a 7.85-inch screen.\nWhat our source adds is the specificity of a date: The press, he says, can expect invitations to go out on Oct. 10.\nIf the rumor is true, and if Apple follows its usual scheduling protocol, that would suggest a special event to unveil the product on Wednesday, Oct. 17, with a launch day of Friday Nov. 2 &amp;#8212; plenty of time to capture holiday sales.\nApple has not commented on the rumor, which is not surprising given that the company has never uttered a word \u00A0in public &amp;#8212; one way or the other &amp;#8212; about its future tablet product plans."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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