The rumours & speculation ends here. Earlier today Apple made the official announcement and gave details of a new ‘iPad Mini’ that will be available from November 2.

I’ve always been a big fan of the smaller Tablet devices (owning a Samsung Galaxy 7″ tablet myself) and it looks like Apple can also see the advantages in scaling down their popular iPad into a format that can be comfortably held with one hand.

iPad mini – the details.

  • 7.2 mm thin and weighs 308 grams (well it is physically smaller)
  • 7.9inch multi-touch retina display
  • Facetime HD & iSight cameras
  • Apple A5 processor
  • Dual-band WiFi
  • 4G Mobile Network Connectivity (check with your service provider for coverage)
  • iOS 6 mobile operating system
The price?  RRP of AUD$369 inc. GST for the 16GB model, AUD$479 inc. GST for the 32GB model and AUD$589 inc. GST for the 64GB model.