Apparently Apple will unveil the new iPad mini (to compete with Kindle fires and Nexus 7’s on low prices) on October 23rd. The invitations are sent, and apparently they decided that a smaller tablet is actually worth their while. Steve Jobs famously said that a smaller form factor is plain stupid. Tim Cook seems to differ ;)
Too be honest we’d rather see the infamous 13″ retina macbook pro, than a smaller and cheaper (and probably non-retina) iPad. Apple going after mass market only looks good on paper.
Besides, if the iPad mini is smaller, why are they calling it a little more? A smaller, non-retina iPad would actually be something “less” ;P