While the latest rumours pointed towards Apple holding a media event to unveil the new iPad on October 22nd, today it was officially confirmed. The event proudly states, “We still have a lot to cover.”

The 5th generation iPad will reportedly come with a 9.7-inch display, the new A7 processor, an 8MP camera and the same Touch ID fingerprint sensor found in the iPhone 5s.

As for the iPad mini, the second generation of the tablet is expected to have a 7.9-inch Retina display with the A7 chip.

Expectations are also [...]

Various sources have been mulling for months that Apple’s fifth-generation 9.7-inch iPad will adopt the overall appearance of the iPad mini, including its skinnier side bezels and thinner, lighter enclosure. And as if you ever needed more proof, now the credulous Wall Street Journal is finally out with its own report : 

The same touch-panel technology that made the iPad mini thin and light will likely feature in the next iPad, which is currently being produced by Apple Inc.’s Asian suppliers, according to people with knowledge of the matter. 

What many consumers generally call a “screen” consists of multiple layers, and the “touch [...]

A new batch of pics of what is supposedly the iPad 5’s bezel have emerged, showing off a design that resembles the iPad mini more than the iPad 4.

We’ve heard a lot of rumors about the iPad 5 lately, especially regarding the debut of its production and its sales, so it was about time we got a picture to match the rumors. What you see below comes from France, courtesy of nowhereelse.fr.

With the design having been largely unchanged for the past three generations, it’s time for Apple to come up with something new, and to make it fit in with the [...]