It may be overpriced according to some, and others may claim that its lack of a Retina display makes it a poor excuse for a tablet, but it's fast becoming clear that the doubters amongst us will not stop Apple's iPad mini from being a resounding success. At least, that's the conclusion that is easy to draw when you look at the state of pre-orders around the globe.
As soon as Apple entered the small tablet market with its recently announced iPad mini, plenty of people understandably suggested that the game was up for the competition. Can the likes of Google, Amazon and the rest compete when the 800lb gorilla that is Apple comes knocking? Well, turns out Amazon for one, can.
We're all more excited about getting our hands on an iPad mini than we would like to admit, and when pre-orders began it became clear we are not on our own.
Although not all of this Fall's tablet releases have arrived just yet, there's already enough on the table for consumers to begin making some big decisions. The iPad 4 and iPad mini, which were announced earlier this week, were closely followed by the Surface RT from Microsoft, and of all the Android tablets currently available, the Nexus 7 is unarguably the most popular. With that in mind, we'll be advising you on which of the above four devices you should consider, depending on your requirements and budget.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is just three days away from its tenth anniversary, and in much the same way as it celebrated ten years of Grand Theft Auto III, publisher Rockstar Games will be bringing the iconic title to mobile devices.
If you sat and watched the Apple event live from the Californian Theatre and convinced yourself that you would be getting your hands on the white variant of the newly announced iPad mini, then buckle yourself down and prepare to wait for a few extra weeks before it finally gets delivered. Apple were widely expected to introduce the iPad mini to the world during the event, and they didn't disappoint by showing off the 7.9-inch tablet that will be be available in black or white starting on Friday November 2nd.
Competing directly with the Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD in the quickly expanding small but powerful, cheap but well designed tablet market, the iPad mini is most important new product to come out of the October 23rd Apple media event.
It's been an extremely busy week so far for Apple, with the announcement of the iPad mini, the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, an all-new line-up of iMacs and Mac minis, and the surprising introduction of the fourth-generation iPad. Not wanting to take their foot off the gas, the company has now announced their Q4 earnings of 2012, and once again, it makes extremely pleasant reading for company executives and shareholders.
If you aren't happy with just getting your hands on the perhaps unexpected fourth-generation iPad as well as the new 7.9-inch iPad mini then Apple have followed their own recent trend by releasing the technical schematic drawings of each of their new tablet releases. It was largely expected that Apple would be unveiling a new miniature iPad during their Californian press event, but it may of come as a rather large surprise to most that a new fourth-generation iPad was also on the agenda, coming just seven months after the release of the iPad 3.
Microsoft's Surface RT will hit the retail market tomorrow, and with Apple having just made quite a few changes and improvements to the iPad range yesterday, comparisons are naturally going to be drawn. While the form factor, tech specs and software have been compared on numerous occasions, one of the key aspects specific to the new Microsoft tablet is that of the multiple-user accounts support in Windows RT.
