Rumor: iPad Mini is going retina

December 14, 2012 1:14 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

The iPad mini may be a marvel of miniaturization and the best small tablet on the market, but it lacks a high-quality retina display, and it's not exactly cheap. It looks like at least one of those issues could be resolved soon.

Tablet gift guide: With the iPad Mini and Nexus 7, it’s tough to go wrong this year

December 9, 2012 8:14 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Editor's Pick If you're looking for something special to give this year, can we recommend a tablet? Here are our picks for the best of the best.

Analyst: Apple will sell a record-breaking 24-26M iPads this quarter, including 6-7M minis

December 4, 2012 1:06 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

After selling just 14 million iPads last quarter, Apple may blow off the barn doors with 26 million units flying out this Christmas quarter.

Apple’s China invasion continues: iPhone 5, iPad Mini, 4th gen iPad coming December

November 30, 2012 6:30 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Chinese consumers will officially be able to get their hands on Apple's latest toys next month.

Christmas for ‘u’ and ‘i’: Kids want iPads, iPods, iPhones … and a Wii U

November 21, 2012 9:13 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Wondering what to get that kid on your Christmas list? Wonder no more, the answer is easy. But warm up the credit cards -- it is going to put a massive dent in your finances.

iPad Mini: All big tablets, please go home (review)

November 16, 2012 6:00 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

How can an iPad that's slower than its predecessors be fantastic? It's all about size and convenience.

Microsoft’s Surface RT is more profitable than iPad (theoretically)

November 6, 2012 3:12 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Unit for unit, could Microsoft's Surface tablet be more profitable than Apple's iPad? iSuppli certainly thinks so.

iPad mini gets destroyed yet again — this time by a sword (video)

November 5, 2012 7:45 AM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

Depending on how much you want an iPad mini, this destruction video will either make or ruin your day.

Apple is mum on iPad mini sales, sells 3M new iPads in 3 days

November 5, 2012 6:06 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Apple sold three million of its newest iPads this past weekend, but it did not break out how many iPad minis it sold.

iPad mini is already popping up in car dashboards (video)

November 3, 2012 1:35 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

A day after Apple's new iPad mini tablets hit retail shelves, people are already starting to do creative things with it.

New Apple commercial shows off iPad mini with piano duet

November 3, 2012 8:35 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Rather than hearing the ominous product spokesman voice, Apple has chosen to play a duet between the devices.

iPad mini sees mini launch lines

November 2, 2012 7:29 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Enthusiasm for today's iPad mini launch appears to be more tempered than the iPhone 5 and many other Apple product launches.

Oops! Some French customers received their iPad minis 3 days early

November 1, 2012 9:34 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

The iPad mini will only be available starting November 2. Unless you're a lucky Apple fan in France.

Nexus 7 sales near 1M in October, but the iPad Mini may ruin Google’s November

October 31, 2012 8:11 AM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

Google and Asus are putting up some impressive Nexus 7 sales numbers, but the imminent launch of the iPad mini will make them tough to maintain.

iPad mini reviews praise size, style — despite non-Retina screen

October 31, 2012 7:13 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

There's nothing too shocking about the first wave of iPad mini reviews, which hit the web last night.

Amazon goes full frontal on iPad mini … right on its home page

October 29, 2012 8:02 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Heavyweight bouts usually consist of 200-pound plus monsters bashing each other in public for our entertainment. Now we can add multibillion-dollar corporations to the show.