AllThingsD: Apple Planning iPad Mini Event For October [Report]

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For the past several months it’s been thought that Apple will unveil the next iPhone and rumored iPad mini in September. This past week it was suggested that Apple would instead hold two separate events for each product, with the first taking place on September 12th and the second in October.

Today a new report from the reliable AllThingsD “confirms” that Apple will indeed hold a separate iPad mini announcement in October following the release of the new iPhone.

Apple’s next generation iPhone and its so-called “iPad mini” will debut at two separate events this fall, rather than a single one as has been widely speculated, according to several sources.

Only after the next generation iPhone is out the door and on sale will Apple announce the smaller iPad it’s been working on. That device, which is expected to have a display of less than eight inches, will be uncrated at a second special event, which sources said is currently scheduled for October.

Daring Fireball’s John Gruber originally proposed this theory, and the well-sourced Jim Dalrymple seconded Gruber’s take.

Two back-to-back Apple events? Looks like Christmas is coming early this year!

Source: AllThingsD

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