"The company founded by Steve Jobs is working on a smaller tablet, although larger than the iPod. would be released in 2012 and its cost would be economic."
The new device would have a 7.85 inch screen, slightly smaller than the 9.7 of the iPhone and rather larger than the iPod Touch 3.5.
The magazine DigiTimes says, citing sources involved in the manufacture of products from Apple, the iPhone mini begin to be produced in the second quarter of next year and will go on sale in late 2012.
The tablet would be an economic alternative to the original iPhone and will aim mainly against Fire Amazon Kindle , the value of $ 199 attracted the gaze of millions. Also compete with other low-cost devices such as Nook Tablet Barnes & Noble, and the segment of the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Almost simultaneously, a rumor arose that the company is working on Jeff Bezos Kindle Fire a colossal 10 inches.
While the Cupertino company continues in the development of the iPhone 5, iPad 3 and Apple TV, whose release date is projected for 2012-2013.
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