Apple iPad Mini will be 7.1in The iPad Mini is almost definitely on its way – but just how mini is “mini”? If you fancy a break from all theiPad 3 rumourstoday, but just can’t break that Apple addiction, you’ll be pleased to hear about the 7.1in iPad Mini coming later this year. After aSamsung document leaked the iPad Miniwe were all but certain theprevious 7.85in iPad Mini rumourwas true. Nowventurebeat’sanonymous source is claiming that the iPad Mini will actually be a dinky 7....

Apple iPad Mini – and five other gadgets that are better small As Apple’s mighty iPad looks set to hit the shrink ray, we take a look at a few other pieces of tech that have improved after getting a nip and tuck Apple’siPad Miniis scheduled to beunveiled tomorrow, hoping to make a dent in the portable tablet market by upsetting the likes of theGoogle Nexus 7andAmazon Kindle Fire HD. With the functionality of iOS 6 in packaged in a 7in sweet spot, the iPad Mini could very well blaze up Christmas lists this year with its expected cheaper price tag....

Apple iPhone 3GS will be discontinued in March Looks like the iPhone 3GS has become a little too long in the tooth, as Orange sets to retire one of Apple’s best selling phones Apple’s iPhone 3GS is still available to snap up amidst the current crop of iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 handsets, but according toPocketnow, Orange has listed the iPhone 3GS as an ‘end of life device,’ with the venerable phone set to bow out in March....

Apple iPhone 5 has 4in, 326ppi Retina Display Apple unveils its latest iPhone – complete with a larger screen that matches the Retina Display found on the iPhone 4S Apple has unveiled its latest wonder phone, the iPhone 5, at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts – and it comes packing a larger 4in Retina Display. Despite its larger screen size, it packs in 326ppi – the same as the iPhone 4S – with a resolution of 1136×640....

Apple iPhone 5 release date could be in October Hopes of a spring unveiling for Apple’s next iPhone could be dashed, as rumours of an autumn release date make the rounds Apple’s iPhone 5 could follow in the footsteps of the iPhone 4S with an October 2012 release date, according to Japanese websiteMacotakara. The information comes from the site’s ‘reliable source’ which naturally means that we’re taking the report with a healthy does of skepticism and more than a pinch of sodium chloride....

Apple iPhone 5 unofficial Lightning adapters won’t work Apple has planted a mystery chip in the Lightning cable meaning only its official adapters work fully. Sorry, third-party versions You’d be forgiven for thinking that Apple, the richest company in the world, might not mind third party accessory retailers making some money from itsiPhone 5, not least as it takes a cut of all ‘Made for iPhone’ accessories. But in the case of the Lightning adapter, Apple is keeping them strictly in-house… with a little help from a mystery chip....

Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 spotted in the wild Those loose lipped suppliers are at it again with word of two new iPhones due this year A blabbermouth at an Apple supplier has revealed we can expect to see an iPhone 5S and an iPhone 6 this year. The iPhone 5S will be similar in form to the current iPhone 5 – presumably with an updated CPU, RAM and camera, as is the way of the incremental increase....