Apple has held an October event in three out of the past four years, but is an event this month still likely after today's surprise iPad mini

The rapid release of the iPad mini 7 without an Apple keynote surprised observers. Is this also how Apple is introducing the new M4 Macs?

Starting at $499 for the base model, the seventh-gen iPad Mini has the same chassis as its predecessor, but with a few upgrades including a new processor, support for Apple Intelligence, and double the storage. It also works with the latest Apple Pencil Pro. It's available for preorder now and ships October 23.

Apple has officially announced the iPad mini 7 and it's not only the cheapest way to gain access Apple Intelligence but also the best, too.

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Apple today introduced a new iPad mini for the first time in three years. Below, we outline all 10 new features and changes compared to the

Apple announced the 7th generation iPad mini. The upgraded tablet debuts on Oct. 23 and is available for preorder now.

The new iPad mini has been announced. It offers support for Apple Intelligence, an all-new Pro chip, and more.

Apple today introduced the iPad mini 7 with a faster A17 Pro chip, Apple Intelligence support, Apple Pencil Pro support, and a handful of

You can hardly blink without Apple announcing a new iPad, which sometimes sports the most advanced silicon in the world—no big deal. Apple's Pro tablets might get most of the attention, but more slates are in the lineup,

Thanks to this hardware bump the new iPad mini supports Apple Intelligence—that presumably also means the RAM will increase from 4GB to 8GB, although Apple doesn’t list the RAM specs for anything other than M-series processors.