We marked October 22 on the calendar and canceled our appointments. We were almost certain that Apple would hold its second fall keynote on that day and unveil new Macs and iPads. But then, just when we were expecting an invitation, Cupertino sent us instead a press release with details of the 7th-gen iPad mini… and nothing else.

APPLE has unleashed a brand new iPad Mini packed with AI features, three years after the previous model. The good news is that the tablet is on the cheaper end of Apple’s line-up at £499 –