7" iPad???

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Interesting if true - might tempt me into the iPad camp.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9260047/Apple-plans-7-inch-iPad-for-October.html

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[davidbrider.livejournal.com]

If it's cheaper than the existing model (which seems to be the case) it'd certainly be tempting for me...

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I've heard £150 quoted.

[nelc.livejournal.com]

How much is a colour Kindle these days?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

A bit more, I think, and not available in the UK yet anyway.

[nelc.livejournal.com]

They were rumouring this for an April roll-out, weren't they? ('They' being a generic 'them' rather than the Telegraph specifically.)

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Presumably it'll be one of their big product launches at the CES thing.

[ramtops.livejournal.com]

Personally, I'd be astonished if this came to pass.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I'm sceptical too, but if you think of it as a Kindle-killer with Apple becoming a rival to Amazon for books it potentially makes a lot of sense. The price mooted, around £150, is more than a lot of 7" Android pads that are already available, so it's obviously doable.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Forgot to say that I think it's more likely that this is disinformation (possibly from Apple) aimed at leveraging Amazon to more realistic business terms.