The now rumored iPad mini is to be launched by apple in the end of 2012 in reaction to the release of the Amazon Kindle fire tablet.
It would have a small screen of 7.85 Inches touchscreen. Kindle fire has a 7.0 inch touchscreen
With all other features that iPad 2 has and a bit more advanced features in it which will be the latest trend in that period
Kindle fire has gained popularity since the past november mainly 'coz of it low price (199$)
The iPad Mini is expected to start with 499$
Apple is widely expected to release the iPad 3 in the first quarter of the year 2012.
The later half of the year may see a dawn of a new nano tablet PC era .Lets wait till tablet PCs come into large scale action
Here is the picture of the Amazon kindle fire and ipad mini
