Most are well-aware of Apple’s uncanny ability to put on a big production. They are the masters of hype when it comes to launching major products such as the iPhone 5 and the machine is able to keep the excitement going for weeks at a time when other companies often have their products fall off the map in days. What doesn’t get as much attention is Apple’s skill at the lite launch. The iPad Mini is reportedly getting a lite launch and this is the perfect strategy for it. With dozens of quality Android devices on the market for the small tablet buyer, the iPad Mini is expected to still make a splash. It won’t…

Oh, hi there. Remember that 7-inch iPad? Here’s a photograph of Taiwanese pop idol Jimmy Lin holding one. Yeah, I’m not buying it either. With all the trash talk Steve’s been giving the rumoured ‘Pad, it’s highly unlikely it could even survive at this point, if released. But that won’t stop the ‘evidence’ from leaking in from all sides, including what I can only assume is this photoshopped image. Apparently, there are more details on Lin’s blog, but sadly, I only speak one language. Good luck….

The iPad is about to get a Mini Me, according to rumors on the web this morning. Apple’s annual iPod release event in September is nearly upon us, and the rumor mill is busier than ever pondering what new gadgets Apple might unveil. The current iPad has a 9.7″ screen, so some have speculated that an iPad closer to the size of the iPod touch would be a big hit. It seems to me that now that the iPad is in the wild, it might be time to draw a line between iPods, simple music-playing devices and iPads, touch enabled browsing and multimedia devices. If this is true, then perhaps the rumor indicates that the iPod touch…