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iPad Mini: Apple Orders More Than 10 Million Units For Q4, Says WSJ

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http://techcrunch.com – Following its story last week that suppliers to Apple had kicked off production of a smaller iPad – the so-called ‘iPad mini’ – the Wall Street Journal is now reporting Apple has ordered more than 10 million units for the fourth quarter of this year. The figure comes from Asian component suppliers to Apple — also the source of last week’s iPad mini story. The paper says the suppliers note that Apple’s order for 10 million initial units of this smaller iPad is roughly double the size of the order placed by Amazon for its Kindle Fire tablets in the sa (IT news)

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Here comes the iPad Mini, and apparently in a major way, if fresh reports that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has ordered some 10 million of the downsized tablets are accurate. Some Asian components producers are saying they’ve received orders to ready at least 10 million of the devices for the fourth quarter, about double the number for Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle Fire, according to a published report.

So there is an iPad Mini after all. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced the much-anticipated and long-rumored iPad Mini, measuring 7.9-inches (you can hold it in one hand) and less than one pound (.68 pounds, to be exact).

The iPad Mini speculation could be about to be put to bed if a report in the WSJ is on the money.

Hours before Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled the iPad Mini today, The Wall Street Journal noted that Apple faces intense competition from Amazon Kindle and numerous Google Android tablets that have seven-inch screens. But The VAR Guy was shocked to see the Journal did not mention Microsoft’s Surface tablet, running Windows 8 or Windows RT, which launches later this week.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may not be shipping as many iPad Mini tablets and iMac all-in-one desktops as the vendor anticipated before year’s end based on industry buzz about mass production issues with component parts in the product lines. According to a published report, low yields of the 7.9-inch display panels used for the iPad Minis along with shortages of the tablet’s backlight modules are the cul

If you’re looking to get your hands on an iPad mini after the big reveal this past Tuesday, now’s the time to pre-order, as Apple has launched pre-orders via its mobile app and online retail store, and shoppers can choose any version of the iPad mini or 4th generation iPad for the first batch of orders.

That’s a wrap! After today’s press conference, many of you can’t wait to pre-order a brand new iPad mini or any of the other devices announced today. The iPad has been updated with a fourth generation model. It now comes with Lightning, improved LTE connectivity and the A6X. The 13-inch MacBook Pro now has a Retina brother.

Until very recently, the iPad mini has been the stuff of legend. Bigfoot, lost-city-of-Atlantis, unicorn style legend. But no more — the iPad mini is finally real, as CEO Tim Cook has unveiled the slightly smaller Apple tablet on stage. No reason to delay the deets any more than they already have been.

Apple’s iPad mini is now the subject of a bumper crop of fall rumors, and the stakes are getting higher now that the Wall Street Journal has chimed in with a report that production is underway on the smaller-sized tablet, and in fact began in September.