Yes, but when were talking about $300 and $400 tablets, a $100 jump is significant. I think this will come down less to price, and more to consumer preference. Apple's smart enough to price it well enough that they'll make more money having a smaller alternative than less, because more units would sell (think 11-in…

You're argument relies on the assumption that consumers want smaller screens, and that very few people value the 9-in iPad screen size. I have the iPad 3, and have no interest in trading it in for something smaller. In fact, I would rather have the iPad 4 than a mini. While there is absolutely a market for a smaller…

Are you saying a bigger screen should cost the same as a smaller screen? In my opinion, bigger displays should cost more. I'm sure the iPad 3 will have other specs over the fabled mini. Perhaps a higher-res cameras, the 3g/lte option, a higher screen-res, or a faster processor.

I don't know if this counts as cannablization. That's like saying the 11-in Macbook Air cannabilizes the 13-in Macbook Air. The money's going to the same place, and the profit margins will likely be comparable.

I 2nd the $299 prediction. Apple will want the "iPad mini" to fall between the iPod touch/iPhone subsidized ($199), and the iPad 2's pricing. Apple has already established itself in the tablet market so they don't need to sacrifice profit for unit sales.

Doesn't really work. People don't praise Apple for being open. Though I like my Apple products, even I'd admit that they're pretty evil. People do tend to care when Apple releases items. I have a feeling you're not one of them, and that's okay.

Apple and Google stir up a lot of hype with the announcement of new products, but Apple delivers a product soon after. Whether it lives up to the hype is open to interpretation.

Pretty sure they were joking. The idea is how far off these prematurely announced products are from being consumer ready. We're talking years.

I think the idea is that all this hype is built up for Google products that have yet to come to fruition. Apple releases what they announce.

I agree with you, but I don't fault Apple or any other electronic company for doing this. Instead of investing in something that may not work or catch-on, they test out the waters with limited functionality. Most likely the technology available would be better by the time the next-generation phone debuts. Sort of…

Not exactly. Amazon mobile will look up the item in their own store based on the barcode you've taken a picture of. The graphic above shows how you tap an item, or scan a barcode, to get info and compare prices. I think this would be cool if I see something at a store that I want, but don't know if its the best…

In the last 5 years, I've never had a situation where I couldn't access my data. In fact, on 3 different occasions, I ran into physical data loss issues (stolen laptop, or hardrive damage). Though the iTunes' purchases in the cloud thing is relatively new. On those 3 occasions, I contacted Apple and they let me…

This is allegedly the reason why Samsung has been so open about releasing the Apple prototype images, despite their not being allowed to be used as evidence. If that evidence wound up on the front page of a paper a juror was reading, then mission accomplished for Samsung. Samsung is exploiting the fact that the case…

I was surprised the Air won. Generally a negative spin is given to half the Apple news on here. Like I used to have to read Gizmodo for general news, then read an Apple news blog for the full story. That's not the case as much anymore. Good to see Giz is no longer butthurt over the iPhone 4 leak saga.

Why is this news? People lose and sometimes then find their phones quite often.

We'll just have to wait and see what happens. Rumors of an iPad mini are probably enough to make people hesitant about choosing an alternative value tablet. At this point, most every rumor about a possible Apple product gets wide coverage. I think those announcements way in advance of a release will only occur…

I think the trend, if Apple has its way, is not to continue a "race to the top" when it comes to storage on consumer devices. With the advent of cloud storage, there's no need for it anymore. I traded in my 3tb external harddrive for a 500gb one on my latest laptop. Most of that space was taken up by movies, tv…

I think the two departments have very separate interests. Like the manufacturing side of Samsung just wants to sell components. But the guys making memory aren't designing phones necessarily.

I agree that parts like the camera and display are not proprietary, but many other components are. We're talking about the proprietary processor. And while Apple does piggyback off of existing ARM architecture, they make those design changes for a reason. Whether its innovation is another question. There's no doubt…