Here are your Apple rumors and news items for Tuesday: Tiny iPad Mini Rumors
Get Big: Oct. 12, Brian White of Ticonderoga Securities said sources in China
were hinting that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) was preparing a cheaper iPad device
meant to compete with Amazon s (NASDAQ: AMZN ) new $199 Kindle Fire tablet. He
called it the iPad Mini. On Tuesday, a rumor originating from Taiwans United
Daily News (via Mac Rumors ) said component manufacturers AU Optronics and LG
Display already possess samples of the new iPad, which sports a 7.85-inch screen
with the same resolution as the current 9.7-inch iPad. In October 2010, former
Apple CEO Steve Jobs indicated that Apple wouldnt make a 7-inch screen iPad,
describing other 7-inch tablets as dead on arrival technology. Dropbox Turned
Down Apple Offer: File storage startup Dropbox, an iCloud-like service, was
rumored to be an acquisition target for Apple in September, but a new Forbes
cover story on the company (via Mac Rumors ) said the bid was more than a rumor.
Dropbox founders Arash Ferdowsi and Drew Houston met personally with Steve Jobs
and turned down an $800 million offer from Apple . Jobs apparently warned the
duo of trusting private investors into their company. Apple Preparing New
MacBook Pros for November: Just in time for Christmas, Apple will release new
models of its high-end MacBook Pro laptops. 9 to 5 Mac reported on Tuesday that
listings on Apples online store popped up to support previous rumors that the
new models were coming this year. Listings for the MacBook Pro Memory Model in
the Apple store suggest the new laptops will ship in November. While not
dramatic upgrades, the new models will include slightly more powerful CPUs and
improved Bluetooth wireless networking. As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello
did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter
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