Retina iPad Mini Now Available for Purchase From Apple's Online StoreIn something of a surprise move, Apple has begun accepting orders for the Retina iPad mini in the United States and several other countries as of midnight Pacific Time on November 12. Orders are currently shipping within 1 to 3 business days and delivering from November 20 to 22. The company did not give any early indication that it would launch the Retina iPad mini today, aside from a mention of the seemingly unlikely November 12 date on its GSX site for service providers just hours ago. The quiet launch of the Retina iPad mini may be due to constrained supplies, as rumors have suggested that available quantities of the mini will be extremely low due to display production issues. Apple is unlikely to have enough supply of the tablet to meet demand. Apple's Retina iPad mini is largely unchanged from the original mini, though it is both slightly heavier and thicker. The tablet includes a Retina display with a 2048 x 1536 resolution, along with an A7 processor and the M7 coprocessor originally introduced in the iPhone 5s. The entry-level 16 GB Retina iPad mini will retail for $399 in the United States, with an extra $100 for each increase in capacity and $130 for cellular connectivity. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • Apple Releases Xcode 5.0.2 With Bug Fixes • Pebble Smart Watch Update With Support for iOS 7 Notifications Now Live • Tweetbot 3 Updated With Right Swipe Gesture, Text Resizing and More • 2K Sports Releases 'MyNBA2K14' Companion App for 'NBA 2K14' • 'Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft' iOS App Coming in Second Half of 2014 • iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Tempting Fewer Early Upgraders • Australian Vodafone Store Evacuated After Demo iPad 'Explosion' • Apple Releases iBooks 1.0.1 for Mac With Bug Fixes, Stability Improvements
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