Apple to launch new iPads next month

Apple will unveil the iPad 5 and the iPad Mini 2 next month, according to reports.

It has previously been reported that the company is believed to be preparing another keynote for later this month. However, at the time it was understood that it will be for the launch of OS X Mavericks and possibly some updates to its Mac line up. According to French site MacG – Apple will hold its next keynote event on October 15th. It claims that alongside a new iMac, Apple will also take the wraps off its next generation iPads. It is not unusual for Apple to announce products across two events in September and October. Last year, it announced the iPhone 5 and new iPods in September, followed by the iPad 4, iPad Mini and new Macs one month later. The French site also claims that stocks of iMacs are at an all time low at Apple stores and authorised resellers. Any new Macs are likely to run on Intel’s new Haswell chipset.