Rumor: Apple will wait until October to announce smaller iPad[ Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:32:19 GMT ]Rumor is that Apple will hold a very special event on Sept. 12. The general assumption is that Apple will announce the next-generation iPhone and a smaller iPad, but now some are suggesting that the Cupertino-based company will wait until October to talk about what's being dubbed the "iPad Mini" or "iPad Air."