Digitimes as it quite often does is upto its rumor sharing ways again and this time it’s spreading a speculation that has been lost in the past few months. Yes, the Taiwanese pulication is claiming that Apple is planning to unleash the small sized iPad in the coming year. What size is it? We answer this and other related questions after the break.

Sources from Apple’s supply chain have said that the Mini iPad will possess a 7.85 inch screen and will go live in the fourth quarter of 2012. Assuming this information is right, you can expect the smaller version of Apple’s high selling Tablet to be available in the Christmas season.

But the question that arises here is why will Apple do the smaller sized iPad, when it has in the past raised voices against it? Well apparently, the success of 7 inch Amazon kindles has convinced the makers of iPads, iPhones and iPod to go for this. Do you want a mini iPad? What is your mini iPad wish list. Tell us all in the below comments box or if you want you can share your mini iPad expected features on our Twitter and Facebook channel.