Digital Trends – Rumors have once again surfaced regarding a so-called âiPad mini.â The folks over at DigiTimes said that according to âsources in the supply chain,â a 7.85-inch iPad is âlikely to launchâ at some point in the latter half of 2012 (âprior to the fourth quarter,â says DigiTimes), with the iPad 3 believed to be coming in the early part of next year, at the end of the first quarter.