Over the past couple of years there have been whispers of Apple coming out with a so called “iPad Mini” which would supposedly have a 7-inch display. However, when asked about the “iPad Mini” the late Steve Jobs continually said that he believed  7-inch devices were too small for users and that “manufacturers of 7-inch tablets would need to ship sandpaper with the hardware, so users could file down their fingers to the point where they could hit smaller targets on the screen.”

Nevertheless, new “iPad Mini” rumors have been swirling around over the last month or so that Apple is experimenting with a prototype iPad that has a 7.85-inch screen and a resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels. In fact, one analyst believes that we could see an “iPad Mini” as soon as September…