Muted reaction to iPad mini

Apple’s iPad mini was launched Tuesday night to a muted response from analysts. Its higher-than-expected price will come as a relief to low-cost tablets such as Amazon’s Kindle, they said.

Apple’s iPad mini was launched Tuesday night to a muted response from analysts. Its higher-than-expected price will come as a relief to low-cost tablets such as Amazon’s Kindle, they said.

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The iPad mini has most of the functions of the full-sized iPad, but at a starting price of $329 (Rs 17,680), it is cheaper by $170.