Has the fashion for phablets killed off small tablets? Apple is preparing to drop the iPad mini from its range of tablets, according to a report from BGR citing a source close to Apple. The announcement could be made at Apple's WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) which will be held on June 5 to 9 in the US city of San José.
Launched in 2012, but with no updates since 2015, the iPad mini 7.9in tablet was used by Apple to compete with Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire in the small tablet market which was booming at that time. Five years later, the market has changed.