Will that be the iPad 5?

Rumors tell us that the new iPads won't look like the current models, shown here.

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If history is any indication, we can expect Apple to unveil the latest iPad and a new iPad Minisometime this fall. In October 2012, Apple updated its popular Retina Display iPad with slightly better specs and introduced a smaller, more portable tablet called the iPad Mini.

The rumor mill quieted for a few months after last fall's iPad launches, but it didn't take long before people started wildly speculating about the next generations of Apple's tablet line. Now, with possibly only a few weeks to go before we expect to see some new iPads, the rumors of a delayed iPad Mini with Retina Display and a thinner iPad 5 are cropping up every few days.

We're calling it the iPad 5 here, but Apple has been known to not follow a specific numerical order for the iPad names, as the successors to the officially named iPad 2 were simply called the new iPad and the iPad with Retina Display.What we think we know:
From the rumors, there is a good chance that the next version of the iPad will be thinner, lighter and have a design similar to the current iPad Mini. It will also (possibly) come in three colors: space gray, silver, and gold.

Details on the second-generation iPad Mini are a bit murkier. Reports say the tablet will either have the same design as the current model, or be lighter. It will also come in new colors, likely space gray, gold, and silver. The bigger news is that the smaller iPad will come with a Retina Display, which is already available on the full-sized iPad.

When will we get them:
In early October 2013, we got word that Apple is hosting an event on October 22 to launch the iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2. Analysts are confident that the iPad 5 will go on sale during the holiday shopping season, likely not long after the rumored event.

The iPad Mini is a different story. Some reports claim that the Retina screen is causing production delays and that the tablet won't go on sale until early 2014. Other rumors say that you will, in fact, be able to buy a new iPad Mini as a holiday gift this year.

Of course, all of this is just speculation, and we won't know anything officially until Apple announces details for its tablets sometime this fall.

Check out on CNET the Rumour Roundup - http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-57593513-243/ipad-5-rumor-roundup/