iPad Event Reportedly Set For October 22

<p>According to &&num;8220&semi;people familiar with Apple&&num;8217&semi;s plans&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Apple plans on holding an iPad-focused event on October 22&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>AllThingsD reports that&comma; while we&&num;8217&semi;re expected to see the latest updates in the iPad line&comma; specifically the 5th-generation iPad and the rumored iPad Mini that will come equipped with a Retina display&period; Design-wise&comma; the 5th-gen iPad is expected to have a design akin to the iPad Mini&comma; as well as some form of the iPhone 5S&&num;8217&semi; A7 &lpar;A7X&comma; maybe&quest;&rpar; processor and an improved camera&period; We&&num;8217&semi;ll have to wait and see whether it will incorporate the iPhone 5S&&num;8217&semi; Touch ID fingerprint sensor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As for the iPad Mini&comma; the latest update in the line will reportedly pack a Retina display&comma; as well as an A7 processor&period; Unfortunately&comma; sources didn&&num;8217&semi;t provide a location for the event&comma; though it&&num;8217&semi;s of note that the alleged date is the same day that Nokia plans on unveiling its tablet&comma; as well as Microsoft&&num;8217&semi;s Surface 2&&num;8217&semi;s first day of availability in the United States&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Sources&colon; <a title&equals;"iPad" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;allthingsd&period;com&sol;20131008&sol;apple-will-hold-fall-ipad-event-on-october-22&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">AllThingsD<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;