Just one month after Apple unleashed the iPhone 5, the tech giant has scheduled another unveil for next week. The event will likely be the debut of a device unofficially known as the iPad Mini, and rumors are already circulating about a November release date for this pint-sized tablet.

On Tuesday, Apple sent out invitations for an Oct. 23 event. Though the company didn't offer many clues about what's on the docket, the Internet rumor mill is convinced we'll see an iPad Mini -- a smaller, cheaper tablet set to compete with the likes of the Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire.

The unveiling event is still days away, but speculation has already arisen that the iPad Mini will hit shelves on Nov. 2, a week and a half after the device is revealed.

Geeky Gadget reported on the latest Mini release date news on Wednesday, citing a "reliable" source familiar with "a major U.K. retailer."

"Apple will start selling the new iPad Mini on Friday the 2nd of November, the device will be available in the US And UK on this date, possibly some other countries as well," Geeky Gadgets wrote. "The iPad Mini will go up for pre-order on the same week it is announced, possibly Friday the 26th of October, although our source was not 100 percent sure this would be the exact pre-order date."

Of course, we'll have to wait till the Oct. 23 event to find out if this source was right. In the meantime, we have plenty of supposedly leaked details about the long-rumored iPad Mini to tide us over. The tablet is expected to have a 7.85-inch screen and may be priced starting in the $250 to $300 price range. It will also reportedly have a coated aluminum back, an Apple Lightning dock connector and dual speakers.

Apple at its upcoming event may also reveal new computers, including a fresh 13-inch MacBook Pro laptop with Retina display, a new version of the Mac mini computer and an updated iMac desktop, according to the L.A. Times.

Check out HuffPost Tech for extensive coverage of Apple's Tuesday, Oct. 23 event.

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  • Get Rid Of Push Notifications You Don't Care About

    This is especially important if you're someone (like me) who gets really excited about new apps, downloads them, and then never uses them again. "Push notifications" are notifications sent by third-party apps straight to your phone through Apple's servers. When you have lots of them enabled, they can wear down your battery. If you don't need your phone to constantly check for updates from, say, your Stocks app, or that new social network you never use anymore, turn off the app's ability to send you notifications: 1. Touch the "Settings" icon. 2. Touch the "Notifications" bar. This should be the third bar from the top. 3. Look at the apps that are "In Notification Center." If you can do without up-to-the-second updates from any app you see there, touch that app's bar to be taken to the next screen. 4. Switch "Notification Center" from "On" to "Off" for each app you don't need notifications from.

  • Go Into Airplane Mode When Your Signal Is Weak

    As I mentioned above, according to testing done <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/apple-iphone-5-16gb-32gb-64gb/P7" target="_hplink">by the scientists at iLounge</a>, when your iPhone is using 4G LTE with a solid signal, its battery life is superb. But when it's using an older, slower network -- 3G or (gasp!) the EDGE network, it's likely using up battery life much more quickly. If you're experiencing super slow data speeds, it might be better to turn your phone to Airplane Mode, which shuts off all data transfers and generally means your iPhone isn't doing much. And when your iPhone isn't doing much, it isn't using much power. You follow me? If you're not getting much reception -- or if you can go for an extended period without your phone -- you should set it to airplane mode. 1. Open the "Settings" app. 2. Switch "Airplane Mode" (it's the first setting!) to "On." Note that with Airplane Mode, you won't be able to send or receive phone calls, emails or text messages. For more on Airplane Mode, <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1355" target="_hplink">click here</a>.

  • Turn Down The Lights On Your Screen

    A super-bright screen is also a super-battery-sucking screen. Decreasing the brightness on your iPhone (and, really, anything with a screen) can help increase the amount of time the battery stays alive. If you can live with a dim screen, your iPhone will live for longer, too. (You might also want to turn off Auto-Brightness while you're there.) 1. Touch the "Settings" icon. 2. Touch the "Brightness" bar. 3. Move that bar to the left as far as you can handle it.

  • Lock Your Phone

    When you put your phone down on the table, or in your pocket, the display probably doesn't need to be illuminated. iPhone owners should practice locking their phone when it's not in use (by pressing the slender silver button on top of the phone). You can also set the auto-lock feature to kick in after a shorter amount of time, which will (surprise!) lock the phone and turn off its display light sooner. 1. Touch the "Settings" icon. 2. Touch the "General" bar. 3. Touch the "Auto-Lock" bar. 4. Choose 1 Minute or 2 Minutes. This will save you battery life and perhaps also prevent a few <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_dialing" target="_hplink">butt dials</a>.

  • Turn Off Location Services For Apps That Don't Need Your Location

    Does Facebook really need to know where you are all the time? How about Shazam or Pandora? You can choose which apps have access to your location in the Location Services section of the Settings: 1. Touch the Settings icon. 2. Touch "Privacy." 3. Touch "Location Services." 4. Don't turn off "Location Services" at the top of the screen. That stays "On." 5. Go through your apps one by one and determine which ones have to know where you are to function properly. Note: Most apps that request access to your location, like <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yelp/id284910350?mt=8" target="_hplink">Yelp</a> or <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/runkeeper/id300235330?mt=8" target="_hplink">RunKeeper</a>, really do need it to do their jobs. Facebook and Twitter, meanwhile, only need your location to put a GPS stamp on your posts, which not everyone is going to find useful or desirable. Of course, if you're uncomfortable with disabling location on any of the apps listed, then don't disable location. But if you see that <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fruit-ninja/id362949845?mt=8" target="_hplink">Fruit Ninja</a>, or something similar, is using your location, it's probably safe to slice Location Services right out.

  • Temporarily Disable ALL Location Services

    If you're down to a tiny sliver of battery life, it's probably best to disable all of your location services in one fell swoop. To do that, just follow the instructions from the previous slide, except switch the big "Location Services" slider to "OFF" at the top of the "Location Services" screen. 1. Open the "Settings" app. 2. Touch "Privacy." 3. Touch "Location Services." 4. Switch "Location Services" to "OFF." When you've charged your iPhone, you can switch Location Services back on. Your iPhone will save your previous preferences if you've hand-selected different preferences for certain apps.

  • Turn Off Siri's 'Raise To Speak' Function

    When the iPhone 4S first came out, <a href="http://www.tipb.com/2011/10/23/fix-battery-life-problems-ios-5-iphone-4s/" target="_hplink">many owners reported</a> that "Raise to Speak," a Siri function that allows users to lift the phone to their ears to activate Siri, was causing battery drain. Unless you use it often, or find it useful (most don't!), you can turn it off for good: 1. Touch the "Settings" icon. 2. Touch "General." 3. Touch "Siri." 4. Slide "Raise to Speak" to the "Off" position.

  • Fetch, Don't Push, Your Email

    You probably don't need to read each email the second it reaches your phone (unless you're a super important, time-crunched businessman or woman). When "Push" is enabled for your email, it does just that, forcing email from the servers onto your phone immediately. You can switch it to "Fetch" so that your phone is checking for new email less frequently. As the iPhone setting says, "For better battery life, fetch less frequently": 1. Touch the "Settings" icon. 2. Scroll down to "Mail, Contacts, Calendars." Select that screen. 3. Touch the "Fetch New Data" bar. 4. Turn off "Push." 5. Choose a schedule for how often you want your email refreshed. The longer you wait, the less battery you'll use up. If you choose "Manual" and leave it up to your own brain to remember to check your email, you'll be saving lots of battery life (especially while you sleep).

  • Stop Checking For Wi-Fi All The Time

    If you're walking around and not actively looking for a Wi-Fi hotspot, then turn Wi-Fi off in your settings to save a little bit of power: 1. Touch "Settings" icon. 2. Touch "Wi-Fi" bar. 3. Switch "Wi-Fi" to off.

  • Update Your Operating System Already

    Whenever Apple pushes out an update to iOS -- the operating system that's running on your iPhone -- it usually includes features that will help your phone use battery life more efficiently. If you are on an older version of iOS, you may not be getting as much battery life as you could if you updated. In order to check for an update: 1. Touch the "Settings" icon. 2. Touch "General." 3. Look for Software Update. If you see a number next to it, you have an update. 4. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/ios-6-release-download-apple_n_1896773.html" target="_hplink">Follow the instructions here</a>. For users with newer iPhones, iOS 6.0 is the version you want.

  • Download A Battery Improvement App

    As a last-ditch effort, there are several apps in the App Store that claim to help with your battery life and guide you through the process of extending the time you get from a full charge. My favorite is BatterySense by electronics giant Philips: It's free and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/batterysense-by-philips-consumer/id426068946?mt=8" target="_hplink">you can download it right here</a>. BatterySense essentially analyzes your usage and shows you which settings are killing your battery and which ones you can tweak to make things last longer. Other popular options include <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/battery-doctor-pro-max-your/id340171033?mt=8" target="_hplink">Battery Doctor Pro</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/battery-life-pro-all-in-1/id373041141?mt=8" target="_hplink">Battery Life Pro</a>; the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carat/id504771500?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_hplink">intriguing Carat app</a>, from the AMP Lab at UC-Berkeley, is also worth a look.