Leak shows a new iPad mini is on the way, even after Apple's folding iPhone

An 8th-gen iPad mini has appeared in Apple codeThe device could launch as soon as next monthIt might be joined by an updated HomePod miniDoes the official arrival of the iPhone Duo mean the iPad mini will be quietly retired? Not according to fresh Apple leaks that suggest the smallest iPad in the range will be getting a refreshed model sooner rather than later.This will be the iPad mini 8 if you're keeping count, the successor to the iPad mini 7 that launched in October 2024, and references to i