Philip Elmer-DeWitt:
I have to take the fall for passing along the rumor — apparently false — that invitations were set to go out on Oct. 10 for an iPad mini unveiling on Oct. 17.
Given that the last three invites I’ve received from Apple Special Events arrived in my inbox before 12:01 p.m. Eastern, I had already almost given up hope when, at 12:08 p.m., I got this tweet from The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple — a blogger with sources within Apple:I think I’ll take a break and go get some lunch. It’s a quiet day.
Rumors often break hearts.