A report in Japanese blog Macotakara claims that Apple is getting ready to manufacture the "iPad mini". However, there's a twist to the tale. The blog claims to have learnt from a "reliable Chinese source" that the iPad mini will be produced at the Foxconn's newly opened facilities in Brazil, instead of the usual plant in China. Here's a quote from from the blog (excuse the English): According to Chinese reliable source, the tablet called iPad mini will be produced in Brazil, however production test to collect data for new cutting machine is already done in China. Source said that, production phase of this tablet will be started since September, and this tablet should be shipped until holiday season, but announcement will not be so soon.