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New iPhone 5, iPad Mini to be announced on Sept. 12: report

If you thought we must be getting close to an official Apple announcement as the rumour mill ramps up, chances are, you're right: various tech blogs are reporting that Apple will be announcing its iPhone 5 and iPad Mini on September 12.

According to an iMore blog post, the tentatively-named iPhone 5 will be unveiled in the early fall, and Apple fans can expect to get in line less than two weeks later for a reported September 21 launch. iMore also reports the long-rumoured iPad Mini, as well as a new iPod Nano, will be unveiled on the same day.

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This report backs up the repeated mention of a "fall event" by Apple during a call with analysts last week, Mashable reports.

It also supports a report from App4Phone.fr, a French website that pointed last week to a September 21 release date for the iPhone 5.

While CNET mentions that this is still in the rumours stage, it's beginning to look like the rumours are indeed true as more and more "sources" confirm the news. In the meantime, Apple will have to ride out the rest of the summer with slumping iPhone sales in advance of the new hardware release, and a court battle against rival Samsung: