Apple has today announced the iPad 5 which is called the iPad Air and iPad mini 2, its new flagship tablets. See 22 October Apple event as it happened. See also: New Apple iPad Air review: hands on with Apple's thinner, faster iPad.As expected, Apple took the wraps off it's fifth-generation iPad, the iPad Air, and the second generation iPad mini. The latter is called the iPad mini with Retina display but will be more commonly referred to as the iPad mini 2. See also: New iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 lau