AlQa'dah 26, 1433, Oct 12, 2012, SPA -- Apple Incorporated is expected to unveil its highly anticipated smaller iPad at an October 23 event, technology blog AllThingsD reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the company. The event would come before Microsoft Corporation launches its latest operating system, Windows 8, and its new Surface tablet on October 26. Speculation has grown for months that Apple was planning a smaller, cheaper version of its market-leading iPad tablet to directly compete with less expensive devices like the Amazon Kindle Fire.