Apple seems to have leaked details of new iPads that are expected to be announced Thursday, as an image published on Apple's iPad User Guide page for iOS 8 on iTunes Wednesday reveals that the company may announce the iPad Mini 3 and an iPad Air 2. Looking at the pictures below, the iPads look similar in design to their predecessors and have the familiar iOS 8 interface. You can see the
TouchID fingerprint sensors, iSight and FaceTime cameras, volume buttons and headset jacks. The iPad Mini 3 also has a nano-SIM slot for mobile broadband connectivity.

The iPad 9-7-nch Air 2 is expected to also get an upgrade to the A8 processor, which were introduced in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

The new iPads will be officially announced at an event on Apple's Cupertino, California, campus starting at 10 a.m. PDT Thursday. The company is also expected to introduce upgraded Mac computers and will talk about the Yosemite OS. Apple also is adding a gold color option for its full-size iPads, according to earlier reports.

Earleir today, Google introduced the Nexus 6 smartphone and the Nexus 9 tablet. The Nexus 9 tablet will compete against a new version of the iPad Air 2.