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Gruber: “no camera, webcam or otherwise, on The Tablet.”
In challenging a Techcrunch article regarding recent comments made by a France Telecom executive about the Apple tablet, John Gruber of Daring Fireball dropped this little nugget of info on us. “And, for what it’s worth, I’m hearing there is no camera, webcam or otherwise, on The Tablet.” And so the plot thickens…
Continue reading...Rumor: Next-gen iPhone to come with OLED screen, front facing camera, dual-core processors
12. January 2010
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In all the hoopla over the upcoming Apple Tablet, people seem to have forgotten about the iPhone. But if a recent report from the Korea Times is any indication, the next-gen iPhone will come with a number of interesting improvements. According to KT, South Korea’s second largest mobile carrier, the next-gen iPhone will come equipped […]
Continue reading...Rumor: 4th Gen iPhone to launch in May
12. January 2010
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Citing mobile operators, the French-language Magazine Challenges is reporting that the next-gen iPhone will launch in May, which would mark a deviation from Apple’s pattern of introducing a new iPhone model in late June/early July. Apple’s change of heart was reportedly a result of its efforts to prevent the Nexus One, and other Android handsets, […]
Continue reading...Is this the glass for the Apple Tablet?
11. January 2010
Citing a trustworthy source, The Mac Observer has posted an image purporting to be a 10-inch glass screen from the upcoming Apple Tablet. If accurate, we can only assume that the slit towards the “top” is a speaker while the hole on the bottom is for an iPhone-style home button. And the button area in the […]
Continue reading...Tablet OS to include advanced multitouch gestures along with multitouch version of iWork
9. January 2010
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Apple has been working on a tablet in one form or another for years, and now that Steve Jobs is sufficiently satisfied to release one out into the wild, it’s a good bet that the device will blow users away much like the iPhone did when Jobs first unveiled the iconic smartphone back at Macworld […]
Continue reading...How Apple uses the WSJ to plant “controlled leaks”
6. January 2010
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It’s been assumed for some time now that Apple routinely uses the Wall Street Journal as a conduit for strategic “leaks” regarding company plans and any other type of information it wants to disseminate out into the public discourse. Over the past few weeks, the noise regarding the mythical Apple Slate (or whatever it’s called) […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple Tablet to require steep learning curve
6. January 2010
Given that Apple relies on ease of use and usability to differentiate its products, we wouldn’t put too much stock into the following rumor. CultofMac writes, citing a reader who supposedly has a connection inside Apple, that the upcoming Apple tablet will necessitate a steep learning curve for users. According to reader Tom: “I just […]
Continue reading...January 26th Apple event to focus on “mobility space”; Tablet to be sub-$1000
30. December 2009
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Somewhat unusually, Foxnews has entered the Apple rumor business. Citing, an inside source within Apple, Foxnews reports that Apple’s upcoming media event on January 26th will focus on “the mobility space”, which seems to imply that the event will focus on the iPhone/iPod or, of course, the rumored Apple tablet. Last week the Apple blogosphere […]
Continue reading...Innolux tapped to supply touchscreen panels for Apple’s upcoming tablet
28. December 2009
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These Apple Tablet rumors (or is it Slate now?) keep rollin’ in by the truckload, with the most recent tidbit being that Foxconn subsidiary Innolux has been to tapped supply the touchscreen panels for Apple’s forthcoming tablet device. According to a report in DigiTimes, the original launch of the tablet was pushed back into the […]
Continue reading...Will forthcoming Apple Tablet employ dynamic surface for tactile virtual keyboard?
24. December 2009
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Yesterday, the New York Times reported that a former Apple employee told them that “[users] will be very surprised how you interact with the new tablet.” A surprise from Apple? Get outta here! But what the hell might it be? Well, AppleInsider dug up a patent application first filed in 2007 detailing a system which would […]
Continue reading...Developers told to prepare apps for Tablet demo in January
23. December 2009
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The rumors surrounding Apple’s mythical tablet continue to roll in, with the latest word being that Apple has informed select developers to prepare apps for a public tablet demo set to take place in January, which corroborates earlier reports suggesting that Apple has plans to announce the device at a special media event sometime in […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple to announce 7-inch tablet in January
23. December 2009
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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote a note to investors earlier today saying that he expects Apple to ship a tablet device by the end of March, while noting that there’s a 50/50 chance Apple will unveil the device in January. This echoes a similar report from the Financial Times which labeled the tablet launch as “imminent”, while also pegging […]
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12. January 2010
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