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...Monday, December 28, 2009
Comments Off on Innolux tapped to supply touchscreen panels for Apple’s upcoming tablet
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...Friday, December 25, 2009
Comments Off on First the iSlate domain, and now the iSlate trademark leads back to Apple
Just hours after discovering that Apple purchased the iSlate domain comes a report from MacRumors which cements earlier speculation about Apple owning the iSlate trademark. TechCrunch first noted early this morning that Apple appears to have set up a dummy corporation called Slate Computing LLC to purchase the iSlate trademark. And now it appears that […]
Continue reading...Friday, December 25, 2009
Comments Off on Welcome to iSlate – Apple purchased iSlate.com domain in 2007
Shit just got real, people. MacRumors did a bit of investigatory work and found that Apple purchased the iSlate.com domain name back in 2007 via MarkMonitor.com.
Continue reading...Thursday, December 24, 2009
Comments Off on Will forthcoming Apple Tablet employ dynamic surface for tactile virtual keyboard?
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...Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Comments Off on Steve Jobs said to be “extremely happy” with upcoming tablet
We go months with nary a drop of news about Apple’s rumored tablet, and in the course of a day we’re now struggling to keep up! In the last 24 hours, we’ve seen reports stating that Apple will announce a tablet device in January, that the tablet will be 7-inches, and that Apple is still […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Comments Off on Apple set to hold media event on January 26th, tablet demo may be on the agenda
Wow. Today is fast becoming the day the Apple Tablet became a reality. After numerous reports suggesting that Apple was poised to announce and demo its mythical tablet device sometime in January, comes word from the Financial Timesthat Apple has “rented a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco for several […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Comments Off on Developers told to prepare apps for Tablet demo in January
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...Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Comments Off on Rumor: Apple to announce 7-inch tablet in January
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 […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Comments Off on Report: Apple Tablet launch “imminent”, announcement may come in January
Echoing a similar report from the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times also writes today that Apple is in talks with Television networks in the hopes that they’ll hop on board a planned iTunes subscription service. As we mentioned yesterday, the rumored service will cost users about $30/month and may be in fact be geared towards […]
Continue reading...Monday, December 21, 2009
Comments Off on Disney and CBS contemplate TV subscription service for iTunes, and what that means for the Apple Tablet
Over the past few weeks, Apple has reportedly been pitching the idea of a $30/month subscription service for TV shows on iTunes. The rumored subscription service wouldn’t be tied to a particular type of hardware, and would be accessible to anyone with an iTunes account. Apple, however, encountered some resistance as many content providers were […]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 12, 2009
Comments Off on Fake Apple Tablet video makes the rounds
Check out the following video which claims to show the rumored Apple Tablet in action. The video originates from the French website NowhereElse and has been branded a fake for a variety of reasons. Still, we thought we’d post it anyways in order to give the masses more fuel for procrastination. Curiously, there seems to […]
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Comments Off on January 26th Apple event to focus on “mobility space”; Tablet to be sub-$1000