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Apple shops upcoming “tablet” to Australian media companies
Hot on the heels of New York Times editor Bill Keller making reference to an Apple publishing device he called a “slate”, comes a report out of the Sydney Morning Herald which states that Apple has been shopping around its tablet device to a number of Australian media companies to see if they’re interested in […]
Continue reading...New York Times spills the beans on “impending Apple slate”
Monday, October 26, 2009
Last week, Bill Keller, executive editor of the New York Times, delivered a speech to his digital staff at the Neiman Jornalism Lab where he spoke freely about the New York Times’ strategy to stay relevant in a world where print media is “dying.” The speech was supposed to be off-the-record, but video of the […]
Continue reading...Did Kevin Rose spill the beans on the Apple tablet, or lack thereof?
Monday, October 19, 2009
Digg co-founder Kevin Rose’s track record regarding Apple rumors is spotty. Sometimes he’s way off base and sometimes he’s right on the money (i.e re: cut, copy, and paste on the iPhone). That being the case, take this with a huge grain of salt. This past weekend, the digg founder was out enjoying a few libations […]
Continue reading...Report: Foxconn to manufacture Apple tablet for Q1 2010 launch
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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Digitimes is reporting that Foxconn has been tapped to manufacture Apple’s rumored tablet, with an anticipated early 2010 launch date. Now onto the dirty details. While initial reports suggested that an Apple tablet would measure in at 9.6-inches, Digitimes notes that the device will sport a 10.6-inch display, which closely corroborates info which surfaced not […]
Continue reading...Publishers wary of Apple tablet implications
Monday, October 5, 2009
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With Apple reportedly reaching out to publishers in anticipation of their rumored tablet, not everyone is excited about what an Apple tablet may do to the publishing industry. AdAge writes that a number of traditional publishers are wary of ceding control over their content to Apple, and want to avoid the situation that record labels […]
Continue reading...Apple’s been working on a tablet since 2003
Monday, October 5, 2009
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The New York Times reports today that Apple’s been working on a tablet computing device, in some form or another, since 2003: One prototype, developed in 2003, used PowerPC microchips made by I.B.M., which were so power-hungry that they quickly drained the battery. “It couldn’t be built. The battery life wasn’t long enough, the graphics […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple reaching out to publishers in anticipation of tablet release
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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Well Gizmodo sure does seem to be getting all of the tablet related scoops these days. Earlier today, they published a report noting that “Appls is in talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating for a ‘new device’. And they’re not just going for e-books and mags. They’re aiming to redefine print.” Two […]
Continue reading...Is anyone else unimpressed with Microsoft’s Courier tablet?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Early yesterday, Gizmodo published what purports to be a more polished mockup video of how Microsoft’s newly rumored Courier notebook/tablet (or whatever you wanna call it) will function. Reading many of the comments at various tech sites, the masses all seem to be shouting in unison, “I WANT ONE!” Not one to ever kill a […]
Continue reading...More details on the Apple Tablet emerge
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Citing a very reliable source, Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge drops some very interesting tidbits relating to the rumored Apple tablet. First, Horwitz notes that Apple “created at least three separate prototypes of its tablet computer.” The first prototype checked in with a 7-inch screen, but that was deemed to be too small. The latest working […]
Continue reading...Apple rehires former Newton developer as VP of product marketing
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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The New York Times reported yesterday that Apple recently rehired Michael Tchao, a former Apple employee who was one of the original developers of the Newton, Apple’s ill-fated attempt at a PDA. Tchao last worked for Apple in 1994, and his new role at Apple will take more of a marketing twist than actual product […]
Continue reading...Is this Microsoft’s new tablet?
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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Fresh off reports that Microsoft was working on its own version of a tablet comes this seemingly mega scoop from Gizmodo which purports to show not just photos of the tablet, but a pr demo of how the device might actually work. The device is called Courier, and it’s not really a tablet per se, […]
Continue reading...Microsoft has iPhone competitors and its own version of a tablet in the works
Monday, September 21, 2009
In a slight change of pace, the Apple rumor mill seems to be on hiatus while the rumors emanating from Redmond seem to be heating up. 9to5Mac got things started this weekend with a report that Microsoft is planning to release 2 iPhone competitors in 2010. Both phones will reportedly be slider-based, and rooted in […]
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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