Tag Archive | "Rumors"
Is this the glass for the Apple Tablet?
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
Saturday, January 9, 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...Will the Apple Tablet bring sexy back?
Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Here’s the latest tablet rumor to get you amp’d up for Apple’s January 27th media event. Citing a source who has seen Apple’s tablet OS (but not the actual device), Silicon Alley Insider reports that the UI “has a good bit of new sexy to it.” New sexy, huh? I’m reminded of Puff Daddy’s interesting commercial for Pro-Active […]
Continue reading...How Apple uses the WSJ to plant “controlled leaks”
Wednesday, January 6, 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
Wednesday, January 6, 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
Wednesday, December 30, 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
Monday, December 28, 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?
Thursday, December 24, 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
Wednesday, December 23, 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
Wednesday, December 23, 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 […]
Continue reading...Report: Next-gen iPhone to include 5 megapixel camera
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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The next-gen iPhone will reportedly include a 5-megapixel camera, according to a recent report in DigiTimes. Citing industry sources, the report notes that OmniVision has already secured orders to supply Apple with the image sensors for what’s estimated to be 40-45 million units sold in 2010. Interestingly, Omnivision last June announced a 5 megapixel OV5650 […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple Tablet launch “imminent”, announcement may come in January
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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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 […]
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Monday, January 11, 2010
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