So, everyone thought Apple iSlate announcement was coming at a planned event for January 26? Well Digital Daily says that's off by an entire day! That's right, citing unnamed sources, they say the deeds going down on the 27th. What a Wednesday that will be! At this point, I don't think a day matters … [Read more...]
Bloggers Battle Over iSlate’s Relevance
January 3, 2010 by 1 Comment
Joe Wilcox from Betanews posted an article saying the world doesn't need the iSlate, and that the device wouldn't do very well. He believes that it's not far enough beyond an iPhone that people would use it and it's a niche device, and that it might flop like the Cube. MG Siegler at TechCrunch wrote … [Read more...]
Apple Job Posting Hints At 802.11n Wi-fi
January 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment
A tipster point Electronista to an Apple job posting, which hints at 802.11n might be coming to the next generation of iPhone. The posting isn't a new one, but seems to suggest a change in the hardware. The ad says We are looking for a talented and energetic software engineer for the iPhone WiFi … [Read more...]
Did Apple Deny Latitude Because Of Their Own Similar App?
January 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Patently Apple have unearthed another Apple patent, this time one which may give clues as to why Cupertino denied Google's Latitude app. MacRumors thinks that this patent, for Maps+Compass, has similar functionality to Latitude, which is why the latter wasn't allowed. It apparently takes your … [Read more...]
Gruber On Tablet: “Redefining The Experience Of Personal Computing”
January 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Tech journalist John Gruber has offered his views on the upcoming iSlate/Tablet, and even though he doesn't have a much information, he has some interesting ideas. The only thing concrete he has to offer is that the Tablet is real, that Jobs is happy with it, and that everyone involved is under … [Read more...]
8GB 3GS? I’m not convinced.
December 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment
There's been a rumor floating around the internet for a couple of days now, that a German guy managed to get hold of a refurbished 8GB 3G, which came in a box that mentioned an 8GB 3GS. The post was first dug up by Electronista, but right now the details don't quite add up. The model name and part … [Read more...]
Apple Also Trademarked iGuide, Another Tablet Name?
December 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
MacRumors is on fire, with digging up all these old Apple trademarks. They just found another one, from the same period as iSlate. This trademark was again set up via a dummy corporation, and signed off by Regina Porter. This time they grabbed "iGuide", with a description that seems to suggest … [Read more...]
Analyst Eightball: Apple Will Sell 1.4 Million Tablets at $600 A Pop
December 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Today, we have the ever entertaining Gene Munster, of Piper Jaffray. Lets give the ball a shake, and see what pops up! He says: The tablet will ship by March, and Apple will sell 162,000 devices per month, for 2 million a year, or 1.4 million for 2010. This is based on him talking to Taiwanese … [Read more...]
Tablet Starts Gathering Components
December 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I hope everyone had a great holiday, and is pumped to be back at work! Here to help you in that transition is more rumors from the world of the Apple Tablet/iSlate/whatever the hell it's called. It appears that orders are being placed for all the crucial component parts. DigiTimes are reporting … [Read more...]
iSlate Evidence Continues To Mount
December 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Well, we're now sure that Apple is attached to the iSlate, now we just don't know if that's the rumored tablet or not. TechCrunch dug up registration details for URLS and trademarks around the world, most of which point back to Apple, in one form or another. MacRumors found out the trademark for … [Read more...]
