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appleinsider.com - 10/27/2009
Apple pitches tablet as e-reader to Australian media - report
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Apple has allegedly gone global in its efforts to attract publications to provide content for its long-rumored tablet device, as a new report suggests the hardware maker has been in discussions with the Australian media.
Apple shops tablet around Australia
smh.com.au - 10/27/2009
Apple shops tablet around Australia
— smh.com.au — Apple is preparing to release a groundbreaking tablet computer in Australia and around the world early next... year and has been in discussions with media companies about including their content on the device. The tablet is tipped to be a larger version ... (more) Apple shops tablet around Australia

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Bill Keller: Apple Tablet 'Impending' [Print Is Dead]
gawker.com - 10/26/2009
Bill Keller: Apple Tablet 'Impending' [Print Is Dead]
— gawker.com — Bill Keller may have casually mentioned that Apple's not-officially-happening-but-clearly-happening tablet computer is imminent and that the New... York Times are working to bring content to it.... (more) Bill Keller: Apple Tablet 'Impending' [Print Is Dead]

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Apple Tablet rumor roundup: NYT speaks of 'impending Apple slate,' new SIM tray leaks (video)
engadget.com - 10/26/2009
Apple Tablet rumor roundup: NYT speaks of 'impending Apple slate,' new SIM tray leaks (video)
— engadget.com — Bear with us as we bring you the latest rumors related to the most important product that... never was: the Apple tablet. Today we have a pair of rumors bubbling to the surface of a delicious tattle brew. First, the SIM card tray pictured above said ... (more) Apple Tablet rumor roundup: NYT speaks of 'impending ...

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Apple's Tablet Pitch To Media: It's Small Enough For A Handbag, Too Big For A Pocket [Tablet]
Gizmodo — There's excitement that Apple's in talks with Australian media companies to get content for a touchscreen reader-style product. It's not news to us, but at least there's a laugh in the size details given for the mystery device: The device was described as a larger iPhone, "small enough to carry in a handbag but too big to fit in a pocket." This makes the tablet smaller than a breadbox, right? [Apple Insider] ...

Apple's tablet will be "handbag" sized for the lady
T3.com All — ... which would be right at home alongside the previously known "Cocktail" video-enhanced album format we assume is another of the device's 'Big Ideas'. So, if major newspapers are being given serious advance warning of Apple's latest device, it would appear plans are taking shape to help the media dinosaurs flog their daily papers via a paid-for online model along the lines of, dare we suggest, an "App Store for Newspapers". Rupert Murdoch will be very happy. Link: Apple UK (via AI & SMH ) Related links: [image] ...

Apple's tablet will be "handbag" sized for the lady
T3.com News — ... is another of the device's 'Big Ideas'.   So, if major newspapers are being given serious advance warning of Apple's latest device, it would appear plans are taking shape to help the media dinosaurs flog their daily papers via a paid-for online model along the lines of, dare we suggest, an "App Store for Newspapers".   Rupert Murdoch will be very happy.   Link: Apple UK (via AI & SMH)

Apple tablet rumor roundup: future of media edition
Engadget — ... be a totally boring piece of plastic with no connection to anything... except these guys managed to score some iPhone 3GS parts way early as well. Is this just junk, or is it is really a new iPhone leaking months and months early? Or maybe just leftovers from a camera-equipped iPod touch that never was? Or... is this also some random part of a new tablet? No one really knows -- which is why we're sticking it all in this post and moving on with our lives. Read - Apple pitches to Australian media Read - Apple execs call online print media ...

Apple Tablet PC Rumors: What we know so far
PR News: — There have certainly been many rumors regarding the Apple Tablet PC; some are more plausible than others, but will we ever see the Mac tablet in stores. Engadget have been looking at the latest bunch of rumors and have found just three to be worth a mention. The first is that “Apple pitches to Australian media”, the second is that “Apple execs call online print media “unattractive” and the third is “China OnTrade iPhone 4 Generation midboard.” So let us take a look at these three latest pieces news regarding the ...

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Apple Tablet Rumors: NY Times Exec Mentions "Impending Apple Slate" [Apple Tablet]
gizmodo.com 10/26/2009 — Two fresh rumors for you…First up: did Bell Keller, Executive Editor of the NY Times let slip on the still unconfirmed Apple tablet in a speech last week? Video after the jump. Meanwhile, is this the tablet's SIM card tray? Bill Keller speaks ...
Today's Tablet Rumors: New SIM Tray, Times Honcho Blurts
modmyi.com 10/26/2009 — image via Engadget Another week, another load of Apple Tablet rumors. Today's grab bag ranges from the sketchy to the plausible: a leaked photo of a supposed new SIM tray from a future Apple device, and some unguarded comments by the executive editor of the New York Times . First, ...
On That NYTimes Editor's Mention of the Apple Tablet [Media]
gizmodo.com 10/26/2009 — A lot of people are writing up this video of the NYTimes Editor "leaking" the Apple Tablet (see 8:20 in the video) in this supposedly off record talk. But this isn't proof of anything. It could easily just be that Bill Keller reads rumors, too. ...
Mac Users Ready to Pay Up for Apple Tablet [Study]
mashable.com 10/26/2009 — The “how much will you pay for an Apple Tablet?” question might be a bit premature given the specifications or the launch date of the device are not yet confirmed. Nonetheless, Retrevo has just published a study looking at the price points at ...
Apple showing tablet specs in Australia?
electronista.com 10/27/2009 — Apple has been actively recruiting media producers in Australia for its rumored upcoming tablet, a claim today maintains. The American company has supposedly been giving publishers of various forms some specifications to gauge their interest in ...
Dell Latitude XT2 XFR Rugged Convertible Tablet PC with Multitouch
itechnews.net 10/28/2009 — Dell announced the new Latitude XT2 XFR, the industry’s smallest 12.1-inch rugged convertible tablet PC that is also the first to have a multitouch display. The tablet is based on the XT2 and is designed to meet the unique and demanding ...
Most Mac Users Would Pay More for Apple Tablet Than PC Users
modmyi.com 10/28/2009 — image via Retrevo The consumer electronics shopping site Retrevo.com, in its recent Gadgetology Report , discovered that 68% of people who primarily use a Mac would be willing to pay $600 or more for an Apple-made tablet, while only 36% of users who spend most of their time on a Windows ...
Exclusive Picture Of Unlaunched Apple Tablet (circa 1990) — CrunchGear
Yeah ok it isn't that Apple Tablet. But this is a picture, taken around 1990, of the Apple Pen Mac, a little known and never launched Apple tablet project. As far as we can tell there is no other image of this device anywhere on the Internet, and very few references to it at all. The Pen Mac ...
Unlaunched Apple tablet unearthed — Tech Digest
It seems that Apple have had plenty of practice when they finally get around to launching the Apple Tablet. > >
Apple's tablet Mac revealed — 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence
We like this story - here’s a picture of the Apple tablet - no, not that Apple tablet, but the unreleased tablet that never made the light of day and was internally developed by the company way back c.1990. We didn’t find this little gem - that honour goes to TechCrunch , but ...
Lots More Apple Tablet News, but Do You Care? — GeekSugar
The mystery surrounding the Apple Tablet is hitting a fever pitch, and this time word is that Apple is shopping the yet-to-be-seen Tablet to Australian developers to gauge interest . In other news, you can now buy SIM card trays for a so-called iTablet online , but then again, a New York ...
Photographic Proof of the Apple Tablet...From 20 Years Ago [Retromodo] — Gizmodo
I know, I know, that headline's a dirty trick. But this is still pretty cool: TechCrunch got ahold of a shot of the Apple Pen Mac , a stylus-driven tablet concept circa 1990 that eventually collapsed in favor of the Newton. The Pen Mac was an inch thick, used the same screen as the Mac ...
Exclusive Picture Of Unlaunched Apple Tablet (circa 1990) — TechCrunch
Yeah ok it isn’t that Apple Tablet. But this is a picture, taken around 1990, of the Apple Pen Mac, a little known and never launched Apple tablet project. As far as we can tell there is no other image of this device anywhere on the Internet, and very few reference to it at all. The Pen ...
10 Reasons Why a Tablet Could Help Apple in Enterprises — eWeek - RSS Feeds
News Analysis: Apple has been mum on the possibility of releasing a tablet PC. But it's not hard to imagine what an Apple tablet design might look like. In fact an Apple tablet might deliver a lot of value to enterprise users. Here are 10 reasons why a tablet could help Apple win more corporate ...
Apple Shows Apple Tablet Specs Around Down Under? — I4U News
The Apple Tablet is still the biggest rumored next new Apple product. Apple rumors are a hot topic around the world. Today a report from the Australian The Sydney Morning Herald (via Techmeme) makes its rounds as it claims that Apple has shown the Apple Ta...
Apple Tablet Will Restore Comic Books To Former Glory [Apple Tablet] — Gizmodo
"What is it in France they say? 'America contributed three things to culture: jazz, musical comedy and comic books .'" You can already buy two on iTunes. And if things pan out, you'll be get the third on the Apple tablet . Over the last few weeks I've been talking to people within the comics ...
Apple's tablet: A 70-30 split? — Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0
Reports of Apple's pitch to print media companies hint at a business model Source: Sydney Morning Herald The tablet computer Apple ( AAPL ) is rumored to be readying for launch next year is much in the news this week. On Monday, the blogs were aflutter over a three-word phrase ...
Apple touting Tablet in Australia? — SlashGear
The Apple Tablet rumors this week have already been tenuous and, well, more tenuous , so let’s throw another vaguely unbelievable tidbit into the ring. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Apple have been shopping around their tablet to Australian media companies, “in an effort ...
Apple Says The Tablet Is For Web Surfing, Books, Newspapers, And Movies — Silicon Alley Insider
Apple is asking Australian media companies if they want to put their content on its forthcoming tablet computer, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. 20 Guesses About What The Apple Tablet Will Look Like > Read the rest of this story » See Also: CHART OF THE DAY: Mac Users Ready ...
NYT Editor mentions Apple tablet in speech — Krunker
For those of you disappointed that Apple failed to deliver any news on a possible tablet device with their recent product refresh, here’s an interesting story to keep your interests possibly peaked.  In a private speech delivered to the New York Times digital staff around October ...
More Tablet Rumors Surface — EverythingiCafe
Fire up the old rumor machine, the often discussed Apple Table gained a bit more coverage today. Firstly, Bell Keller, Executive Editor of the NY Times, dropped a mention of the Apple Tablet into a speech of his. Whether he was referring to advance knowledge, or just the what might be coming, ...
Rumor: Is This the Apple Tablet's SIM Card Tray [Apple Tablet] — Gizmodo
Today in micro-rumors: Is this the Apple Tablet 's SIM card tray? (And are we this desperate for photos?) The SIM card tray you see pictured up top is supposedly designed for the Apple Tablet, and is built by Foxconn (the device's rumored manufacturer ). It's definitely larger than the ...
Apple Slate As Name For Apple Tablet Reappears — I4U News
The Apple Tablet rumor is still strong, but because the launch is expected for 2010 it got a bit quite. Over the weekend the potential name of the Apple Tablet appeared. According to 9to5Mac Bill Keller, Executive Editor of The NY Times mentioned Apple Sla...
Shenzen P88 tablet — Ubergizmo
The Apple tablet has been rumored for a long time now, and even the recent introduction of revamped Macs, a new Magic Mouse and the Apple Remote failed to yield additional clues towards a potential Apple tablet. Never mind, says Shenzen of China who are extremely forward looking that they ...
Analysis: Nook could pre-empt the rumored Apple tablet — Latest from Computerworld
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