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Will Apple's rumored tablet be an 'iPod touch DX'? It's all about perception

Will Apple's rumored tablet be an 'iPod touch DX'? It's all about perceptionOversized iPod or downsized computer?If the "Apple tablet" is an oversized iPod running the iPhone OS it will fail.Other computer manufacturers are hard at work with their own multi-touch portable computing devices.The difference is that the latter will...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Digital media, Digital music, tablet, Apple Inc., rumored tablet, iPod touch DX, Apple iPod, Apple Tablet, Apple iPod Touch

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

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Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed

You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., vaporware

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Times exec hints at Apple tablet

Gawker reports that Bill Keller, executive editor at the New York Times, may have outed the mythical Apple tablet. At a supposedly off-the-record meeting which someone graciously preserved on Vimeo with the entirety of Times' Web staff Keller gave us this tantalizing nugget: I'm hoping we can get the...

Tags: Apple Inc., Bill Keller, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools

Current problem with Android devicesI am Android fan, but nevertheless my next mobile phone will be HTC HD2 - i.e. Windows device. And the reason: all Andorid devices currently available have relatively small screen size and resolution. I am wandernig why Google doesn't urge on phone makers to offer...

Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones, Smart phones, advertisement, tool, Android Devices, phone, smart phone, Linux, operating system, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Apple tablet gets manufacturing partner

According to DigiTimes, Apple has selected Foxconn Electronics Hon Hai Precision Industry to manufacture the widely-rumored Apple tablet. “Market sources” at DigiTimes note that the device is expected to go on sale in the first quarter of 2010, with an initial shipment of 300,000 to 400,000 devices....

Tags: Apple Inc., Manufacturing, DigiTimes, Tablets, Notebooks, E-books, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Podcast: Can Apple make the tablet PC cool?

Apple's rumored tablet is just the latest incarnation of the form factor. In fact, the tech industry has been pushing tablet PCs forever with little success. The big question we address in this podcast: Can Apple make tablets cool? We---Jason Hiner, Sam Diaz and I---were a bit...

Tags: Podcast, PC, Tablet PC, Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Newton engineer returns to his Apple roots

Apple today re-hired one of its original Newton developers and it may be one of the best sign yet that an Apple tablet actually exists. The New York Times reports that Michael Tchao joined Apple on Monday as vice president of product marketing after an absence of...

Tags: Apple Inc., Michael Tchao, Tablets, Public Relations, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Pink and Microsoft Tablet (Take 2): A couple of updates

Project Pink and the rumored remake of a Microsoft Tablet are back on the rumor treadmill this weekend. It's been quiet out there lately on both fronts. Here's a recap -- plus a couple of small updates -- that I've heard recently about these two skunk-works efforts by Mary Jo...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-09-20

Apple confirms Sept. 9, 2009 'rock and roll' iPod event; new shuffle desperately needed

Been waiting for a new iPod? Apple just confirmed its rumored September 9, 2009 music-themed event in San Francisco. The expected announcement? The new iPod lineup, at the very least, with iTunes a possibility and a tablet unlikely, at best. ...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., iPod-style Invitation, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-31

David Byrne: 'Inevitably someone will hack the Kindle'

You know David Byrne, right? Founder of the acclaimed (and Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame-worthy) Talking Heads, solo musician, artist and author? Apparently he's a sometime-technologist, too. Byrne decided to plunk down the "almost $500!" for...

Tags: Record Company, Amazon.com Inc., David Byrne, Digital Music, Digital Media, Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Hallelujah! Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device supports T-Mobile USA 3G

I have the Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets and while they can be fun to use from time to time, but their performance and speed holds them back. Today Nokia announced the rumored N900 running Maemo 5 and with T-Mobile USA 3G support I am putting my Nokia N97...

Tags: Nokia Corp., T-Mobile, N900, 3G, Cellular Phones, Linux, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-08-27

What should the next MacBook look like? Cost?

Wasn't the idea for the 13" MacBook Pro going to replace this?Here Apple seemed to be heading to killing the plastic MacBook. Originally the 13" UniBody MacBook was just "MacBook" then later they added a "Pro" to the name (which made sense, as it was so like the existing MacBook...

Tags: Notebooks, Tablets, Apple MacBook, tablet, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Apple music event slated for September 9 - sans tablet

Sources tell Digital Daily's John Paczkowski that Apple will indeed hold a "music event" -- as previously rumored -- during the week of September 7, 2009. The only real surprise is that the event is being held on a Wednesday (September 9) as opposed to Apple's typical...

Tags: Event, Apple Inc., Music Event, Phil Schiller, Tablets, Digital Music, Digital Media, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Is this the Apple tablet?

Is this the rumored Apple tablet, the 10-inch touchscreen device that reportedly will resemble a large iPod touch? Your call, ZDNet readers: [poll id=23] by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Tablets, Monitors & Displays, Notebooks, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-17

News to know: Leaked Blackberry OS; 4G networks; Clunkers updated; National Broadband; Psystar

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Zack Whittaker: Leaked upcoming BlackBerry OS screenshots reveal new features Christopher Dawson: Will 4G make our networks irrelevant? ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Network, Operating System, Dana Blankenhorn, Broadband, Apple Inc., SOA, RIM BlackBerry, 4G Network, Matthew Miller, Psystar, Doubts, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Corporate Communications, Linux, Web Services, Broadband Internet, Middleware, Network Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Operating Systems, Telecommunications, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-17

Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"

With all the recent conjecture about the rumored Apple tablet (nee "iPad") I found this email particularly interesting. Confessions of a teacher, parent and wanna-be tech geek by John H. Julian I've taught since 1980 and the people to get involved...

Tags: Teacher, Computer, Tablet Computer, Personal Information, Tablets, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-16

Apple music/iPod event rumored for September

MediaMemo citing "music industry sources" reports that Apple is planning a keynote event for the week of September 7th. Apple has held similar events in September for the past four years, so it isn't much of a surprise. MacRumors breaks it down: 2008: Apple held a...

Tags: Apple iPod, Event, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Loop, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Report: Apple planning Sept. music event; No hint of a tablet

Apple is reportedly preparing for a big media event early next month and it appears that whatever the company has to offer will have something to do with music. Techmeme All Things Digital's Peter Kafka reports on his Media Memo blog that "multiple music industry sources" are...

Tags: Event, Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Digital Media, Digital Music, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Apple shoots TV commercial for mystery product in 40s diner

According to a post on 9-to-5 Mac Apple shot a television commercial for an "unannounced product" yesterday at a 1940's style diner called Jax on the Tracks in Truckee, California. Restaurant owner Bud Haley told the Sierra Sun “Apple found us, they’re trying to show us...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., TVs, Digital Music, Tv & Home Theater, Tablets, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-12

A call to mainstream health IT

A call to mainstream health ITInteresting conceptAnd to some degree it's true.One neat thing about the Health industry, however, is that there are some very bright folks in the open source area that can hold their own.A good example is OsiriX, which is open source imaging on the Mac &...

Tags: Notebooks, health-IT, open source

Discussion threads 2009-08-05