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More Apple Tablet Rumors: Names, Sizes, Speculation

Covering the recent Apple Tablet rumors last week, I never imagined there would be a whole bunch of new ones popping up so soon, but that's exactly what happened over the weekend and today. I've summed them all up for you.The Apple ...READ»

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Pre-2010 Apple Rumor Round-Up

It's been awhile since Apple's launched a product, so you'd maybe think the rumor mill is silent. Think again, fanboy.READ»

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Today's Vision of Tomorrow: Circulation Stats, News Corp. Say Bits Replace Ink for Newsprint

Remember back in olden days when a story would break and the chief at the local daily would yell, "Stop the presses!" Well, they've finally stopped. And in the future, most of our newspaper content will be delivered via digital tech. ...READ»

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Apple Tablet Delayed, but With OLED Screen and Condé Nast Mags

Whee, the Apple Tablet merry-go-round spins and spins: Today adds a clutch of rumors that, if you grapple them all together, are another quietly confident tick in the "it's definitely real" box. But one suggestion is that the beast is ...READ»

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Top 5: Green Gadgets

How is fashion infused with history and updated with green tech? Or, how can a watch save you from air pollution? We have scoured the web to find where tech and sustainability meet to make fun, interesting and sustainable gadgets. Gadgets, in and of themselves, are an eco-hazard with dangerous chemical compounds, but Sprint has thought about a solution to that too. Here are the...READ»

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Marvel Comics, Now on the iPhone, Would Be Even Better on the iTablet

Comixology's iPhone app just got an exciting boost: 71 titles from Marvel. Reading comics on such a small screen is okay, but it sure would be nicer if they were on a bigger screen. Enter iTablet. Is this their future? The Marvel ...READ»

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Apple Tablet Timeline

The excitement in the tech world about Apple's rumored iTablet (iPad?) is getting close to fever pitch, culminating with an article in the New York today. But all the evidence suggests that the seeds of the iTablet were planted decades ago--so we've made a timeline for you.READ»

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Apple Patent Gives Away iTablet Touch Interface?

Apple's patent applications often reveal tech gems that end up in real devices, which is why a newly-surfaced touchscreen interface patent is gathering some attention. It's for a full-hand touch-sensitive device--basically the ...READ»

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Screw Microsoft's Courier: Apple Had Better Ideas 22 Years Ago

The Web's been buzzing since Gizmodo leaked Microsoft's Courier tablet PC, and rightly so--it looks amazing. However, what we've seen of Courier is a mere concept rendering. Apple, of course, has been playing that game too. For 22 ...READ»

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Microsoft Phone and Tablet En Route: Riding Apple's Coattails?

We've covered bits and bobs about Microsoft's "Project Pink" Zune smartphone before, but the device since disappeared from the news. It's back again, matched with exciting rumors of an MS Tablet PC. Doesn't this all sound familiar?READ»

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HP DreamScreen: Absolutely Not an Apple Tablet Rival

There's a lot of hype on your favorite interwebs this morning about HP's new DreamScreen digital picture frame. Some people are spinning the device as beating Apple's iTablet to market. This couldn't be farther from the ...READ»

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Three E-Readers That Could Change Publishing Forever, and One That Won't

Okay, we know the e-book revolution is just fomenting beyond the horizon, soon to sweep the publishing world. But which electronic devices will be at the vanguard, and which ones won't? Asustek's Dual-Screen E-Book, the Cheapest ...READ»

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Apple Tablet Rumor, for the Umpteenth Time--but Now With Details

You're going to keep hearing Apple Tablet rumors until the nice folks at Cupertino actually roll one off the production line, or point-blank rule out such a gizmo...but the latest batch have some very specific specs associated with ...READ»

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Eight Days to Go: Apple Event Rumor Round-Up

Next week Wednesday is when Apple will host its traditional iPod media event. At least, that's what everyone's assuming from the "It's Only Rock'N'Roll, But We Like It" tagline Apple chose. As usual there's a bunch of swirling rumors, ...READ»

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Is Apple Shooting for the Cloud?

More information is trickling out about Apple's new data center in North Carolina--it seems it's going to be big. Amongst the biggest in the World, in fact. Are the folks at Cupertino shooting Apple into the cloud computing ...READ»

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8GB iPhone 3G S En Route--What the Heck Are Apple's Plans?

Color us fascinated by this: According to leaked Rogers Wireless info, Apple has an 8GB version of its new iPhone 3G S on the way. It's a move to tap into the lower-spending market, but it has us wondering exactly what Apple's got ...READ»

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What's Next for Netbooks? Acer and Asus Reveal Plans

It's always refreshing when a lateral-thinking-inspired product revolutionizes a market. And that's partly what makes the netbook computer so interesting. Netbooks are growing up fast, and both market-leader Acer and its original ...READ»

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Is Asus' New 1004DN Eee PC Really a Netbook?

Defining the difference between a "netbook" PC and a "notebook" one has never been an exact science--despite several ridiculous lawsuits that would make you think otherwise. But Asus has decided to confuse ...READ»

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How To Love A Netbook

It's the holidays, and that means offering peace and clemency to your nemeses. Or, in my case, coming to tolerate -- even appreciate -- a netbook. I didn't think it was possible at first; every UMPC I've used has felt cramped, slow, ...READ»

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Asus Debuts Yet Another Eee PC

Perhaps a little drunk on the wild success of its Eee PC notebook, Asus [TPE:2357] is releasing yet another iteration of the much-loved little machine called the Eee OC 904 HD. News junkies will recall that Asus announced more ...READ»

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Toshiba Portege Gets Massive Solid State Hard Drive

The venerable Portege line, Toshiba's [OTC: TOSBF] ultra-portable notebooks, has just gotten a little more venerable. The R500, the company's well-received 12.1-inch LED-backlit laptop, has officially gotten an upgrade to a 128GB ...READ»

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Dell Reveals "E" and "E Slim" Ultra-Portables

Apparently convinced that there just aren't enough vowels in the current crop of netbooks, Dell [NASDAQ: DELL] has revealed its own group of ultra-portable laptops to compete with Asus's Eee PC and Apple's MacBook Air, and they're ...READ»

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Asus Reveals Bamboo-Trimmed Laptop; Eee Deskop Box

The Eee Box B202 will be available in the US in mid-July, and will run on a 1.6GHz Inel Atom processor and come in Windows XP and Linux versions. READ»

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Asus Reveals Bamboo-Trimmed Laptop; Eee Deskop Box

If there were an award for most fecund tech company, Asus [TPE: 2357] would be the shoe-in; not only have they been cranking out new iterations of their uber-successful Eee PC laptop and thinking up new gaming devices, but they're now ...READ»