macdailynews.com - 12/8/2008
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The Apple tablet has been a topic of discussion ever since Steve Jobs yanked the Newton...
blogs.computerworld.com - 12/7/2008
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blogs.computerworld.com —
The Apple tablet has been a topic of
discussion ever since Steve Jobs yanked the Newton out...
of the product line in the late 90's. Speculation was rejuvenated at last month's conference call, where Jobs himself was on hand to say of the Netbook ...
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Apple's netbook/tablet to be based on ARM Cortex ...
blog.wired.com - 12/10/2008
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blog.wired.com —
Apple rumors are always hot stuff, but often
the readers of these made-up facts get carried away...
and take them as true. And the origin of this speculation is often an analyst, a grown man or woman who should really know better. The latest of ...
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Why Apple Won't Sell a $99 iPhone, A Netbook or a Tablet PC
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Apple's call to ARM
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Android operating system.
Since we know OS X already works with the ARM architecture, it raises the question: What will this device be, a netbook or a tablet? Analyst Ezra Gottheil from Technology Business Research says Apple can't afford to ignore consumer clamor for dropping prices, and expects Apple to release a $600 netbook in the first half of next year. We'll see.
How about you? What would you prefer? Take our poll in the 2nd half of this post.
[Via MacDailyNews and O'Grady's PowerPage.] Continue reading Apple's call to ...
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