And more speculation that Apple, with CEO Steve Jobs now back after an illness, is about to trump the ebook reader market with the much -
rumoured Apple tablet.
This latest Apple Tablet photo was sent to engadget by a tipster that claims to have taken these photos of
the rumoured Apple Tablet.
Apple will most probably be launching the long - awaited and long
rumoured Apple Tablet aka iSlate as their «Latest Creation».
Not exact matches
Both of the
tablet announcements, plus Google's efforts with its «Nexus» branded smartphones — not to mention the possibility that Microsoft could make its own branded phone (a
rumour the company has denied, but which shouldn't be discounted)-- are sharp shifts towards
Apple's way of doing things.
According to them, they have some leaked details of the iSlate aka
Apple Tablet which is
rumoured to release in the next
Apple event this month.
And the already - overheated
rumour mill about
Apple's forthcoming
tablet device has gone into top gear with a plethora of stories appearing now that are picking a late January announcement and March ship date for what's being billed as the iTablet or iSlate.
The October time frame for the Amazon
rumours fits in with previous speculation that the company is expected to launch a
tablet before Christmas, taking on the
Apple iPad and a range of other
tablets launching from Samsung, Toshiba, ViewSonic and others.
Motorola, HTC, RIM,
Apple, Dell, Asus, Acer, and MSI have either confirmed they will be launching
tablet devices in the first four months of 2011, or are
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Even if the
tablet isn't released in May - said to be the «earliest» point at which the launch could take place - it should come in ahead of
Apple's
rumoured 7.85 in «iPad Mini», said to have been scheduled for Q3.
Some had been suggesting that the delay and
Apple's constant «later in November» release date was down to burn - in issues with some of the 7.9 - inch Retina display panels, but the fact that
Apple is now listing the new
tablets - and before the much -
rumoured release date of 21 November - gives an indication that this was never a problem for the company.
If the
rumour does pan out, the 12.9 - inch iPad will be the third
tablet in
Apple's line - up, alongside the 7.9 - inch iPad mini and 10.1 - inch iPad.
Apple is thought to be working on a new iPad Pro, or maybe updating its iPad range for early next year, and a new report has indicated the new
tablet will ditch the Home button.Ah, that old
rumour.
When
Apple launched its long -
rumoured iPad
tablet computer late last month, it fired a major salvo in the battle for control of media in a new digital era.
The iPad Air 2 is apparently 0.5 mm thinner than its predecessor — which
Apple is
rumoured to be marketing as the thinnest
tablet on the market.
Meanwhile, a clutch of other Android - based 7»
tablets, notably the Google Nexus, have been grabbing consumers» attention - and if the
rumours are right,
Apple is about to launch a mini-iPad.
Those
rumours were wrong, as
Apple introduced both
tablets with the same insides.
We've also been hearing
rumours of an
Apple tablet, with all the touchy goodness associated with their current multi-touch technology, and having that released in the not - too - distant - future would mean bringing the tactile interface to a fully - fledged operating system.
We wrote recently that we felt the
rumoured - but - strongly - expected
Apple Tablet would be going after the digital publishing market to compete head - to - head with the Amazon Kindle and other e-ink digital book readers.
Apple thoroughly revised the design of its iPad range of
tablets last time around, also giving the larger of the two devices the «Air» monicker, which spawned
rumours of an upcoming iPad Pro model.
Apple has more iPad
tablets in store for 2018, and if you want to know what's on the horizon then you've come to the right place — here we're collecting together all the news,
rumours and leaks around the 2018 iPads to give you a good idea of what
Apple has got planned.
Rumours suggest that
Apple may prototype a larger
tablet, or a new design of ultra-thin laptops running iOS.
Sony, worried that
Apple will take over the
tablet world in the same way they did the MP3 market, is
rumoured to be working on a all - in - one device that «shares [the] characteristics of netbooks, electronic - book readers and handheld - game machines.