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27 Jan 2010 09:19

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25 Jan 2010 21:51

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Biz: Pregaming: Apple’s got some good news to ride into Wednesday

  • 50% increase in 1st-quarter sales for tablet-bound Apple source

18 Jan 2010 18:28

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Tech, U.S.: January 27 promises to be the most exciting day we’ve ever seen

  • morning Apple announced a vaguely worded “special event” will take place on the morning of the 27th, which will likely be whatever this slate thingy is. Nerds are excited.
  • evening Obama, after nearly angering “Lost” fans by picking the day of the show’s season premiere, will have his State of the Union on the 27th. The GOP has their claws out.

08 Jan 2010 09:15

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Tech: At CES, every company is obsessed with tablets for some reason

Enjoy your couple of weeks on top guys. Once Apple decides to release the new hotness, your machines will suffer bigger failures than the CrunchPad. source

06 Jan 2010 10:21

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Tech: Former Apple marketing guy: They used controlled info leaks

  • The way it works is that a senior exec will come in and say, ‘We need to release this specific information. John, do you have a trusted friend at a major outlet? If so, call him/her and have a conversation. Idly mention this information and suggest that if it were published, that would be nice. No e-mails!’
  • Former Apple Senior Marketing Manager John Martellaro • Regarding how Apple lets information about its products – like a certain slate-type thing that a bunch of people are freaking about – leak to the press. Essentially, it won’t leak on its own, but the leaks are controlled and totally part of the plan to build hype around the product. And if you haven’t noticed, it largely works like a charm. source

04 Jan 2010 20:23

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Tech: The frickin’ iSlate (or whatever Apple calls it) is coming. Maybe.

  • The Wall Street Journal says March. Are you a nerd with a predestined affection towards devices with no buttons? Do you like breathlessly waiting for months for things, turning rumor into fact in the process? Well, good news for you. The WSJ says the machine, which may or may not get released in January, is heading into stores in March, just in time for your rent check to burn a hole in your pocket. Yay anonymously-sourced tech rumors! source

26 Dec 2009 22:17

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Tech: Apple “iSlate”? There’s a ton of freaking rumors about right now

You know, we’re gonna tune out until it actually gets within shouting distance of actually happening. But here’s the rumor mill, in case you’re curious. source
 

25 Dec 2009 11:42

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Tech: Investors: What we really want for Christmas is an Apple Tablet

  • $209.04 the peak price that Apple’s stock hit yesterday, on rumors that an Apple Tablet was coming
  • 145% the increase in Apple’s stock price year-to-date, totally dusting off those recession blues source

18 Nov 2009 22:14

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Tech: Wired Magazine to Apple: Our magazine, your tablet. Kapish?

  • Wired is working hard on a new version of its magazine, ready to launch on Apple’s purported tablet next year. source
  • Apple hasn’t yet announced this new tablet, so if they don’t launch it, Condé Nast will have wasted a lot of time. source

15 Nov 2009 21:23

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Tech: TechCrunch better launch the CrunchPad soon or something

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  • It’s a pretty damn good idea, but if TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington can’t get this thing out the door before his competition (which may or may not include Apple), it might be for naught. The CrunchPad is reportedly near completion and hovering between the $300-$400 price range, which isn’t a bad price.source