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Apple Tablet rumor roundup: NYT speaks of 'impending Apple slate,' new SIM tray leaks (video)
Apple Tablet rumor roundup: NYT speaks of 'impending Apple slate,' new SIM tray leaks (video)
Bear with us as we bring you the latest rumors related to the most important product that never was: the Apple tablet. Today we have a pair of rumors bubbling to the surface of a delicious tattle brew. First, the SIM card tray pictured above said to be procured from Foxconn (the rumored ...
Apple shops tablet around Australia
Apple shops tablet around Australia
smh.com.au — Apple is preparing to release a groundbreaking tablet computer in Australia and around the world early next year and has been in discussions with media companies about including their content on the device. The tablet is tipped to be a larger version ... (more) Apple shops tablet around Australia
Bill Keller: Apple Tablet 'Impending' [Print Is Dead]
Bill Keller: Apple Tablet 'Impending' [Print Is Dead]
gawker.com — Bill Keller may have casually mentioned that Apple's not-officially-happening-but-clearly-happening tablet computer is imminent and that the New York Times are working to bring content to it.... (more) Bill Keller: Apple Tablet 'Impending' [Print Is Dead]
Phil Schiller: No More Apple Products This Year [Apple]
Phil Schiller: No More Apple Products This Year [Apple]
gizmodo.com — People are mumbling about incoming this and that "coming soon" from Apple. Normally, we don't have a clue about what really goes one at Cupertino. Sometimes, however, we hit gold , lurking in the dark . Others, we get The Word. This time we got ... (more) Phil Schiller: No More Apple Products This Year [Apple]
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Apple tablet SIM-tray spotted for sale; Foxconn tipped as manufacturer (again)
SlashGear — ... which will presumably prevent twisting and keep the whole thing more stable in case you need to frequently remove it. The outer curve radius is bigger, too, which suggests that the device it’s used in is thicker than the iPhone 3GS.  All that certainly fits in with the concept of a chunkier, larger-screen tablet; let’s just hope that we don’t have to piece together the whole thing from individual components before Apple make it official. [via Engadget] ...

Photos of the SIM card tray from the 4th generation iPhone out in the wild
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Is Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) going to replace the iPhone 3GS so soon or are they simply planning on expanding the family with a larger device? Time will tell. [Via: Engadget] Related News from IntoMobile: Foxconn pays iPhone suicide victims $44,000 and a computer Apple to bypass China Mobile by selling iPhone through third-party retailer? Photo: Is this Dell’s upcoming Android smartphone? Apple still talking to China Mobile behind China Unicom’s back ...

Rumor: Is This the Apple Tablet's SIM Card Tray [Apple Tablet]
Gizmodo — ... Tablet, and is built by Foxconn (the device's rumored manufacturer). It's definitely larger than the current iPhone SIM tray, but it could probably also be used anywhere. Either way, it goes on sale October 23 for $14.05. [Edited to remove reference to the Bill Keller NYtimes Quote because a) we already know the tablet is coming, b) he was speaking hypothetically. And if not, well, we already know it's coming.—Blam] [Gawker and China On Trade via Engadget] ...

Apple slate "impending," says NYT exec editor; Much ado about nothing?
Between the Lines — ... Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:29 am Categories: Apple , General Tags: Apple Inc. , Corporate Communications , WAP , Cellular Phones , Wi-Fi , Marketing , Wireless And Mobility , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Larry Dignan There’s quite a ruckus brewing after Bill Keller, executive editor of the New York Times, said that an Apple slate—read iTablet—was “impending.” Gawker , Engadget and others have made hay over the following line, which comes at 8:30 in ...

Apple Tablet Frenzy
Screenwerk — ... While he could simply be repeating rumors, he’s not. Engadget has some additional information that purports to confirm the device. No doubt it will be the iPhone of tablets, outstripping the Kindle and others in terms of features; however the price may keep people away.  ...

More Tablet Rumors Surface
EverythingiCafe — ... digital group at The New York Times from Nieman Journalism Lab on Vimeo. The second bit of information comes from Chinese manufacturer Foxconn, rumored hardware provider for the Tablet. The photo below is for a new SIM tray, apparently for use in the iPhone 4G, or the Apple Tablet. It’s a pretty slim piece of information, as there’s nothing concrete linking it to any Apple gear. That’s why it’s a rumor, folks. [via Engadget]

New SIM tray purported to belong to Apple Tablet
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... and shows the part number below.  According to the catalog page, it differs from a garden variety iPhone SIM in that the extract hole is smaller, it has a metal frame and the outer frame is bigger.  Progress!  via Engadget ...

NYT Editor Hints at Upcoming Apple Slate [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network — ... call it a Tablet… but perhaps they’d call it a Slate, yes? Kevin Rose has been wrong oh-so-many times before. But sometimes he’s right. So these two threads of discourse may be contextually connected in just the right way to lead to conclusions (and the “jumping to” thereof)… or they’re really a big fat nothing. Whichever you choose, I still recommend the usual pinch of salt. The speculation fun doesn’t end there. Engadget is reporting the availability (via wholesaler China Ontrade Limited) of the snappily-titled ...

NYT Editor Hints at Upcoming Apple Slate
TheAppleBlog — ... So, they wouldn’t call it a Tablet… but perhaps they’d call it a Slate, yes? Kevin Rose has been wrong oh-so-many times before. But sometimes he’s right. So these two threads of discourse may be contextually connected in just the right way to lead to conclusions (and the “jumping to” thereof)… or they’re really a big fat nothing. Whichever you choose, I still recommend the usual pinch of salt. The speculation fun doesn’t end there. Engadget is reporting the availability (via wholesaler China Ontrade Limited) of the snappily-titled ...

Apple's tablet plans revealed by newspaper top man?
T3.com All — ... "Apple Slate" - is expected to arrive soon, meaning his paper will soon face the challenge of delivering content to Apple's much-rumoured but never-yet-seen tablet device. The precise, possibly history-making sentence uttered by Keller was as follows..."I'm hoping we can get the newsroom more actively involved in the challenge of delivering our best journalism in the form of Times Reader, iPhone apps, WAP, or the impending Apple slate , or whatever comes after that" Engadget has a video of Keller 's speech , should you want to see if more information can be wrung out of ...

Apple's tablet plans revealed by newspaper top man?
T3.com News — ... Engadget has a video of Keller 's speech, should you want to see if more information can be wrung out of those few words by analysing his tone of voice and seeing if there's a bead of sweat running down his forehead as he speaks. ...

5Words: Widely Beloved Windows 7
Technologizer — ... 27 reviews of Windows 7. Windows 7 upgrade questions answered. Pixi: $100, Sprint, November 15th. Storm 2: Verizon, October 28th. Apple tablet: SIM tray leak!!! Netflix comes to the PS3. Two guys dressed as iPhones. eBooks: sparking interest in libraries. TomTom iPhone kit finally available. This watch is a BlackBerry. ________________________ Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS. ...

Did an NYT editor let the 'Slate' slip?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: RumorsThere's a loud buzzing this morning, and it's not just the hangover from late-night celebrations of the Yankees' pennant win; quite a few tech and Mac sites (we heard it first from Edible Apple, although it's really everywhere now) are reporting on week-old remarks from the New York Times executive editor, Bill Keller, that were supposed to remain off-the record -- and of course are now playing on video all across the web. If you look at the transcript of his chat, or the 8:20 mark in the ...

iPhone 4G may get a larger SIM Card Tray
ithinkdifferent — ... Engadget has come up with a new rumor related to Apple products. According to the rumor, there is a new SIM card tray being developed for an upcoming Apple product. The new product might be named iPhone 4G or iTablet, we don’t know what will be the ultimate name for the rumored product for sure yet. ...

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Apple Tablet Rumors: NY Times Exec Mentions "Impending Apple Slate" [Apple Tablet]Gizmodo
Two fresh rumors for you…First up: did Bell Keller, Executive Editor of the NY Times let slip on the still unconfirmed Apple tablet in a speech last week? Video after the jump. Meanwhile, is this the tablet's SIM card tray? Bill Keller speaks to the digital group at The New York Times ...