Apple iSlate Reviews

iSlate to Run iPhone OS

iSlate Info — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:12:34 +0000

McGraw-Hill’s CEO stated on CNBC that their textbooks will be available of the Apple iSlate: “Yeah, Very exciting. Yes, they’ll make their announcement tomorrow on this one. We have worked with Apple for quite a while. And the Tablet is going to be based on the iPhone operating system and so it will be transferable. So [...]

iSlate Bandwidth Concerns

iSlate Info — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:01:26 +0000

Some have expressed concern over the impact that the new Apple iSlate could have on the mobile infrastructure. Comparisons have been drawn to the manner in which the iPhone has put a strain on mobile broadband. However, according to AllThingsD, there are several reasons why this should not be the case with the [...]

Apple Talking to AT&T and Verizon

iSlate Info — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:47:23 +0000

According to Clayton Morris of Fox News, Apple has been talking to AT&T and Verizon regarding the upcoming iSlate, but states that neither carrier has finalized a deal. Multiple carriers for the tablet had been discussed before (Apple iSlate Reviews – January 7th, 2010) but according to Morris additional details were revealed by his [...]

Goodbye “iSlate”, Hello “iPad”

iSlate Info — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:16:59 +0000

MacRumors’ Arnold Kim reported today that “iPad”, and not the currently rumored “iSlate” (Apple iSlate Reviews – December 25th, 2009), may be the name of the new tablet that Apple is expected to reveal next week. “A search in the Canadian trademark database reveals that Apple’s dummy corporation Slate Computing, LLC also applied for a trademark [...]

Supplier Shipping Touchscreen Panels

iSlate Info — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:32:22 +0000

At least two Taiwanese manufacturers have announced that they are either already shipping components for Apple’s new tablet PC, or will be doing so in February. According to Reuters: “Suppliers for Apple Inc’s new tablet computer have begun shipping touchscreen panels and will start delivering aluminium casings for it next month, sources said, implying a [...]

Will iSlate Stand Up to New Competition?

iSlate Info — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:30:38 +0000

The New York Times ran a piece today on all the new ‘reading and surfing’ devices that were revealed at the Consumers Electronics Show in Vegas this week. The article questions whether Apple’s new iSlate will be able to dominate this market, given the rumored price near $1000, when other devices will be available [...]

Microsoft Tablet Disappoints

iSlate Info — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:31:30 +0000

Daniel Ionescu from PCWorld quickly responded to Microsoft’s release of their new PC tablet today by writing: “Apple must be patting themselves on the back, as the Hewlett-Packard (HP) tablet unveiled by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday night failed to wow those expecting a true competitor to the mythical Apple tablet.” While Ballmer talked up the [...]

iSlate to Work with Multiple Wireless Providers

iSlate Info — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:35:45 +0000

A brief report by Engadget today suggested that the new iSlate will look alot like a “big iPhone” but will be much more. Additionally, sources indicate multi-carrier support for the iSlate: “Rumor…indicates that the device itself will have the internal hardware to work with multiple wireless providers, with Verizon apparently getting priority but there [...]

Apple Patents Multi-Touch Screen Technology

iSlate Info — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:40:54 +0000

Patently Apple reported that today the US Patent & Trademark Office published details of an Apple patent application related to new multi-touch screen technology. The patent focuses on “displays in which capacitive elements of the pixels…also form part of a touch sensing system that senses touch events on or near the display.” [...]

iSlate to Use Atom Processor

iSlate Info — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:17:47 +0000

The Street reported today that Northeast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar has confirmed with Apple manufacturing contacts that their new tablet will run on the Atom processor developed by P.A. Semi. Apple iSlate Reviews first brought you this rumor in July of last year (Apple iSlate Reviews – July 24th, 2009). The Street goes on to speculate [...]