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Apple’s Focus on Content and Possible eBook Pricing

Gluji — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:55:27 +0000

Last night Derek Powazek of Fray published an opinion piece called “What I Hope Apple Unleashes Tomorrow”. As both a print and online publisher, Powazek provides some excellent insight into the promise of a mainstream Apple tablet with regard to content providers. He concludes:
It’s the same hole they filled with the iPod. When it came out, there were CDs on one side (physical media for sale) and file-sharing on the other (free but dodgy). The iPod filled the media experience gap, and the iTunes store filled the payment side. Many pundits said it wouldn’t work. It worked.

The same could happen here. Apple could release a device that makes consuming media fun, is able to show any PDF beautifully (just like the iPod would play any MP3), and offers new media for sale in the iTunes store. If they did it right, publishers like me might finally be able to sell something digital that people would actually buy.

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Last Minute Leaked Photos of Apple Tablet?

Gluji — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:28:34 +0000

Engadget posts a possible image of what appears to be the Apple Tablet.
Okay, we obviously can’t confirm this, but we just got two very interesting images of what certainly looks like a prototype Apple tablet, or what could be the tablet bolted down to a table. It’s big — really big — and it’s running what clearly looks like an iPhone app, although we’ve never seen an iPhone app with that interface or at that resolution before.

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McGraw-Hill CEO Confirms Apple Tablet, iPhone OS Based, Going to Be “Terrific”

Gluji — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:51:49 +0000

In an interview with CNBC, McGraw-Hill’s CEO confirms that their textbooks will be on the Apple Tablet and it will be an iPhone OS based machine.

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The Apple Tablet Rumor Roundup

Gluji — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:43:20 +0000

Over the years, there have always been those rumored Apple products and announcements that seem to take on a life of their own. Products that have been rumored for so long that you never actually think they will ever arrive, and when they finally do, it seems surreal.

Apple fans have been demanding a tablet-sized device from Apple as far back as the Newton days (15 years ago). Later interest in such a device morphed into a Mac version which we were convinced was poised to be released in 2003 but killed at the last minute. But over the past year, the Apple tablet has once again become the focus of the rumor community — and this time it seems certain.

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Apple’s U.S. Carrier Arrangements for iPhone and Tablet Remain Muddled

Gluji — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:26:11 +0000

With Apple’s major media event scheduled for tomorrow, the company’s plans for wireless carrier arrangements in the U.S. for the iPhone and tablet device remain unclear, with reports coming down on all sides of the issue.

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Apple Tablet Mockup Photos Gain Attention

Gluji — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:19:36 +0000

As typical prior to any Apple event, supposedly “leaked” product images tend to start circulating. Unfortunately, actual product image leaks are quite rare and they typically come from a trusted source or site.

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Apple iPad Pricing and Availability: $600-$1000, March 1st? [Updated: Fake]

Gluji — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:41:17 +0000

According to a (now deleted) tweet by major German electronics retailer Media Markt, the Apple iPad will go on sale March 1st at a price of 499 Euros with contract with T-Mobile or 899 Euros without.

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Tablet Hype and Rumors: Jobs and Cook, Carriers, and iPhone Apps

Gluji — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:18:30 +0000

As Apple’s media event quickly approaches, the flurry of rumors continue to pour in. First off, both Steve Jobs and Tim Cook of Apple have been building the hype for their product announcement on Wednesday.

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Numerous Suspect Apple Tablet Images Surfacing

Gluji — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:54:46 +0000

With less than 48 hours to go until Apple’s media event where it is widely expected to introduce its tablet device, the Internet has been awash in claimed “leaked” images of the new device.

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Apple Tablet Devices Detected in Mobile Analytics?

Gluji — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:52:24 +0000

Mobile analytics firm Flurry yesterday reported that it has detected in its usage data what it believes is evidence of approximately 50 tablet devices in testing at Apple’s campus in Cupertino, California.

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