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Are iPhone Expectations Too High? - An analyst says Apple's smart phone sales could disappoint.

Can Hopes Get Too High for Apple's 'Jesus Slate?' - Based on past experience, it would be wildly out of character for Apple to unveil a device that did not live up to Steve Jobs' own lofty expectations. Plus, the company is notoriously secretive, so it's also a safe bet that the rumored tablet device has a few features that will surprise even the savviest of Silicon Valley insiders.

1983 Apple Tablet Prototypes [WOW] - Here's a blast from the past. In the early 1980s, an industrial design firm helped create some early prototypes of tablets for a young Steve Jobs.

Pricing the tablet: How high can they go? - With the Apple tablet due to be announced next Wednesday, we've been seeing a lot of possible price points thrown around. Will the tablet retail for $999? Or is a $699 or $799 unit in the cards?

iPod Touch: 10 Cool Productivity Apps For Offline Use - Not every place we are in will have Wi-Fi, especially if we are on-the-go or commuting a lot. That’s when apps with offline capabilities come in handy.

Apple exploring solar-powered iPods, parking assistance - A number of new Apple patent applications this week indicate that future products from Apple could be powered by the sun, might help you find a quick and easy parking spot for your car, and could interpret three-dimensional force-based "gestures" with your mouse.

Analyst Predicts Verizon iPhone Announcement Next Week - What if in addition to a tablet, Apple made another huge announcement at next week's press event, like a Verizon iPhone?

The Apple Tablet Interface Must Be Like This - Some people want the Apple Tablet to run Mac OS X's user interface. Others think its UI will be something exotic. Both camps are wrong: The iPhone started a UI revolution, and the tablet is just step two. Here's why.

Exclusive: Apple Tablet Headed to Verizon - The hotly anticipated Apple Tablet -- or the Apple Newton II -- will feature a wireless chip made by Qualcomm. This discrete little fact would confirm that Apple has chosen Verizon as its telco partner, says Northeast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar.

Apple Tablet rumor roundup: summer 2010 edition - Before we get into the rumors, here's a fact: unless the Apple Tablet cures cancer, global warming and obesity in one fell swoop, there'll be plenty of disappointed faces leaving the Yerba Buena theater next Wednesday.

Apple's Board Opposes Calls for Green Reforms - It may count Nobel Prize-winning climate change campaigner Al Gore among its Board of Directors, but that has not stopped the majority of the board of technology giant Apple from opposing two shareholder petitions calling on the company to introduce new environmental governance measures.

How To Get Google Voice-like Features on your iPhone - If you're an iPhone-loving Google Voice user, you're probably lamenting the absence of any native apps available to use the service with your device. Maybe you're even glancing jealously upon your Android-touting brethren, all with their own native Google Voice application. Well, covet your brothers no more, for your prayers have been answered!

*CONFIRMED* Photo Of Apple's Tablet Computer - Incredible!

'Minor issues' could delay $999 Apple tablet - While Apple's tablet is still expected to see a formal introduction at a media event next week, issues with battery life and durability could result in a June launch, an analyst said Tuesday.

Apple considers making Bing default search engine on iPhone - Apple and Microsoft are reportedly in talks to make Microsoft's Bing the default search engine on the iPhone. So long Google!

Apple Press Invitations Over the Years (PICS) - Apple press events are to say the least, legendary.The ultimate culmination of black turtlenecks, geeks and gadget lust. The iPods, the iPhones, the classic line “One more thing”, it’s all so magical. The legend continues once again now that Apple has finally confirmed a January 27th event by sending out the official press invitations this week.

Cloud Storage may be Main Focus of Apple's Lala Buyout - Apple supposedly bought Lala for its uploading tech and engineering expertise, but not so it could roll out a subscription service. Instead, Apple may be planning to speed up the process of building a cloud component for iTunes.

iPhone OS 4.0 features detailed; Apple tablet called iTablet - FTA: There will be multi-touch gestures OS-wide. (Would make sense for that as the rumored OS for the iTablet is close if not the same as the iPhone). “A few new ways” to run applications in the background — multitasking. Many graphical and UI changes to make navigating through the OS easier and more efficient.

Apple Cloud-Based iTunes Service Available This Year - Apple's acquisition of streaming music service Lala will result in a cloud-based iTunes service. Purchased content will be available from any browser or Internet-connected device.

Nosy Boyfriend or Girlfriend? There’s an App for That! - Are you concerned that people might be trying to read your text messages or e-mails while your iPhone is left unattended? As the saying goes, there’s an app for that.

Apple & TBWA's 'Get a Mac': The Complete Campaign (66 Vids) - *****

Will Next Week’s Apple Event Finally Bring Background Apps T - his morning, after many months of rampant speculation over the enigmatic Tablet, Apple officially invitedscores of press to a special media event to be held January 27. The debut of the Tablet seems all but a given according to most reports, but there are some secondary announcements that also stand to be huge — especially the rumors that we may al

Apple vs Google - Benevolent Dictatorship Vs Free Democracy? - Apple seems to have a vision of a Utopian society where everyone has a perfect device that pontificates as much as it innovates. In this vision, the smartphone ruler’s purpose is to decide for the masses what is good and kind to be on their devices, and they aim to keep the evil riffraff away from the innocent users.

Save Space -- Make Your Mac Monolingual - By default, Macs come loaded to the gills with language files for the operating system, printer drivers and such, as well as all of the iApps (iTunes, iPhoto, Safari, iEtc). For multilingual types it's nice as it allows them to use their Mac in their native tongue with just a couple mouse clicks. They waste sever GBs of space.

Skype fixes bugs in upgraded iPhone application - Skype released the latest version of its application for the iPhone, adding new features and fixing a couple annoying bugs that hung up calls.A new feature in the 1.3 version allows the iPhone to be held in landscape mode and used for instant messages.

Apple responsible for 99.4% of mobile app sales in 2009 - Apple still owns the mobile app market, which it redefined with the iPhone App Store. Gartner predicts that market to explode in the next couple years, and Apple stands to make a nice sum in the process.

Future of gaming: The iPhone-controlled mini-drone - A mini-drone that can be piloted using an iPhone promises to revolutionise the video game industry after it was unveiled last week.

Watch the iPhone Swipe a Credit Card - SquareUp - Square, one of a few iPhone peripherals hoping to turn the iPhone into a credit card swiper, sounds promising. But how does it work? YouTube shows us!

Dear Apple: What we want to see in iPhone 4.0, part 2 - While the next iPhone is expected sooner this year than in past years, and the hardware design has most likely long since been finalized, it's clear that plenty of you have your own ideas of how you want the next-generation iPhone to look and work.

Apple showing off its 'latest creation' on January 27! - Yes folks -- the rumors are true. Apple is holding an event on January 27th to show off something the company is calling their "latest creation." Read more at Engadget!

The Case Against A 10" AMOLED Apple tablet - We were just as excited as anyone else by the recent rumor that Apple has been hoarding 10-inch OLED screens for a January iSlate launch. But unfortunately, after talking to the OLED Association, it turns out that there are just no 10-inch panels to hoard.

Vodafone Sells 50,000 iPhones in First 24 Hours! - Vodafone, the fourth carrier in the UK to get the iPhone, had an impressive first day of sales, unloading more than 50,000 iPhones on Thursday alone according to The Independent. To put that in perspective, Vodafone sold 30,000 more iPhones in a single day than Google sold Nexus Ones in a full week.

Calling AT&T: Rebellion brews among unhappy iPhone users - Once upon a time, in a universe far, far away, there was an empire called American Telephone & Telegraph Co. If you used a telephone, you were a subject of the empire. The people hated the tyranny of the empire. They worked and innovated to overthrow it.

Apple retaliates: requests US import ban on Nokia phones - As expected, Apple just responded to Nokia's ITC request to ban Apple device imports with a US embargo request of its very own.

AT&T to have a Cheaper iPhone Plan - AT&T Matches Verizon With Unlimited Talky for $70 a Month PLUS a Cheaper iPhone Plan

Showcase of Vintage Apple Ads [PICS] - It’s amazing how much the Apple product line and technology in general has evolved in such a relatively short period of time.

Kodak sues Apple over iPhone-related patent infringement - The Eastman Kodak Company announced Thursday that it filed a lawsuit against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission, alleging that the iPhone infringes a Kodak patent related to previewing images.

Need A Loan At 3000% Interest? There's An App For That! - The app, from Wonga, lets borrowers have up to �1,000 in their bank account within 15 minutes at the astounding cost of 3,000% interest. The cost of borrowing at this level is breathtaking, with a �1,000 loan, turning into a �2,861 debt if you held it for 6 months.

Why the iPhone needs competition - Now more than ever we truly need a phone or device to usurp the iPhone, or at least give it some damned good competition.

$450 million iPhone piracy figure not grounded in reality - A new report claims that Apple has suffered $450 million in losses at the hands of App Store pirates since the store's inception. The numbers are somewhat questionable, though.