News & Announcements

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New iPad Announcement
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Well, the long wait is over. Apple has just announced its new iPad. This baby sports a 10" screen, Apple's custom "A4" processor, and 3G connectivity. The announced price starts from USD$ 499, however, the pricing for Malaysia has still yet to be announced. This is almost 50% lower than what most analysts were expecting!

There are 3 specifications s (16GB, 32GB & 64GB) and 2 versions - WiFi or 3G.

...did you know that Steve Jobs himself hinted on its development way back in 2007, during a keynote demo on iLife '06 GarageBand's Podcasting feature as a joke? In it, his demo podcast speculated that there would be an "8 pound iPod with a 10” screen". Well, 4 years later we have the iPad, but it weighs 1.5lbs instead of 8.

http://macmiri.com/forum/new-ipad

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Original Powerbook
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Another Blast from the Past - this time some videos from Youtube on the original Apple PowerBook back in 1991.Read more

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Rumors of a new tablet device from Apple dubbed the "iSlate". With HP & Dell already (back) on the tablet computing, will Apple hold up against them with their own introduction? Will they be similar products, or completely different approaches?

More here from MacRumors:
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/01/04/major-new-apple-product-on-january-27th/

P.S. A friend just sent me this link: the ModBook. This is a third party solution to the 'tablet-like device' for Macs, and while not an actual Apple product, is the solution to having tablet Macs right there.