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TechVi host and videographer extraordinaire Randall Bennett invited me to participate in a discussion on recent rumors about a new device from Apple. I appeared on today’s episode of TechVi along with CNET journalist Erica Ogg. We talked about the rumored Mac tablet, a gadget that Apple may offer by 2010 that will compete against netbooks in the $500 to $700 price range. Clues pointing to the Mac tablet include numerous patents, information leaks throughout the supply chain, a rumored relationship with Verizon and some vague language from the upper echelons of Apple. Many tech journalists (including myself) think it’s only a matter of time before we see this new device. The questions we have now are on the details — will it have a full operating system or will it end up being an iPod Touch on steroids?
Erica Ogg at CNET wrote yesterday that Bsquare, a developer for mobile and embedded Windows-based products, has completed a port of Adobe Flash Lite that works on Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 netbook, which uses the Android operating system currently in use on the HTC G1 mobile phone.
You’ll note that there’s no mention of the Dell notebook in the press release currently on the site. That’s because Dell representatives said there aren’t any Android netbooks made by the company. Bsquare pulled the press release that mentioned Dell, which said the press release was a mistake.
Only, as Ogg pointed out, the press release wasn’t about Flash, it was about Dell. So Ogg thinks that the announcement of an Android-based netbook is imminent, substantiating the flying rumors that it won’t be long before Google’s in the operating system business for computers as well as smart phones. Or maybe Dell’s in the phone business? Or both
A Chinese paper has announced that Apple has picked a manufacturer for its netbook, according to Dan Frommer at Silicon Alley Insider. Foxconn Electronics, a Chinese company, will put together the new device, which theoretically won’t exist. OK, that may be a little harsh. But people have been talking for months about the possibility that [...]
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