Report Claims Tablet is 'iPhone on Steroids', Runs on iPhone OS Kernel
Boy Genius Report reveals that it has received information from a source regarding Apple's much-rumored tablet, noting that it is basically an "iPhone on steroids" and offering a few details about the device.
Boy Genius Report has had a mixed track record, incorrectly reporting in recent months that Apple and AT&T were looking to launch an 8 GB iPhone 3GS before Christmas and publishing a faked Apple Black Friday sale announcement. The site did, however, correctly offer information on iPhone app organization and Twitter/Facebook sharing in iTunes 9, although it later published faked iTunes 9 screenshots.
- The tablet's multi-touch gestures are "out of control."
- It's powered by an incredibly fast ARM CPU
- It runs on the iPhone kernel.
- The internal model number is K48AP.
- There hasn't been an updated iPhone OS build because there's too much tablet-related code/references in the OS and Apple obviously didn't want that to leak. Oops.
- The tablet is basically an "iPhone on steroids."
Boy Genius Report has had a mixed track record, incorrectly reporting in recent months that Apple and AT&T were looking to launch an 8 GB iPhone 3GS before Christmas and publishing a faked Apple Black Friday sale announcement. The site did, however, correctly offer information on iPhone app organization and Twitter/Facebook sharing in iTunes 9, although it later published faked iTunes 9 screenshots.
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27 months ago
All sounds fairly plausible. Someone should keep a scorecard for all the rumour sites so we can check them after the announcement.
27 months ago
Well then it's definitely not a replacement for a basic Macbook. It's a toy. A 3rd device, not a phone, and not a computer. Not interested.
27 months ago
The rumors are so thick and diverse that the element of suspense probably will remain intact.
Always good for the SJ show.
Always good for the SJ show.
27 months ago
i hope they also release a more powerful version
or someone hacks it so it runs osx and osx apps
i would love to be able to at least start some pro apps and do some minor work there if i have to.
of course it will never be as powerful as a macbook pro or mac pro
but for teaching and quickly checking some stuff on the go it should be enough
also hope it comes with a pen
so i can draw
or someone hacks it so it runs osx and osx apps
i would love to be able to at least start some pro apps and do some minor work there if i have to.
of course it will never be as powerful as a macbook pro or mac pro
but for teaching and quickly checking some stuff on the go it should be enough
also hope it comes with a pen
so i can draw
27 months ago
I'm not sure "out of control" is the best choice of phrase when trying to hype up its touch gestures... I want to be in control :p
27 months ago
Now we know what the tablet will be called.
Wait for it...
The iMcGwire
Lol.
I got that, even if I am British and know next to nothing about Baseball.
Actually, it sounds better than iSlate!
27 months ago
If Apple were to have a January Event, when can we expect press invitations to the event to be released? History here would be an excellent guide.
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