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BGR got a bit of supposed spy info on the tablet:

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Avie Tevanian caught headlines yesterday on news he

Speaking of innovation and the uncanny Apple-related coverage storming out of France this week, news now that the new version of DisplayPort, (v.1.2) has been officially unveiled, with the final spec expected this year.

As we all know, all current Macs support output through a Mini DisplayPort: iMac, MacBook and MacBook Pro models use Mini DisplayPort while the Mac Mini and Mac Pro models have both a Mini DisplayPort and either a DVI port (Mac Pro) or Mini DVI port (Mac Mini).

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With tablets of all kinds shimmering onto the debutante

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According to Reuters, the pieces are literally coming together for Apple’s new Tablet.  Kelvin Soh says two ‘sources familiar with the situation’ expect a Q2 launch — which has been reported before.  He does, however, say that the casings will be made of aluminum (or the British: aluminium) which would imply that they might be more ‘Unibody’ looking than current iPhones which have plastic backsides.

Suppliers for Apple Inc’s new tablet computer have begun shipping touchscreen panels and will start delivering aluminium casings for it next month, sources said, implying a second-quarter product launch.

AVY Precision Technology Inc, a Taiwanese manufacturer of covers for electronic products, will begin production of the cases in February, two sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.TPK Solutions, an unlisted touch screen panel maker also based in Taiwan will also supply panels for the product, a third source said, on top of those already being manufactured by another Taiwan company, Wintek Corp.

“Production of the cases will begin in February, so everything points to a second-quarter launch right now,” said one of the sources. “It doesn’t take that long for the company to assemble the PC together, but a second-quarter shipment date is what we’re looking at now.”

We know Apple has patented the Unibody construction for iPods and iPhones.

The likely successor to the Intel Core 2 Duo in MacBook Pros is the Core i5 processor which Intel introduced this week at CES.  Engadget caught a video of Intel comparing their old tech to new tech.  The first test was a iTunes rip which was about twice as quick.  The second encode shows the advantage of virtual cores that the i5 have. 

http://www.viddler.com/simple_on_site/b6846c36

As Macrumors reports, Intel Exec Sean Maloney was asked to confirm whether or not i5s will be heading into MacBooks.  His response?

 “I do not pre-announce our partners’ products and I certainly don’t pre-announce Apple’s products.”

Apple is generally thought to be readying these chips for MacBook Pros, though it isn’t certain whether they will jump on the first version or wait for a more efficient i5s expected mid year.  Intel’s product matrix is below:

Here it is, the latest touching patent from our friends at Apple Inc.

Published by the US Patent & Trademark Office this morning, it hints at another chapter in Apple

We’re excited to see this technology hit our sunglasses: Gizmodo’s got the shots of a new type of AMOLED display that you can actually see through.  Need Apple relevancy?  Here.

This technology also might make sense in automobiles for heads up displays.  Update: Video below (thanks commenter!)

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CES was officially opened by Microsoft

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Why has Apple picked her to be the source of planned leaks? John “clear skies” Martellaro tells of his time at Apple where he was instructed to do planned leaks and the purpose of such leaks: 

Controlled leaks are almost always the solution to a problem. In this case, it could have been that Apple needed to release the tablet information early because they wanted:

• to light a fire under a recalcitrant partner
• to float the idea of the US$1,000 price point and gauge reaction
• to panic/confuse a potential competitor about whom Apple had some knowledge
• to whet analyst and observer expectations to make sure the right kind and number of people show up at the (presumed) January 26 event. Apple hates empty seats and demands SRO at these events.

He points out that two authors at the WSJ are always named so they can point the finger at each other.  But if you look at recent likely leaked stories, one name keeps coming up 100% of the time:  Yukari Iwatani Kane.  Why? 

Video of her discussing her Apple leaks below.

Here’s Kane discussing her Apple leaks with the WSJ:

http://s.wsj.net/media/swf/main.swf

The other recent examples of planned Apple leaks were to Businessweek last year about Verizon getting the iPhone and tablet when Apple was renegotiating its contract with AT&T.

Recall we noted an earlier story estimating Apple

We’re all gaga over the Apple tablet right now with even competitors joining the frenzy as they scramble to introduce a raft of products they hope can out-innovate Cupertino. Two fresh reports add yet even more insight into Apple’s tablet tease; one website claiming that users will never have encountered anything like it before and may face a “steep learning curve” as they gather how to navigate the UI.

Cult Of Mac this morning informs us the new Apple device

It looks like Microsoft is venturing a considerable risk today, with widespread reports claiming the company hopes to beat Apple to the punch with the unveiling of its very own attempt at a tablet computer during CEO Steve Ballmer

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Apple and Google appear to be in open competition, with the search giant

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