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The Apple Core: My dream: an Apple tablet

I had a dream last night about the iPod (I know, I know) and how it morphed into a tablet Mac.

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The Apple Core: Has the iTunes Store jumped the shark?

Industry analyst Forrester Research has released a report saying that Apple’s iTunes has experienced a collapse in sales revenues this year.

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Apple’s lucky bag returns

Last year the Apple store Shinsaibashi in Japan ran a promotion for a Lucky Bag – essentially a grab bag of Apple goodies, including an iPod nano and a limited edition t-shirt. The catch is that you have to purchase it and you don’t know what’s inside.

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The Apple Core: Patent application revelations II

In yesterday’s installment I covered some of the revelations found in Apple’s United States Patent Application #20060268528. Today it’s multiple input devices, dedicated power and new battery technology…

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The Apple Core: Patent application reveals much about iPod/iPhone

Yesterday I posted a note about Apple’s United States Patent Application #20060268528 for a “handheld computing device includes an enclosure having structural walls formed from a ceramic material that is radio-transparent.” Dive into the world of seamless enclosures, extruded tubes, internal rails and radio transparent ceramics…