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Can Hopes Get Too High for Apple's 'Jesus Slate'?

Posted Jan 22nd 2010 2:20PM by Elizabeth Harrow (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Rumors, Products and Services, Apple Inc (AAPL), AT and T (T)

It seems that you can't swing a dead iPod in the financial media lately without hitting an article about Apple's (AAPL) hotly anticipated "iSlate" (and yes, I realize I am part of the problem right now). The Cupertino, Calif.-based company is unveiling its latest gadget in San Francisco next week, and just about everyone is predicting that it will be a touch-screen tablet computer.

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A New Apple Tablet Computer Could Overwhelm Data Networks

Posted Dec 30th 2009 11:00AM by Brian White (RSS feed)
Filed under: Products and Services, Competitive Strategy, Apple Inc (AAPL)

One thing we know: Apple's (AAPL) iPhone is so massively popular that the network it officially runs on (AT&T's) often has a hard time keeping up. Densely-populated areas have problems with dropped calls and unreliable data services since so many iPhone users are choking the network. It got so bad that AT&T stopped selling the iPhone from its website this past weekend, seemingly trying to slow sales down because its network couldn't handle it.

So what happens when Apple releases the next, best thing? The blogosphere and tech press are totally psyched over the pending release of an Apple tablet or pad computer -- one that will "change the world" no less. But nobody is asking the question of usage problems. If an Apple tablet is announced in January and released shortly thereafter, are the wireless networks the device will run on be overwhelmed?

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