Apple Tablet Has No Intel Inside

From TheStreet -

With production time of its Tablet approaching, Apple has been making its final decisions on the components. There has been speculation that Intel's new gen of Atoms was in the running, but Apple has selected a processor developed by P A Semi, a chip shop it acquired two years ago.

With the closely-watched Apple Tablet expected to redefine the mobile computing market, the snub would be significant for Intel. It currently has a lock on the netbook market with its Atom processors and was widely assumed to win the contract as well but might end up in the sidelines with the Apple Tablet's release in March.

iTablet rumors: March arrival, learning curve

From Ars Technica -

Several sources have reported that Apple will announc its tablet in the last week of January (either Tuesday or Wednesday of that week), with the product going on sale in March. Per French site Mac4Ever, Apple is also expected to unveil an SDK and tablet "simulator", which may already be in the hands of a select number of developers asked by Apple to modify existing iPhone apps to work with a larger screen. Those apps are expected to be demoed at the product announcement.

That developers could modify existing iPhone apps to work on the tablet suggests that it will have a user interface very similar to the iPhone. However, the tablet is expected to have some new UI  features and will require a steep learning curve.

Apple to Ship Tablet Device in March

According to the The Wall Streeet Journal, Apple will unveil a new multimedia tablet device later this month, but isn't planning to ship the product until March. The new product will come with a 10 to 11-inch touch screen, and will likely be priced at $1,000, possibly including a WiFi subscription.

Enigmatic Apple tablet looks like a bigger iPhone

From TG Daily -

Per Kaifu Lee, ex-president of Google China, Apple's upcoming tablet device will feature a 10.1"h screen, webcam and an "awesome UI. The tablet combines the functions of both netbook and Amazon's Kindle e-reader. It has virtual keyboard for text entry and a webcam for video conferencing. To add credence to the claim, iPhone developers were reportedly told to prepare their apps for an upcoming demo that would run at full-screen resolutions, rather than the standard 320x480 iPhone format.

7'' Apple Tablet To Launch In January?

From I4U News -

Boy Genius reports that an exceedingly reliable tipster has informed them there is a "100% chance" of a 7" Apple tablet coming and it will be officially announced in January 2010.