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After months of rampant speculation, Apple Wednesday announced a touchscreen tablet computer for consumers who want to take their movies, TV shows, music, games and reading with them, be it around the house or on the go.

Apple Inc. rocketed to its most profitable quarter ever over the holidays, as huge sales of the iPhone — and a new way the company accounts for the device — led to a nearly 50 percent jump in net income.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is set to reveal his own rival to the Apple Tablet, according to the New York Times Bits Blog. We first learned about a Microsoft tablet device in September.

Apple may ship its much awaited multimedia tablet device in March, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. Apple will announce the tablet later this month but the shipping date could change as plans have not been finalized ...

"Apple Tablet looks like an over-sized iPhone" - says Kaifu Lee, who is the ex-president of Google China and most importantly has worked for Apple before has unveiled some interesting facts about the Apple Tablet.

After discovering that Apple had registered iSlate.com in late 2006 (we dug a little deeper and found trademarks had been filed for 'ISLATE' in both the United States and Europe by a company that was most likely a dummy corporation set up by Apple),

Santa arrived early for Apple Inc. shareholders: The stock surged $6.94, or 3.4%, on Thursday to close at a record high of $209.04. That topped the previous closing high of $207 on Nov. 17.

The buzz continues to build about the company's widely anticipated -- albeit unconfirmed -- tablet computer. The Financial Times reported that Apple has rented a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco in late January, most likely for a product announcement.

A $600 netbook? That's the unsubsidized price of Nokia's new Booklet 3G, the company's venture into the netbook field. Or, it's $300 with an AT&T contract for two years.

Internet retailer Newegg Inc. plans an initial public offering of stock worth up to $175 million, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs is on track to return to the company from his medical leave of absence as planned, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person who had seen Jobs in recent weeks.