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Orange Executive Confirms Existence of Apple Tablet

There have been rumours flying all over the place about the Apple Tablet. Some we reported, but towards the end of 2009 I decided to stop as there were so many of them it became a farce. Its very existence has been debated back and forth. However, now we have a form of confirmation.

Stéphane Richard, the number two at large firm Orange was being interviewed on the Europe 1 radio station when the issue of the Apple Table cropped up.

When he was asked whether the tablet will be announced officially before the end of the month he responded “Yes” and also said it would be available through Orange.

While this isn’t confirmation as such, it certainly gives credence to such an argument. With such a high-up in the tech industry saying the announcement for the Apple Tablet was imminent, surely we’re inclined to believe? Let’s see if his promises hold true. Do you think the Apple tablet will be announced before the end of January?

Apple Loads Aresenal with Quattro Acquisition

Acquisitions seem to be the trend for the new year. After MySpace acquired Imeem, Google acquired AdMob, Seesmic acquired Ping.fm, and now Apple acquires Quattro. It seems like you’re not anyone until you’ve acquired or been acquired. Big news stories all the way around, but for Apple this is a bold move in a space that has been dominated by Google. When it comes to mobile marketing capabilities, Google seems to be the clear winner, with AdMob added to its already expansive services it seemed like a clear cut win. But just this week Apple and Quattro announce the acquisition and things in the mobile marketing space seem to be heating up.

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