RUMOR: Steve Jobs plans Apple tablet launch in early 2010

“Steve Jobs has reportedly taken personal charge of the forthcoming Apple tablet, working to get the details right while aiming for a 2010 launch. Meanwhile, overtime in the Apple TV group, plus last week’s price cut, suggest a new model could be here soon,” David Coursey reports for IDG News Service.

Apple TV “appears on-track for a refresh. I am a tad concerned about the timing for this if units are going to be available in quantity in time for the holidays,” Coursey reports. “Sources tell me the Apple TV teams–hardware and software–have been putting in a lot of hours lately. How that translates into a ship date has yet to be revealed.”

Coursey opines, “I find the tablet rumor credible. Believe Apple is about to get serious with a new Apple TV, and hope that Apple TV will make it out in time for Christmas.”

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