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Apple partner Orange Telecom leaks tablet existance
Apple Inc.‘s rollout of its tablet computer is imminent and the device will come equipped with a Webcam, an executive the France Telecom/Orange said Monday.
Stephane Richard, who works for one of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) European iPhone service providers, told a French reporter about the tablet in a broadcast interview.
The confirmation from an executive whose company offers the iPhone in some 28 countries and territories is the latest in mounting evidence that Apple is about to debut it tablet.
It follows a report on Friday that suppliers in Asia are ramping up delivery of parts that suggest the much-anticipated tablet will launch in the second quarter of this year.
Reuters on Friday quoted unnamed sources who said that AVY Precision Technology Inc. of Taiwan is set to begin production of the cases for the tablet in February. Other companies cited in the Reuters story were TPK Solutions and Wintek Corp.
Apple still hasn’t talked about the tablet, but all eyes are on an expected Jan. 27 event in San Francisco.
Source – Business Journal
