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Apple to Unveil iSlate?

Tablet computer to be used for TV, magazines.

Techno-heads are awaiting Apple's Jan. 26 event with bated breath as rumors fly that the company is finally ready to release a tablet computer, which bloggers have preemptively christened the iSlate after it became known that Apple registered the iSlate.com domain name. During previous Januaries, Apple has unveiled such products as the MacBook Air and iPhone. The new iSlate reportedly resembles a large iPhone and has no keyboard. The device is essentially a cross between the iPhone, Apple's TV service, and an iPod, and would allow users to watch TV, subscribe to the next generation in online newspapers and magazines, and surf the Web.