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• MacBook Touch is one of the possible names for an Apple Tablet device rumored to be under development by Apple. The project, a ten inch tablet computer, has been rumored since the fall of 2008. Some had speculated that plans for the tablet (sometimes referred to as a the "iTablet" in reference to Apple's usual naming system,) would be announced at Apple's iPhone 3.0 software preview on March 17, 2009, but it was not.Venture Beat: Could Apple drop the tablet bomb tomorrow? (March 16, 2009) Prior to the World Wide Developers Conference in June 2009, it was again rumored that the Apple Tablet would be revealed.

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  1. July 2008: Rumors circulated that Apple planned to introduce a touch screen laptop computerAhead of the Curve (ABC News): Rumor: 'MacBook Touch' in the Works (July 25, 2008)
  2. MacDailyNews tipster said MacBook Touch could be available by October 2008MacDailyNews: Rumor: Apple's secret product is 'MacBook touch' (July 22, 2008)
  3. Tipster wrote, "Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured Multi-Touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X."MacDailyNews: Rumor: Apple's secret product is 'MacBook touch' (July 22, 2008)
  4. Rumors prompted by a statement from Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer during a conference callAhead of the Curve (ABC News): Rumor: 'MacBook Touch' in the Works (July 25, 2008)
  5. Oppenheimer mentioned "future product transition" and delivering "state-of-the-art new products that our competitors just aren't going to be able to match"Ahead of the Curve (ABC News): Rumor: 'MacBook Touch' in the Works (July 25, 2008)
  6. Rumors have not been substantiated

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