Rumors about an Apple tablet – essentially a big iPhone or iPod touch – have been swirling for over a year. Today, the Financial Times is to add credibility to the rumors, reports that Apple is the first device in time for the Christmas business.

The article oscillates back and forth between the new device and a series of record label Apple could give us at a time, but here are the points specifically related to the tablet:

• Screen size: up to 10 inches diagonal, touch-sensitive (of course)
• Phone capability? Unlikely – it’s more like an iPod Touch as an iPhone.
• Wireless Connectivity: How the iPod Touch, with the ability to download media from iTunes.
• Rival Kindle? Can the ability to read books, to create a competition with Amazon’s Kindle.
• Date of publication: Perhaps as early as September.

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