NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO - SPOTTED at Rupert Murdoch's splashy
digital newspaper launch on Wednesday: a prototype of Apple's
newest iPad.
A Reuters eyewitness saw what appeared to be a working model of
the next iPad with a front-facing camera at the top edge of the
glass screen at a press conference to mark the debut of News Corp's
Daily online paper in New York on Wednesday.
A source with knowledge of the device confirmed its existence,
adding that the final release model could have other features. News
Corp and Apple declined to comment.
The next version of Apple's popular tablet computer is expected
to be announced in the next few months. Manufacturing sources have
said it will sport two cameras - one in the front and one in the
back - enabling users to make video calls.
News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch along with Apple executive
Eddy Cue unveiled the Daily, a digital newspaper created from
scratch for the iPad at a press conference in New York's Solomon R.
Guggenheim museum.
The Daily is Apple's first foray into subscription sales through
its iTunes store after having spent a year in talks with publishers
with little progress. -- REUTERS
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