“They’ve told select developers that as long as they build their apps to support full screen resolution—rather than a fixed 320x480—their apps should run just fine,” the source was quoted as saying.

As one of the non-select developers, I call BS on this.

The apps may RUN just fine, but everyone’s UI has been entrenched around 320x480.  Some non-trivial redesign would be involved, as I kinda doubt anyone’s gonna want a navigation bar and table view at, say, 800x1280. 

That said, Apple’s tablet has been the absolutely worst-kept Apple secret since Steve Jobs returned to the helm of the company in 1997.

That said, the tablet rumor has also been circulating since what seems like 1997.  Someone might as well complete things and claim Apple will allow tablet clones.

http://blogs.ft.com/techblog/2009/12/exclusive-apple-to-host-event-in-january/

The buzz is building up… again. And if Apple isn’t denying and a facility is booked, I would give consideration to these flags.

Someone might as well complete things and claim Apple will allow tablet clones.

HA!

perhaps the next gen iPhone is just going to have a higher res screen.  At some point apple has to nudge iPhone developers away from the fixed 320*480 screen size or the iPhone or else apple will be stuck with dated specs and their device will become more and more of a dinosaur.

Also, a 5 or 6 inch iTouch might be a nice addition to the lineup—a bigger screen for gaming and video would fit nicely into the lineup.

I’m still of the opinion that a device with a 10 inch screen- especially if it has the rumored $1000 price tag - should have a real computer OS on it.

Someone might as well complete things and claim Apple will allow tablet clones.

The iPsy, perhaps?