Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Apple has asked certain iPhone app developers to prepare a “full screen mode” demo which is different than the typical 320 x 480 that iPhone apps are targeted for.
Apple is preparing to show off a new, larger mobile device with a higher resolution display in January — probably a version of the Apple tablet we’ve been hearing about for months — according to a plugged-in source in the mobile industry.
Apple has been telling some app makers to prepare apps for a demo next month, according to this source. “They’ve told select developers that as long as they build their apps to support full screen resolution — rather than a fixed 320×480 — their apps should run just fine,” our source says.
A separate report from The Financial Times claims Apple has scheduled a special media event for Tuesday, January 26th in San Francisco. The venue will supposedly be the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the same place Apple traditionally holds their music-based events.
The company has rented a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco for several days in late January, according to people familiar with the plans.
Apple is expected to use the venue to make a major product announcement on Tuesday, January 26th. Both YBCA and Apple declined to comment.
It looks as if Apple may be planning to announce this mythical tablet device we have all heard about since the dawn of time. The Silicon Ally Insider report also claims Apple will announce the device at an event scheduled around January but will be released later in hopes of generating excitement and allowing developers to ready their apps for the new platform.
Like a fool, I’m still skeptical.
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