More fuel for the Apple Tablet rumors. According to the NY Times, several former Apple employees say a PowerPC-based prototype was developed in 2003—but it was too power-hungry, and Steve Jobs felt it was limited to bathroom Web-surfing.

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http://gizmodo.com/5374299/apple-working-on-a-tablet-since-at-least-2003

The iPad?

Deep in the bowels of the Trademark Office is some fresh evidence that Steve Jobs intends to name his messiah machine the "iPad": the company is in a fight with Fujitsu over the trademark.

In documents first uncovered by The Jesus Tablet blog, Apple first filed notice that it wanted to oppose Fujitsu's "iPad" trademark application last September and as recently ...

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http://valleywag.gawker.com/5452962/more-evidence-ipad-is-the-apple-tablets-name