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Today in Apple history: Apple’s new tablet is called … iSlate?
Would you have preferred the name iSlate? Image illustration: Apple/Cult of Mac December 24, 2009: As rumors of a possible […]

Today in Apple history: Apple invents ‘slide to unlock’
December 23, 2005: Apple files a patent application for its iconic “slide to unlock” gesture for the iPhone. Although the […]

Today in Apple history: iPhone comes to the world’s biggest carrier
December 22, 2013: After months of false starts, Apple finally secures a deal with China Mobile to bring the iPhone […]

Today in Apple history: Marathon is Mac’s answer to Doom
December 21, 1994: Mac gamers get their hands on Marathon, a sci-fi first-person shooter designed as an answer to the […]

Today in Apple history: Apple brings back Steve Jobs with NeXT buyout
December 20, 1996: Apple Computer buys NeXT, the computer company Steve Jobs founded after leaving Cupertino a decade earlier. The […]

Today in Apple history: Apple crushes Think Secret rumors site
December 19, 2007: Apple settles a lawsuit with reporter Nick Ciarelli, resulting in the shuttering of Think Secret, his masssively […]

Today in Apple history: iPhone may have to seek new name
December 18, 2006: Apple fans mourn the death of the iPhone before it even launches. After Linksys begins selling new handsets, […]

Today in Apple history: Apple signs ‘clone Mac’ deal
December 16, 1994: Apple Computer signs a licensing deal with Power Computing, allowing the company to produce Macintosh-compatible computers. With […]