The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we’re really excited about,

said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.

Today’s the day for Apple fanboys. Apple is going to hold a special event – ‘Come see our latest creations’ on Jan. 27 at 10.00 AM (PST) at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco. As mentioned in the press release of the first quarter financial result, there will be a major new product announced this week. This should be something really excited and very likely, it’s the long-rumored tablet device – iPad / iSlate / iTablet, and we should be prepared for the disappointment as well.

For your convenience, I have hand-picked a number of great live blogs for the “latest creations” event:

• Engadget (Highly Recommended)
• Gizmodo Live Blog
• Ars Technica
• iSmashPhone
• Computer World
• Technologizer

For those from other time zones, please note the start time below:

Hawaii: Jan. 27 at 8 AM
London: Jan. 27 at 6 PM
Paris: Jan. 27 at 7 PM
Helsinki: Jan. 27 at 8 PM
Moscow: Jan. 27 at 9 PM
Mumbai: Jan. 27 at 11:30 PM
Hong Kong / Beijing: Jan.28 at 2 AM
Tokyo: Jan. 28 at 3 AM
Sydney: Jan. 28 at 5 AM
Other than the announcement of the tablet device, it’s also rumored that Steve Jobs will announce the debut of iPhone OS 4.0 and iLife 2010.

The Tablet Event is a post from: The Apple Bites

The New York Times reports that Michael Tchao, one of the Newton developers, has been rehired by Apple after 15 years of absence. Michael Tchao’s new position at Apple will be as Vice President of Product Marketing, and he will report directly to Philip Schiller, Senior Vice President.

Michael Tchao worked for the Cupertino-based company in eight years from 1986 to 1994, and was among those who developed Newton, Apple’s personal digital assistant platform, which launched in 1993. Since he left Apple, he has spent his time consulting and developed product, and he was also hired as General Manager of the Nike Techlab in 2002 and was overseen the development of Nike+iPod products.

Newton Developer Michael Tchao Back to Apple is a post from: The Apple Bites