When Apple first released details about what is now called Apple TV, I wrote that it would create a DVR dilemma for the Cupertino company, one that it decided by bypassing DVR functionality (at least for now).

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The forthcoming Apple iPad (or whatever it is called) will stand on the shoulders of the Amazon Kindle and maybe crush the Kindle.

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That's not to say Apple is doomed if it doesn't get into the so-called phablet business.

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It is a proprietary standard, owned by a consortium of tech companies called MPEG LA. Apple and Microsoft have both contributed patents to MPEG LA, so they are part of the consortium.

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It is widely rumored that Apple will unveil the iPhone 5 or whatever it ends up being called on September 12.

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