Not to be outdone by the day’s Nexus One news, our other favorite speculated device of the year has some news of its own to share. According to a source used by Boy Genius Report, the Apple Tablet will 100%, totally, definitely, no-questions-asked be offered in a 7-inch version. Nearly all of the tablet rumors of late have indicated a larger screen in the 10-inch range. Whether the 7-inch tablet will coexist with or be in lieu of the 10-inch model is still a question mark. The 7 is expected to be made official in January.

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We were crossing fingers that we’d make it clean into 2010 without another dubious Apple Tablet rumor, but our dreams were vanquished today thanks to one Yair Reiner. The Oppenheimer analyst had some new predictions on the upcoming Apple Tablet and somehow it’s managed to lose tech while gaining price.

According to Yair, Apple is preparing to begin production on up to 1,000 tablets a month and will likely look to release the device in March or April of next year. Instead of the OLED that was part of previous rumors, the tablet will get a cheaper 10.1-inch LTPS LCD multi-touch display. It’ll also get a price tag of $1,000–on the upper end of previous reports and pretty steep by any measure.

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Here’s a shocker: The New York Times has been working closely with gadget makers to get its content onto new platforms, and one of those devices is the Apple tablet. Speaking at an all-hands meeting at the TimesCenter, executive editor Bill Keller spoke of new strategies for the digital age, but here’s the quote you care about: “I’m hoping we can get the newsroom more actively involved in the challenge of delivering our best journalism in the form of Times Reader, iPhone apps, WAP, or the impending Apple slate, or whatever comes after that.” The speech was supposed to be off the record, but now it’s online and can’t be taken back. Still, it’s surprising that Keller acknowledged the Apple tablet’s existence to the Times’ entire digital group.

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Those shady, unnamed sources are at it again, talking about how the Apple Tablet is set to arrive in the first quarter of 2010. DigiTimes, the Taiwanese tech rumormonger extraordinaire, reports that the maker of these fabled devices will be Foxconn. That would not earth-shattering news, as the company already produces the iPod and the iPhone. Who else would you entrust to a device that’s supposedly like a larger version of the iPod Touch?

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Everyone’s likely had their fill of Apple Tablet rumors at this point, but this one goes beyond the speculated price, date and spec sheet. Gizmodo is reporting that Apple has been in conversation with various print media publishers, including the New York Times,  McGraw Hill and Oberlin Press toward putting newspaper and text book content onto iTunes for use on a new device. While this doesn’t sound that much different from what an e-reader already does, the eventual goal is reportedly to establish hybridized content that blends audio, video and interactive graphics into one seamless user experience. Apple also recently hosted executives from a large magazine group and interactive content was a focal point for discussion. Since the print media industry is struggling at the moment, it’s not that much of a stretch to think that its members are actively working to redefine the media experience, and an Apple Tablet would seem to make for a perfect platform. Yet one more rumor we’ll have to wait out. [Gizmodo via Apple Insider]

With no Apple tablet coming out of last week’s event, and old rumors of an October release now forgotten memories, Apple still has us guessing as to its highly-anticipated release. With anticipation comes more rumors, and the latest hails from Taiwan Economic News.  As the story goes–Wintek will provide the touch panel displays, as they do the iPhone, which will be 9.6 inches. The tablet will include HSPDA module, P.A. semi processor chip and long-lasting battery pack, which will be provided by DynaPack to the tune of up to 300,000 units per month. Price information is comparable to what we’ve seen in the past, with the new rumors placing the tablet in the $799 to $999 range.  [via 9to5 mac]

To think, all that time we were speculating about the Apple Tablet, Toshiba was quietly planning a touch screen tablet computer of its own. The no-frills JournE Touch has a 7-inch screen and runs on Windows CE Pro, bringing some basic Internet browsing and a bunch of popular Web apps, like Facebook and YouTube. But Toshiba says video is the killer, playing 800 x 480 video in a variety of codecs and feeding full-resolution video through HDMI. There’s 1 GB of storage to play with, plus a memory slot for more. As for measurements, the JournE is 0.55 inches thick and weighs a little over a pound. And unlike that rumored Apple product, the JournE will definitely be ready by Q4 this year, at least in Europe, for 250 Euros. [via Engadget]

Well, this explains everything. The latest word from Envisioneering Group market researcher Richard Doherty says Apple created prototypes for two different tablets. One is like an oversizesd iPod, with a six-inch screen, he said, and the other is larger — probably the 8-inch to 10-inch model we’ve been hearing about recently. Doherty believes the smaller one will sell for $679, which is pretty precise for someone who doesn’t explain where the information is coming from and why he’s able to speak so openly about it. One or both models could reportedly launch as early as September, but as late as never given how wild all these rumors and speculation are getting. Meanwhile, the sheer volume of stories on this fabled tablet, or tablets as is the case now, has broken down my journalistic sensibilities, and I can no longer distinguish fantasy from reality. Great. [BusinessWeek via PC World]

You’ve got to love Apple hysteria, with a rumor telling us not to get excited about another rumor. It appears Apple is having a keynote event on September 9, according to the usual “sources close to the company,” but it won’t be to announce the Apple tablet we’ve all been hoping for, dreaming of or huffing angrily about. Instead, the keynote will likely cover news about the iPod, along with changes to iTunes. Hey, there’s a rumor for both those stories, with alleged iPod Touch cameras and social features in iTunes. There’s even a new rumor to accompany the old ones — more speculation, actually — that Steve Jobs will make his first public appearance at the event. Anyone else ready for the straight-up truth? [AllThingsD via PC Magazine]