News quiz: The week in tech

26.11.2010

The as-yet mythical iPad 2.0 also has some speculative specs, care of analysts and the blogosphere: a CDMA-GSM chip that would allow for wireless connections pretty much anywhere that isn't Antarctica; a front-facing Webcam with the iPhone 4's FaceTime video chat app; and a thinner, lighter frame made from LiquidMetal, allowing it to take the form of any creature whose DNA it encounters. Actually, we stole that last bit from "Terminator 2," just to see if you'd notice. Hasta la vista, baby.

Question 2: But wait, there's more. Apple and News Corp. are apparently teaming up to create the first "newspaper" designed specifically for -- and appearing only on -- Web tablets. What will it called?

Correct Answer: The Daily

According to a report in the U.K.'s Guardian, The Daily will appear next spring and only on tablets like the iPad -- no print or Web editions will be published. News Corp. daemon Rupert Murdoch is apparently stocking the paper with editorial talent from his conservative media empire, including the U.K.'s Sun and the New York Post. We understand the upcoming iPad gyroscope will be essential to the reading experience; stories will become visible only if you lean far to the right.

Question 3: That Murdoch tablet-tabloid may end up on more than just Apple's iPad, if Acer has a say. The Taiwanese hardware giant just previewed three new tablets and a 14-inch dual touchscreen "concept" laptop. What is the last one called?