Brian Burns

I wonder; could Bill Keller, the executive editor of the New York Times, be responsible for mistakingly leaking the name of Apple’s impending tablet device. A host of technology blogs from all corners of the web are reporting on week-old remarks from Keller in which he refers to the delivery of journalism on mobile platforms. While casually listing a plethora of other mobile devices Keller mentions the ‘impending Apple slate’.

Is Keller merely substituting the word ‘tablet’ with an alternative/related term? Or could there be more to the story than meets the eye? Reaction to the touted name has been overwhelmingly positive.