speculation

Apple products are notorious for speculation before launch – mainly because Apple is so secretive about any of the details of a product before launch.

The VAR Guy: "There's speculation Samsung may unveil a Chrome OS netbook at the conference. But here's the big question: Can Chrome OS revive the struggling netbook market or will Google simply evangelize Chrome OS for notebooks?"

Standards Blog: "Two days have now passed since Novell announced the high-level terms of its proposed sale, and so far the press has not been able to prize any additional details out of the parties involved.

As a result, speculation is rife on several key points, and especially with respect to the 822 patents that Novell proposes to sell to a consortium of companies, only one of which has been disclosed: Microsoft."

After months of testing and speculation, Google is finally releasing the next edition of Google search to the public, complete with a left-hand menu bar and even an update to the well-known Google logo.

$2 billion offer from hedge fund sparks speculation of rival bids from Cisco, HP and Microsoft.

The VAR Guy: "The Netbook. Once considered a toy, it now seems like the preferred device for many productivity-driven workhorse travelers."

Enterprise Mobile Today: "Google on Jan. 5 may be unveiling its own branded smartphone, dubbed Nexus One, as speculation continues that the Internet giant will begin selling an unlocked handset running its open source mobile operating system Android."

The rumor mill is alive and well in the Open Source world, as demonstrated by wildly spreading speculation about the possibility of an Open Source Linux client from the popular Skype VOIP service.

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Despite speculation that Microsoft might make an announcement around its Silverlight runtime environment at Zend/PHP Conference and Expo, the company's profile was lower than past events.