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With just days to go before Apple is likely to unveil a long-expected tablet device, rumors continue to circulate over its details. As the buzz continues, we wanted to wrap up what we have heard recently.

You want 3G with that? Sources inside both AT&T and Verizon once again say that an Apple tablet will be compatible with not just one or the other, but both networks. The source from Verizon claims that it will work automatically with Verizon’s WiFi hotspots and switch seamlessly to EVDO when out of range. Whether such a service would work the same on AT&T isn’t known, but that company did boast to Fox that it has “the largest network of Wi-Fi hotspots in the country.”

Further rumors peg Qualcomm as the supplier of the 3G chip for the tablet. Apple may build separate versions, one with HSPA+ chips for AT&T and most other carriers, and another with EVDO chips for Verizon and other carriers using the CDMA standard. Alternately, Apple may even include a chip recently designed by Qualcomm that’s capable of connecting to either network.

Buy one dock connector, get one free. Sources for iLounge say that the tablet will have not one, but two dock connectors—one on the horizontal bottom, and one on a vertical “bottom.” This would allow the device to be docked in either landscape or portrait orientation while charging. This way, the tablet could perform different functions—playing video or reading books, for example—while set in a single charging station.

The tablet will also have generously sized antennas, if the “long rear stripe” of plastic along the back—which breaks up the device’s metal casing—is any indicator. That should offer better reception that the small antennas on the iPhone, and may enable 802.11n compatibility.

The Intel’s biggest rival Advanced Micro devices introduced six-core processor that would be based on the chip maker’s ‘Istanbul’ server chip. The chip is expected to provide compatibility with socket AM3/AM2+ platforms, boasting an integrated dual-channel DDR3 1333MHz memory controller. It’s likely that it will be part of AMD’s current Phenom II branding, but will be designed on the company’s current Istanbul chips for servers. AMD is planning on introducing a six-core processor for the enthusiast desktop lineup next year. It will be a ‘Stars’ core supporting DDR3… If the new Thuban processor is based on the Istanbul chips, AMD is likely to provide consumers with new processors that will boast a 45nm SOI fabrication process and integrate 3MB of L2 cache (512KB per core) with 6MB of L3 cache. Processor speed could be lower than the chip maker’s current line of quad-core chips, which is the case in the company’s current lineup of Opteron server processors.

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