Popular Apple Rumors website, MacRumors has found evidence that Apple acquired the domain name iSlate.com presumably in preparation for the new device. There are numerous rumors that Apple will soon be launching iSlate–its tablet device. Currently, no website is hosted on iSlate.com.

The iSlate.com domain was registered by a company called Eurobox Ltd in October 2004. It was later acquired by Data Docket, Inc. in 2006. In 2007, the domain was transferred to MarkMonitor.com,  a registrar that handles domain name registrations and trademark protections for many companies, including Apple.

The name of the actual registrant was hidden to obscure the identify of the actual owner. All this appears like a coincidence.

However, further investigation of the domain name registrant history reveals that Apple’s name was present as the actual owner of “iSlate.com” for several weeks in late 2007. It was changed back within a few weeks, but the historic record of the domain has Apple’s name, proving ownership of the iSlate.com domain.

Yet more evidence that the Apple Tablet is coming!

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