<ul><li>In December 2009, rumors circulated that Apple's new tablet device would be called the iSlate.</li><li>Apple had secretly acquired the domain name iSlate.com a few years prior, similar to the iPhone.</li><li>The name iSlate was discovered through online investigations, with trademarks signed by an Apple employee.</li><li>Ultimately, Apple released the tablet in 2010 under the name iPad, disappointing those anticipating the iSlate.</li></ul>

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