According to an unnamed source speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Electronic Arts has been working with Apple to optimize the tablet’s gaming abilities. EA game has already been producing games for the iPhone and iPod Touch format, So creating games for a larger screen device shouldn’t be such a large jump for the company.  [...]

With an event confirmed, the rumors are firing up as to what the specs are and who Apple is making deals with.
Typeboard.com has reported a 7.1-inch display ((http://www.typeboard.com/2010/01/will-the-apple-islate-beat-amazon-kindle/), but most other blogs and news sources are claiming either a more highly rumored 10-inch display or not commenting on its potential size. What makes Typeboard.com’s claim [...]

On January 7, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application patent application 20100001973 from Apple.  The new patent would help create a thinner, brighter touchscreen for mobile devices.  Here is the patent description:
A touch screen including display pixels with capacitive elements is provided. The touch screen includes first common voltage lines [...]