The website Patently Apple has uncovered some European patent filings filed in September 2009 and first published in January 2010. The document outlines a system for an iMac touch, a device that acts like a standard desktop computer in one orientation and a tablet in another. The idea is that when the device is in the upright position, like a standard iMac or flatscreen monitor, it can be controll
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