Canada’s third-largest mobile telecom today confirmed the company will further diversify its product line by offering tablet computers.

The confirmation came from David Fuller, the VP of product marketing today.

The comments raise speculation as to whether Telus will offer the Apple iPad. The iPad is slated for an April 3rd U.S. launch, with the device being available in Canada by the end of the same month, according to Apple.

Mr. Fuller confirmed the iPad is in fact compatible on the new Telus network, but did not further elaborate.

We can confirm Microsoft Corporation is working on its own iPad competitor, dubbed Microsoft Courier, but the company has yet to officially acknowledge it is working on such a device. Judging from recent leaks, the device seems more advanced and intuitive than the iPad, but the iPad still has a major competitive advantage, the app store. Microsoft Courier is reportedly to launch by the end of this year.

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Apple is expected to unveil its very highly anticipated tablet computer at a press event believed to be either on Jan 26 or Jan 27.

It is rumored that Apple will unveil the device to the world at that press event, and is expected to launch the product by the end of Q1 2010.

New reports that have emerged now suggest the launch date will be sometime in Q2.

Asian suppliers that are familiar with the product, such as AVY Precesiion Tech (who is providing the structural casing parts of the device) say they plan to start production of the parts in February to meet a second quarter launch time-line.

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A concept of what an Apple Tablet computer could look like

According to a report published today by the Financial Times that only cited “people familiar with the discussions”, Apple should officially unveil its much-anticipated Tablet computer as early as February 2010.

Apple has explicitly denied it is working on such a device.

The device will very likely support the iPhone apps from the App Store, and will likely be a cross of OS X and the iPhone OS. It is very unlikely the tablet would include OS X found on regular Mac machines.

The Financial Times report also says Apple is preparing to launch a paid online television subscription service sometime in 2010. According to reports, Apple is approaching publishers such as Time, Disney, and CBS to offer content through iTunes.

If you’re in the market to buy a Nintendo Wii, you might want to hold off a bit longer.

According to a leaked ToysRUs flyer, the Nintendo Wii will now be priced at US $199.99, or $50 off the regular price, starting in the last week of September.

It is very likely the rumor is in fact true given falling demand for the Wii, and the recent launch of the PS3 Slim and price reduction of both the PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox.

Both companies will not confirm the apparent leak.

Update: Porsche has confirmed today that it has rejected the Volkswagen ultimatum

Volkswagen has proposed an offer to rival German carmaker Porsche that would eventually lead to a merger.

Under the proposed plan, the Gulf state of Qatar will get up to a 20 percent stake, Lower Saxony 20 percent, and the two Porsche owners (Porsche and Piech families), would get 40 percent of the newly merged company.

On January 7, 2009, Porsche announced it upped its stake in VW to 50.8 percent and made it clear it wanted financial control over VW with its goal of reaching a 75 percent stake in the firm.

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Update: Engadget is reporting live from the event. See the live-blog for complete coverage.

There are more next-generation iPhone feature rumors swirling now just one day ahead of WWDC, where it is expected Apple will unveil the new iPhone.

It is rumored the new iPhone will be slimmer, more sleek, and include a larger screen (16:9) that would take up most of the space of the phone. The only problem with this rumor is that the thousands of iPhone apps that are not based on that resolution would need to be altered.

We can now also confirm that the new iPhone 3 will have complete support for geo-location services, including support within Safari. This means various apps such as Google’s location sharing app Google Latitude will now work on the iPhone. A new enhanced Google Maps iPhone version will also be released.

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The top Minnesota-based electronics retailer BestBuy today sent a memo out to various stores in the U.S. warning them of depleting iPhone 3G supplies.

BestBuy warned some stores could completely deplete their stock entirely.

The new BestBuy warning indicates retailers are pushing to sell off the current iPhone models to make way for the much-anticipated next-generation iPhone.

BestBuy is not the first retailer to issue a warning on depleting iPhone inventory.

Australian-based Vodafone iPhone distributor Brightpoint previously said, “We have just been notified that the [16GB iPhone 3G is] End Of Life,” referring to depleting inventory as well.

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BGR has published a screenshot of an iPhone menu indicating OS support for a built-in magnetometer (digital compass) in the new iPhone 3.0. The next-generation iPhone is expected to be released by Apple this summer.

AT&T has confirmed today that the company is performing upgrades that will double the capacity of its network.

AT&T Vice President of Technology told TelephonyOnline today that the company will upgrade the HSPA “from 3.6 megabits per second to 7.2 megabits per second through software upgrades at the base station.” No timeframe was provided on the upgrade.

The latest iPhone 3.0 rumors are now say there will be HD playback and HD video output, AppleTV functionality to stream HD movies from iTunes, voice control, dialing, among other features.

You can see the latest roundup of the iPhone 3.0 features here.

In related Apple news, Apple has made it for the first time on the Fortune 100 list ranking in 71st place.

There are many indications that the next generation iPhone will this time include video recording and editing features. BGR has now published the first screen shot of a video app on the iPhone, reaffirming rumors video editing is coming to the iPhone. It is believed the new iPhone will have a 3.2MP camera given leaked spec order sheets from an Asian supplier.