Ed Bott over at ZDNet has an interesting theory. 1, 024 x 768 matches the size and aspect ratio of many popular reader-sized tablets, like the iPad Mini, which are meant to be used in both portrait and landscape orientations.

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X-ray pulsar being spun up, and the theory rested on titbits of circumstantial evidence.

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His first talk detailing the theory was at an invitation-only conference of fragile X experts in 2002.

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This theory is based mainly on the fact that security researchers have been breaking OS X, Safari and the iPhone OS on a regular basis.

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To test that theory, CNN has learned prosecution investigators snuck a knife with a five-inch blade through an X-ray machine at Los Angeles Airport without getting caught.

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