On January 27, Apple will unveil its “latest creation” at a media event in Los Angeles. Although the company hasn’t officially said the new product will be a tablet PC, every tech analyst, gadget blogger, and Apple watcher will be shocked if it isn’t. And in recent days, coverage of Apple’s latest device has turned from speculation about what exactly it will be to what features it will offer and how much it will cost–both of which are critical to Apple selling enough of the new gadgets.

In an article published earlier today, the Wall Street Journal reported that “Steve Jobs is betting he can reshape businesses like textbooks, newspapers and television much the way his iPod revamped the music industry-and expand Apple’s influence and revenue as a content middleman”. In a nutshell, Apple wants you to consume a variety of media on its new device–all purchased through iTunes. Of course, you’ll also be able to surf the Web, tap into your favorite social networking tools, get your email, and so forth. But is this really what consumers want and how much will they be willing to pay for it?

Apparently for many, $700 (US) is the limit.

In an article on ZDNet, Andrew Nusca cites a new survey from Retrevo on consumer sentiment of a new Apple tablet. Nusca wrote “70 percent of consumers won’t spend more than $700 for an Apple tablet, and consumers were equally split over whether they would pay for 3G connectivity….”

So, I put the following questions to the TechRepublic audience. What do you think Jobs’ latest creation will cost? And, what are willing to pay for an Apple tablet?

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Windows users, who want to squeeze every bit of space from a hard drive, often go looking for large system files that they can remove. If you go on such a hunt, you’re likely to turn up a file named hiberfil.sys. Depending on your version of Windows and computer hardware, this file can take up several gigabytes.

Unfortunately, you can’t just delete the file and reclaim the space. If you delete the file and do nothing else, the file will reappear when you restart your machine.

So, here’s the question: What does hiberfil.sys do and how can you remove it?

About the TR Dojo Challenge Series

Each week, I publish a new question designed to test the technical skills and IT prowess of our TechRepublic members. You can submit an answer to the question by posting it within this post’s discussion thread.

I’ll accept answer submissions for one week after I post the question. At the end of the week, I’ll consider the question closed and review the answers. The member, who submits the first best answer, will be featured in a follow-up TR Dojo Challenge article, posted the following week. For being featured on the site, they will also earn themselves a bit of TechRepublic swag-a coffee mug and laptop sticker.

The rules:

Only answers submitted within one week of the initial question’s publication date will be considered for the follow-up article and swag.

All answers must be original and must consist of more than a link or links to third-party resources.

I will choose the correct response from the answers submitted and my decision is final.

Good Luck!