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Due next from Apple: refreshed 20- and 24-inch iMacs
Assuming last minute snags are avoided, the coming weeks should bring new iMacs, rounding out Apple's 2008 hardware introductions as the company enters the holiday shopping season with one of its strongest product portfolios ever.
Mac mini
apple.com — Live the digital life in stylish simplicity — up to 39% faster. 1 Just 6.5 inches square and 2 inches small, Mac mini lets you have more fun with your music, photos, and movies, more quickly and more easily. Enjoy them up close or far away with the ... (more) Mac mini
Intel slams 'slow' iPhone ARM CPU
Intel slams 'slow' iPhone ARM CPU
zdnet.com.au — Any speed shortcomings in Apple's iPhone were the fault of its rival chipset manufacturer ARM, a senior Intel executive said in Taiwan yesterday. (more) Intel slams 'slow' iPhone ARM CPU
MacBook and MacBook Pro Performance
primatelabs.ca — Benchmarks: Primate Labs takes a look at the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros to determine if the faster RAM and the new NVIDIA chipset helps (or hinders) processor performance. (more) MacBook and MacBook Pro Performance
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iMac may be last up on the list of product updates this fall
Infinite Loop — [image] Apple has now checked both iPods and notebooks off of its list of product lines to refresh this fall, leaving the rest of 2008 looking rather empty. Although the Mac Pro and iMac are both candidates for updates, the former doesn't exactly bring the shoppers out in droves, and information that we've seen points to an iMac refresh being more likely. After seeing the new Apple notebooks, AppleInsider has kicked off speculation about what specs new iMacs may boast if they do get refreshed in the coming weeks. One thing we may not see is a flashy launch. The last time ...

Rumor: Refreshed, Faster iMacs in a Few Weeks [Rumor]
Gizmodo — ... If you're not interested new Macbooks, but are eyeballing zoomier iMacs, it looks like you'll get your wish sometime in the next four weeks, barring any problems, says AppleInsider. It'll be new guts though, not a new house. ...

Apple to Release new iMacs Soon?
HardMac.com — As expected following the introduction of new MacBook models, Apple should release new iMac models as reported by Apple Insider. It should not feature big surprises but rather unify the architecture between iMac and MacBook Pro. So, we should have Centrino 2 Core 2 Duo, running on a 1066 MHz bus, coupled to DDR3 memory, and most likely to a NVidia chipset for entry level model, and a dual GPUs for the high end model, even though its current interest to save battery life time is useless on such desktop models. ...

RUMOR: Apple soon to release updated iMacs with DisplayPort and more
MacDailyNews — ... largely consist of performance improvements and technology refreshes," AppleInsider reports. "And while there's admittedly been few concrete details to go by since the August report, this week's notebook overhauls offer a window into the future of the iMac line, which sports an architectural resemblance to the MacBook lines." More details about the upcoming iMacs — including CPU upgrades, the addition of DisplayPort, and perhaps a move to faster NVIDIA graphics — in the full article here .

New iMacs Before The Holidays?
TheAppleBlog — [image] Apparently not content with an entirely revamped notebook line, rumors are circulating that Apple will also introduce refreshed 20 and 24-inch iMacs before year’s end. If true, new iMacs would be in keeping with earlier rumors that they would see spec bumps alongside the introduction of the new MacBooks. While details remain scarce on what specific updates will be forthcoming, it is fairly safe to assume that no major design changes will be introduced, since the aluminum iMac has provided the template for the new look of the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and 24-inch Cinema ...

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