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MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors: Whispers Suggest a Mid November iMac and Mac Mini Update
MacDailyNews: RUMOR: Apple prepping new iMac, Mac mini for November 10 debut? New Mac Pro in January?
Apple Eclectic: New iMacs and Mac Mini Probably Definitely Coming Next Monday or Tuesday Maybe
Whispers Suggest a Mid November iMac and Mac Mini Update
MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors —
... Written by Arnold Kim Fudzilla claims that they've been hearing whispers that iMac and Mac mini updates could be coming as soon as November 10th. They are not particularly confident about the date which would fall on a Monday. While we don't place too much confidence in Fudzilla as a rumor source, the information is consistent with circulating expectations of pre-holiday iMac updates. Apple typically issues updates on Tuesdays, but has had an occasional Monday release including the ...
RUMOR: Apple prepping new iMac, Mac mini for November 10 debut? New Mac Pro in January?
MacDailyNews —
... Mini on November 10th." "Still, we would think that this would normally be the other way around, with the iMac and Mac Mini being launched at the Macworld Conference and Expo in January, as these are clearly more consumer oriented; but persistent sources are telling us that Apple would like to cash in on some holiday sales, and the chips for the Mac Pros will not be available in sufficient quantity until January so they have to break with tradition," Stellmack reports. Full article here .
New iMacs and Mac Mini Probably Definitely Coming Next Monday or Tuesday Maybe
Apple Eclectic —
Okay, just when I think I’ve finally got the hang of this Apple product launch speculation lark — it’s really very arcane and complex, but basically you check Mac Rumours for a list of machines which haven’t been updated in a while, post that they’ll be refreshed next Tuesday, then keep repeating week after week until you finally get it right — when suddenly the rest of the blogosphere gets all random and pulls the carpet out from under me. I swear it’s all a conspiracy.
Apparently, the new iMacs and Mac Minis — the ones fitted with the new NVIDIA chipset to make them super fast HD-playing monsters which’ll just fly off ...
Apple: We're Done With Product Launches for 2008
Wired: Gadget Lab —
Mac fans, analysts and bloggers can take a short break from guessing about what's coming next from Apple. The corporation said it has no plans for new product releases for the remainder of 2008.
“Our holiday line-up is set,” Apple spokesman Bill Evans told Macworld.
The report dispels rumors floating around that Apple would release an upgrade to its Mac mini and iMac desktop systems in a special event Nov. 10.
No Apple news isn't necessarily bad news, right? Besides, 2008 was packed with plenty of exciting product releases, including the iPhone 3G, the aluminum MacBooks and the ...
Sorry, Apple Fans: No More New Gadgets This Year (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider —
Waiting for a way-overdue update to Apple's (AAPL) Mac mini before dropping $599 on your home theater setup? Or a speed bump for the iMac? Keep waiting til next year.
An Apple rep tells Macworld that the company is done releasing new products this year. 'Our holiday line-up is set,' Apple spokesman Bill Evans said.
To be sure, it's possible Apple is playing a wording game here, and that a minor update to an existing product wouldn't qualify as changing its "holiday line-up." But we doubt it.
The next time we expect to hear ...


