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Several readers have noted that on a free MacWorld Magazine fulfillment site from Apple, there appears an "iMac G5" in one of the options. This page is hosted on a non-Apple page and is felt to simply represent a...

Several readers noted that Apple Canada has an incorrect graphic on their website. The Xserve G5 graphic notes Xserve G5 1U, 64-bit, G5 Processor Single or dual 2.3GHzThe G5 Xserves which were announced yesterday come in a 2.0GHz, not...

According to a few reports, Apple may be replacing the 10GB iPod with a 15GB iPod tomorrow. Much attention has been placed on the rumored Mini iPods but little attention to the existing iPod line. According to these last-minute rumors, the 15GB line will replace the 10GB at $299, while the 20GB and 40GB would remain in their current spots at $399 and $499. The 15GB is reported to remain...

Now with confirmation of the existence of GarageBand... we can look back at one anonymous submission which claimed knowledge of the same. According to the anonymous report... the new "iApp" is called Garage Band and is a music creation tool, and should bundled with "the new group" for $99. (ed note: is this the Consumer Audio App with ~3GB of audio clips?) Also, coming from the source is...

Jon Bergeron let us know that if you are close to Minnesota State University Moorhead, they will be hosting the MacWorld SF Keynote presentation. Contact him at...

According to one report, Dr. Srinidhi Varadarajan -- of Virginia Tech/'Big Mac' fame -- is attending MacWorld San Francisco. Perhaps just a visitor... or perhaps a...

According to the most recent anonymous reports... Apple is planning on introducing both 1U (single G5) Xserves as well as 3U (dual G5) Xserves at MacWorld Expo. No knowledge processor speeds are available. These two sizes would be a bit unusual from a space/power standpoint, in that two 1U machines would provide more power and less space than a single Dual 3U machine. Regardless, ongoing...

This is to clarify a common misconception. 3G iPods = 3rd Generation iPods. (Not 3Gig...

MacOSX.com claims to have more details from "another informant" with an artist's rendition of the previous iBox rumor. Readers are reminded that fakes tend to run rampant pre-MacWorld. This product may resemble a rumor that made our Rumor Reject List from...

According to a previous reliable report -- Apple is working on a completely new Application that may be due as early as MacWorld San Francisco. A new report claims that this new application will come in the form of a consumer audio application. The new app is said to also include a large library of audio clips (~3gb altogether). The exact details of the new application are unclear. While...

Last minute rumors continue to roll in... According to an anonymous report... Optibase has been collaborating with Apple on a DVD authoring tool. The product of this venture is said to be released at MacWorld Expo. The company appears to be involved in MPEG encoding and content creation applications. How this affects Apple and their existing DVD Authoring applications (iDVD and DVD...

MacOSX.com claims to have received information about a product called the Apple iBox. According to the site, the iBox is essentially a modern set top box which would act as a wireless media hub connected to your television. Reportedly, the appliance will offer versions of iPhoto and iTunes to help manage your digitial media. Readers should note that anonymous emails to random websites,...

ThinkSecret reports that Safari 1.2 is due for release in January/February. Most improvements known are referenced from David Hyatt's weblog which logs technical changes to the...

For unclear reasons, it seems Target's web designers took liberties with the "iPod in Dock" photo.... showing an arbitrarily shortened iPod in a photo selling the iPod dock. Simply posted for interests sake... and is not felt to represent anything except overzealous...

The Mini iPod rumor is gaining steam... with ThisIsLondon.co.uk and News.telegraph.uk having picked up the Mini-iPod story.... Scotsman.com goes so far as to say "Apple has announced it is unveiling a smaller version" -- which it clearly has...

With the rumors of cheap 2GB iPods floating around, many are asking what storage technology could be used in the new devices. Traditional hard drives and flash memory appear to be too expensive at this time. One reader points out that a company called Cornice has been producing 1inch 1.5GB Hard Drives since mid year that go for $65/each in lots of 10,000. Cornice was reportedly trying to get ...

MacOSXRumors reports that the next major revision of iChat AV will will have AOL/AIM video-conferencing compatibility... while interoperability with other protocols is not expected, according to the rumor site. AOL's AIM with video conferencing is currently in Beta testing... and several readers have reported that AIM Beta users appear in iChat with a greyed-out Video icon next to their...

AudioRevolution posted an article on the rumored low-end iPods. In their article, they mention the possibility of Flash-based iPods, but this appears to simply be recycled information from a Reuters article in which an analyst was speculating that the new iPods may be Flash-based. As a result, this report does not appear to provide any new information (beyond simple...