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One user posted photos of their new iPod: http://homepage.mac.com/petergrether/PhotoAlbum23.html Apparently, bought from Best Buy....

Railheaddesign reports that they've received conflicting info on the 15" Powerbook updates... but that they are coming... A common denominator, though, is that it seems we?ll see the release of this new PowerBook within the next two months ? or so it seems. =)...

One reader notes that the new iPod was already on sale at his local Best...

One report claims: Steve Jobs just invested close to 3 million dollars in a new startup that hopes to release a cable press release channel. It'll be a place for companies to introduce and show off new products on cable. Would be great for Apple, if you ask me. I imagine that someday, a lot more people will be introduced to the reality distortion field that is Steve Jobs. ...

Of interest, Panther has not yet seeded outside the development team. As a result, it seems unlikely that the "leaked" screenshots were legitimate. (In additional speculation... while I hate to encourage speculation based on a lack of Apple Legal action. Apple has traditionally pursued legal action against pre-release Screenshots, Movies, and...

LoopRumors.com claims that Apple is "near completion" on cordless Bluetooth...

Someone started a petition to request that Apple's music service be opened to international users. In his speech, Jobs stated that "For now" the new music service is available in the United States only. ...

In an interesting email, (joerndyck at mac.com) is requesting the following from a Satellite equiped user: I'm from Germany and responsible for a mac-magazine. In europe there is no satellite broadcast for the special presentation. You could earn some money if you help us to offer an audio broadcast via Quicktime stream. If you don't want to do this, maybe one of your reader wants to...

LoopRumors.com posts an odd design sketch of an iPod/HD/Phone device supposedly coming from...

MacWhispers claims the 17-inch Studio Display has been End of Life'd as of May 2003, and hints at a new 16:10 screen in the...

PowerPage rehashes many of the iPod rumors, and adds a laundry list of other possible...

utilizer writes: [someone] told me today that Apple does indeed have plans to perfect it's XServe cluster design and that the xGrid name will be utilized in it, similar to the way in which xRaid is designed. They also added [that] in some way this project was related to the delay in the xRaid project and that the Cluster design available for sale now is a stop-gap measure 'til the big...

Tuesday (April 22nd, 2003) appears to be a possible day for iBook updates. We'll see...

While reliable reports indicate that a communication device will be available in the next few weeks... some unconfirmed reports provide some details: According to these reports the new device will be a multifuctional device -- both phone and pda functionality with iCal, Mail and iChat integration. The new device is claimed to have Quicktime embedded as well as a camera to provide support...

MacBidouille details Motorola's position on Apple's potential lawsuit, as well as new objections from...

MacWhispers provides some confirmaton for LoopRumors story of redesigned PowerMacs. The report claims that the front panel of the upcoming PowerMac will be made of anodized aluminum -- much like the most recent PowerBook revision. According to the site, it will be "suprisingly...

LoopRumors posts a hint that the upcoming PowerMacs will be "totally redesigned". Beyond this, there are few details, except that Displays are expected to also be redesigned as well. No timeframes are...

Richard Das put together this Flash demo of his impression of how the rumored feature 'Piles' would work. A description of the rumored feature can be found here...