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MacOSRumors first noted that AppleUniversal.com has been registered, and appears to contain Apple-contact information... however, it appears most likely to be a hoax/squatter registration. Update: It was a hoax....

MacWhispers posts a speculative article based on their information. According to the site, the new iPods will continue to have the chrome back -- as it appears production of those are ongoing... but they feel the button-design originally posted by ThinkSecret are unlikely to appear. ...

According to this MacNN thread... This Chinese article reports that Apple will be releasing a 15" Tablet: "...The tablet PC that Quanta is going to make for Apple, will be the first 15" tablet PC in the market. In addition, this table PC will also come with keyboard; The source points out, this Apple notebook won't emphasize LCD/Keyboard separated design, but focus on a notebook that has ...

One unverified rumor claims the new iPods will not have a chrome...

MacBidouille posts a few tidbits... reporting that the new 970 motherboads will utilize AGP 8x and Hypertransport, and that the Powerbook will not utilize the 970 processor until well into...

MacMagazine has a brief article on Safari v69 -- which contains further bug fixes. According to the site, v70 will be the next public release from Apple. Update: As many users note, v71 is floating...

LoopRumors echoes that the Apple music service will be coming soon. They specify within the next three...

MacNews.Net.Tc reports that Mac OS X 10.2.5 6L28 has been seeded and should be available in the next few...

One user notes that someone posted possible screenshots of Revit for Mac OS X on one forum Revit is an Autodesk product for architectual drafting. The Autodesk Revit platform for building information modeling is a complete architectural design and documentation system supporting all phases of design and all the architectural drawings and schedules required for a building project. ...

Berklee College of Music will require incoming students to purchase Macintosh Laptops: Accordingly, beginning in Fall 2003 semester, Berklee College of Music will require all entering students to have an Apple Macintosh laptop computer. ...

SpyMac reports that another iMovie update is in the...

MacBidouille reports that the 10GB iPod has been EOL'd (End of...

MacWhispers claims that the 970 may appear in the upcoming 15" PowerBook...

RailHeadDesign.com details many fixes in the latest Mac OS X 10.2.5...

RailHeadDesign notes that a new public version of Safari will be released any day...

LoopRumors claims that Mac OS X 10.2.5 will be released in the first two weeks of...

ThinkSecret posts a followup article indicating that MacWorld New York will undergo a name change to accompany its format change: Sources also confirmed what the new name of the show will be: IDG plans to call it "Create," reflecting its increased focus on creative markets....

Mac OS X 10.2.5 is codenamed Jaguar Plaid. Previous revisions have been named Red, Blue, Green, and...