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Several users have submitted this link (http://www.apple.com/fonts/buy) to Apple's website, indicating that Apple will be selling fonts in the future. This page, however, has been in existance for some time -- first being noticed in the early Mac OS X days. It has remained...

LoopRumors claims to have details on the upcoming iChat update (version 2.0). As previously reported - reliable MacRumors sources have indicated that the next iChat revision will have Videoconferencing. LoopRumors adds that Apple is working on "a new compression technology" and wants to achieve a full 30fps... though at what bandwidth is not specified. Unconfirmed MacRumors...

One reader reports: I work in IT for a large corporation and IBM gave us a presentation about the future of their pSeries and other systems today. Part of the presentation was about the Power processors. They talked about the Power 4, 4+, 5 and 5+. They also briefly discussed the blade servers running what they had listed as the Power 970. They mentioned the Vector unit but said it would ...

A report of Safari v65: - Autofill toolbar button (looks like a pencil writing) - Autofill form option under edit menu now (works!) - Open links from apps in existing window - Always show tab bar - Tab mouse over now the text turns...

LoopRumors claims that Apple is already working on a 2004 Superbowl commercial with their ad agency -- Chiat...

MacWhispers posts some intruiging tidbits regarding previous supply chain rumors. Of most interest are that the previously reported new motherboard designs sport single and dual processor variants as well as are "larger, longer, and narrower", while the 5x7x1inch enclosure does have an opening on one entire face. MacWhispers also reports that a very large, high resolution LCD is in...

Kodawarisan posted a brief update claiming that the 15" Powerbooks are delayed due to 17" delays... but appear to be in line for an update next month. They also echo reports of a Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard. ...

MacWhispers claims that new PowerMac motherboards are complete, and are under contractor bidding now: What we have been told is that a set of CAD files detailing what "appears to be a final design for a pair of completely new motherboards" was given to at least two contractors this week for review and production price bidding....

According to MacWhispers Apple is already manufacturing new bluetooth mice and keyboards. Bluetooth mouse/keyboard rumors date back to March...

MacOSRumors claims iBook updates are a month off or more... with possibilities of enclosure updates. An anonymous and unconfirmed MacRumors submission, however, claims that dealers are being told to "sell off" current stocks of iBooks... in anticipation of new models featuring Airport Exreme, optional Bluetooth, and Audio In. These new machines are expected to continue to use the G3...

Per a user report: Tonight, Disney and Pixar rolled out their big summer flick, Finding Nemo" about a papa fish on a quest to find his lost son (according to the poster, "Sea It"). But before the lights went down, Steve Jobs was there to introduce PIxar's work. Preceded by Robert Goulet singing "You've Got A Friend in Me" and escorted to the stage by a chorus line dancer, Jobs...

MacWhispers reports that Apple is preparing a new enclosure: a 5x7x1 inch white plastic enclosure. It's unclear what this will be used...

MacBidouille also posts two updates with rumors of the upcoming PPC 970. According to the rumor posts, they claim that the 970 should be available as soon as July, and expect advances to a 0.09 micron process by Spring of 2004. Meanwhile, the Power5 derivative chip should come in between 2.8-4.5 GHz. They also report that Apple is testing prototype PowerPC970 motherboards with GDR...

MacBidouille claims that they suspect that the Powerbook G4 17" will utilize Motorola's new 7457...

This Appleinsider thread reports on a blurb posted on Apple's traning site (Learn and Earn). In this blurb, an Apple "iShot" Digital Camera is mentioned. SpyMac posts a quote: "iLife is a fully integrated solution for digital media and...

A reader writes, stating that they have heard that "Daiken a maker of DVD software and Mariner a maker of Word Proecssing and Spreadsheet software" may have been acquired by Apple. While no links were provided, Sonic's Daiken and Mariner Software are presumably the companies mentioned. No word of such acquisitions have been leaked, and readers are encouraged to offer any information...

After a number of inaccurate predictions, MacWhispers appears to be exiting the rumor scene: Because of the seemingly unreliable system we have been using to generate "rumors" here, and the near-absence of accuracy from that system, we are stopping all efforts to analyze Apple supplier information, and to convert that information into product release predictions. As counterintuitive as...

LoopRumors claims Final Cut Pro 4 will make an appearance at NAB in Las Vegas in April and reports FW800 support, support for 24fps, improved support for HDTV, built-in 3-D titles, hundreds of effects and transitions, several bug fixes, and overall speed performances ThinkSecret first reported on features from the upcoming Final Cut Pro in November 2002. Meanwhile, an anonymous reader ...