“Apple’s first Intel-based iBooks, originally anticipated by Think Secret last November to arrive at Macworld Expo San Francisco, now appear slated to be announced in March, sources report,” Ryan Katz reports for Think Secret. “Apple’s current 12.1-inch and 14.1-inch iBooks are to be moved to End of Life status before the close of Apple’s second quarter at the end of March. More recently, sources have suggested that both of those iBook models will be replaced with widescreen 13.3-inch displays.”
“The timing indicates that Apple could very likely pack Intel’s Core Solo processor into the system. Intel has previously said the single-core sibling to the MacBook Pro’s Core Duo is on track to be delivered to vendors towards the end of March. This means that while an announcement may arrive in March, the new iBooks likely won’t be available in quantity until some time in April,” Katz reports. “Sources continue to report that the iBooks will arrive clad in a new enclosure; one more significant than a mere incremental update to the current iBook’s design, which Apple first delivered in 2001.”
More in the full article about rumored 1GB iPod nano, Apple media player, and Apple cell phone here.
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