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End of year rumour roundup for MWSF 2004

We've taken a deep look at the hints and bits that we've accumulated over the past few weeks. And here we bring you a list (sorted by probability) of what to expect and what not to expect at MWSF 2004 in early January...

100% - iLife update
We're told that all of the iLife applications will see major updates at MWSF. We've first reported about this on 2003-11-16 and more specifically on 2003-12-08.

80% - New iPods
While it's not completely clear what storage they will make use of, we will see new, smaller iPods with 2 and 4 GB capacity. At the same time, the 'normal' iPods will get software updates and price reductions. The new line-up will be very competitive, with the 'mini iPods' finally also luring lower budget buyers into the iTunes/iPod world.

50% - PowerMac G5
First reported at our site, Apple is preparing new PowerMacs with the PowerPC 970+ (90nm) processor at up to 2.5 GHz. The rumour is 90% probable, however: Sources are not clear whether Steve will intro them at MWSF or in the month following the show.

50% - iWrite & Keynote 2
Apple reportedly is finishing up the word processing application that will be the competitor to MS Word as much as Keynote is a competitor to PowerPoint. Apple is also preparing Keynote 2 for a release. Our informants could not say definitely when the two applications would be released, though.

[ written by fryke™ on 2003-12-29 at 13:03 CET ]
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