Today's press event: Rumor recap

By Dave Caolo

Later today, Apple will hold its second press conference in so many weeks. Before the big announcement(s), let's have a brief recap of the rumors surrounding today's event.

  1. New Powerbooks. Several rumor sites are reporting that new Powerbooks will be released this afternoon. In light of the new iMac, I couldn't help but think of this article we posted back in September, featuring a patent Apple filed for a laptop with a camera built into the clasp of the lid. Will the Powerbook get the same integrated iSight treatment as the iMac or even (gasp!) FrontRow?!?
  2. New Power Macs. It feels like the G5 Power Macs haven't received a substantial update in a while. Think Secret seems to believe that they'll bear dual-core PowerPC 970MP processors as of this afternoon. That would be pretty nice.
  3. Image editing software. Is Apple working on an image editing application? Think Photoshop's tools with iPhoto's interface. Today's event is the PhotoPlus Expo after all, and the invitations Apple sent out featured a camera lens.

Either way, Apple is going to have a huge presence at the Expo. Check out the floor plan. Booth number 338-the largest at the expo-has been reserved by an unnamed company whose address is "1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA."
 

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