iMac Updated

The Aluminium, Intel-powered iMac has just been updated and lauched a day ahead apparently. No sign of any new MacBooks.
"Apple® today updated its all-in-one iMac® line with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac. With prices starting at just £799, iMac includes faster processors with 6MB L2 cache and a faster 1066 MHz front-side bus across the entire line, and 2GB of memory standard in most models. The 24-inch iMac now offers a 3.06 GHz Intel processor and the high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics as options, extending iMac’s lead as the ultimate all-in-one desktop computer for both consumers and professionals.

“The iMac’s gorgeous aluminium and glass all-in-one design has been an incredible hit with our customers and is just one of the reasons Mac sales are growing three and a half times faster than PC sales,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With the latest Intel processors, a faster new graphics option and more memory, customers now have even more reasons to love the iMac.”"

Steve Ballmer - Mac User.

What laptop does Steve Ballmer use for his presentations? Right..., originally uploaded by Paint.It.Black.

This was taken at a media conference in Louvain, Belgium last week. I bet he's using Boot Camp to run Windows Vista on this MacBook Pro. Ballmer running on Mac OS? Hell would have to freeze over before that happened.

New iMacs out next week. Rumour resurfaces

Don't say I didn't warn you.
See the Macworld website if you don't believe me.

ITV comes it iTunes. Well, almost.

OK, so the programmes are no way half as good as those on the BBC or Channel 4, but they did do Cold Feet. It seems a bit strange to launch with just this and Lewis, Brideshead Revisited, Goodnight Mr Tom, The Saint and Captain Scarlet, but hopefully it's just the start. Clobber Castle, Cholton & The Wheelies, Willow The Wisp, Metal Mickey, George & Mildred? Morcambe & Wise? See. ITV do have some good stuff worth dusting off. OK, perhaps not Metal Mickey.

O2 knock £100 off the iPhone 8GB.

This is no doubt due to everyone holding out for the 3G, iPhone 2 that'll be out this summer. The deal is 600 mins, 500 texts and unlimited EDGE internet access for £35 a month when you spend £169 on an iPhone. The 16GB remains at £329.

Redesigned Notebooks Coming Soon.

If you're thinking of buying a MacBook, don't. You'll only kick yourself once the new ones are out. For a start, they won't have a plastic case. Plastic isn't as eco-friendly as Aluminium. This means that they'll be completely redesigned. The last thing any new Mac owner wants is for their shiny new Mac to be replaced by a bigger, better, faster, prettier version. It'll be something you'll have to begrudge for the next five or so years. I'd like to see new MacBooks in a variety of colours, like the iPod nanos. Otherwise they may look the same as the 'more professional' MacBook Pros. I don't think Apple will want that. Here's what those at AppleInsider predict.

Motion control Quake for iPod!

Things are getting exciting now the developers are getting their teeth into the iPhone SDK. This amazing film of Quake being played on an iPhone has been posted on Hardmac.com . And what a triple treat it is!