iPhone US Availability Date
Apple have promised the iPhone in June. Also in June is WWDC, kicking off on the 11th - do you think the iPhone will be on sale on the 11th? If not, when?
Closed: First Mac Pro Update
Update: The Mac Pro has been updated, and it's a big one for the hard core users who now have eight cores at their disposal.
Now that Apple is has completed the transition to Intel for its pro desktop line, we're likely to see more frequent updates in sync with Intel's roadmap, so we may even see a revision to the Mac Pro line before the end of the year. There's even a good chance that we could see dual quad core CPUs in a Mac Pro in the form of Clovertown, the quad core version of the dual Xeons in the newly released model.
When do you predict the first update to the new Mac Pro line will be?
Closed: Dual Quad Core Mac Pro
Update: Eight cores are here, just in time for CS3!
Update: Eight cores are here, just in time for CS3!
Update Appleinsider thinks this is going to happen, though when exactly isn't clear.
Intel will be making its Xeon (Clovertown) Quad Core processors available later this year, which should work in a Mac Pro without a massive redesign, opening up the potential for a Mac Pro with eight cores. Do you predict there will be a Mac Pro with eight cores available after the first Mac Pro update?
(And will Photoshop on Rosetta be any quicker???)
Will Apple sell DRM free music in 2007?
Update: EMI's announcement today crosses out the All DRM option, we'll have to see how the rest of 2007 plays out.
Steve Jobs essay thoughts on music makes his position on DRM pretty clear. While the major labels insist on DRM, many smaller labels prefer no DRM, but Apple won't let them sell through iTunes without it.
Do you think Steve will get his way in 2007 and start selling at least some music on iTunes without DRM?
Will Apple sell DRM free music in 2007?
Hardware H.264 Chips in Macs in 2007?
Cringely is predicting that Macs will soon have hardware specifically to handle H.264 decoding and encoding. He's saying that it'll happen this year, making even a Mac Mini a powerhouse video machine. What do you predict, is he right?
Closed: Adobe Photoshop Universal Binary Release
Update: Adobe has announced CS3 will be launched on March 27th - and looking at the graph that's right on the peak, but not the official prediction... might be time to update the algorithm!
Closed: Apple forced to rename the iPhone?
Update: With Apple and Cisco having settled their trademark issues over the iPhone, Apple's new phone looks set to keep its name.
Bigger 15.4" MacBook
With the current MacBook at 13", there's room for it to get bigger as well as smaller - one option being mooted is a 15.4" model. If you think there will be a MacBook bigger than 13" released, when do you predict it will be announced?
Smaller MacBook Soon?
12" Powerbook fans have given up hope of a resurrection, but there's talk of a smaller MacBook model in the pipeline. Whether it's a MacBook or a MacPro or even gets released remains to be seen. Assuming this is on the way, when do you predict it will be announced?
The Beatles on iTunes
Yesterday's settlement between Apple Inc and Apple Corp is surely a step towards music from the Beatles being available through iTunes. That's on top of Steve Jobs playing their music on his iPhone during its Keynote. When do you predict you will be able to buy a Beatles track through the iTunes store?
