Merom MacBook Pros coming?

Briefly: MacBook Pro ship times on Monday slipped from 24 hours to 3 days at the Apple Store France (but not at the Apple Store US or other countries), lending a bit of evidence that Apple may finally release Core 2 Duo-based version of its laptop for professionals on Tuesday, October 24--slightly ahead of the rumored November launch, according to AppleInsider. ... MacNN has posted a review of Casio's Exilim EX-Z1000 digital camera (pictured at right).... Apple is warning users not to move, rename, or delete Backup 3 files, its free backup utility offered to .Mac users.... Apple notes that after installing the Mac OS X 10.4.8 update, some MacBook computers will have a new color profile that is more consistent with other MacBook and MacBook Pro computers but may appear to have a blue tint when compared to the previous profile.... iStrap.co.uk has recently launched three more colored iStraps--small velcro devices designed to fasten the Nike + iPod sensor to virtually any pair of running shoes--they are available in black, white, red and blue (as well as a multipack of all four) for GBP£2 (£6 for all four), including worldwide delivery.

by MacNN Staff