A Mid-Summer Trip To The Apple Rumor Mill

That means in our trivial world that it’s time for new gadgets and the Internet rumor mill is lining up quite a big show from Apple. It’s always this way. The rumors state Apple will do no less than reverse the rotation of the Earth and at the time Steve Jobs simply introduces a new high-speed interface. Nevertheless let’s dance in any case.

Few rumors broke weeks back concerning new Mac Pros

A few rumors broke weeks back concerning new Mac Pros and Mac Minis. They stated that Apple was going to release new desktops powered by Intel’s latest CPUs of the Sandy Bridge variety. 9to5mac sort of confirmed that meanwhile new Mac Pros are on their way and posted what they claim to be the SKUs. Unsurprisingly afterwards the Xserver’s retirement, the new SKUs talk of a Mac Pro Server, which will likely feature a rack mountable case.

Of course the new Mac Pros and MacBook Airs will rock the latest OS X release. Lion is set to debut this month though Apple has but to announce the exact date. We’re expecting July 14, however what do we know?

There’s no word on a refreshed Mac Mini however the time frame is right for a new model. The current model debuted last June with a Core 2 Duo CPU; Apple on the whole sells the year-old model. Apple will likely bring its whole desktop line to the latest architecture relatively shortly and that includes the low-cost Mac Mini.

The Back To School releases might as well include a 3G-enabled iPod touch. A rumor broke last week that stated the fifth generation touch will feature a swapable SIM card for data services — like an iPad. The thought is that users will be able to use the iPod with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and streaming services. The same rumor stated that the new model was going to drop this September, however it might come sooner. [Mock-up via iPhoneDownloadBlog]

This time of year is big for computer makers and moreover so for slow however steady companies like Apple. The computers released in the second and third quarter are the systems that will carry them through the lucrative fourth quarter. Expect big things.