A couple of new updates seem to have come from Apple. The first is about the MacBook Pro 15″ and 17″ and the performance of the fan when the processor is in full load. We weren’t able to know exactly what has been changed, however.

A second update is related to the iWork ‘09 suit, that is brought to the 9.0.2 version: again, not many details on this update, but Apple claims that the update brings a better stability to the saving file mode and the Keynote presentations.

The new MacBook Air models will feature integrated cards for 3G connections, and the entry-level models will cost less, around $1300 and $1500, according to Silicon Rumors.

Besides that, the base model will also feature SSD disks, the same as the top-level models. Less likely, but still pointed out by the website, it’s the presence of an integrated GPS model inside the laptop.

The implementation of a 3G model is a further proof of what has appeared weeks ago, when a trace of the WWAN inside Snow Leopart’s System Profiler was spotted, and it would seem like the natural evolution of a product that aims at portability and offering decent notebook specifications.

If the price for the entry-level model will indeed be lower, Apple will probably have more chances to acquire new customers as well. But, we’re treating it all as a rumor, until more confirmations can be found.

Some more rumors, coming from “reliable” sources, would have revealed more details about the next iPhone models. During the next month, Apple will present the third-generation of iPhones. The new device will be manufactured in six different configurations: two storage sizes (16GB and 32GB) and 3 different types of wireless hardware.

The wireless options will be chosen by the carrier that will distribute the new iPhones, based on the infrastructure they have available: 3.6Mbps 3G (the same as the current iPhone), 3.5G with 7.2Mbps (available on the United States) and the 3.75GB (HSPA+) compatible with TD-SCDMA for Asian networks.

The rumors don’t seem that absurd, really, and they would confirm the thoughts of a possible model dedicated to Oriental markets. The same sorurces have also added that the new cover will be made in opaque black plastic, confirming the pictures that were leaked recently.

One of the interesting titles coming for iPhone and iPod Touch is definitely The Sims 3. And now we found a video that shows important aspects of the iPhone version of the higly-awaited EA title: intuitive controls, gesture recognition and support to accelerometer.

No launch date has been established yet for the game, however. But without further ado, we’ll leave you to the video above. Enjoy!

According to AppleiPhoneApps.com, the new iPhone will be sold from July 17th on. The blog is starting on the “rumors” world, and although it doesn’t cite any source, it lists some specifications for the next model of Apple’s smartphone, with a quite amount of detail.

Some of the specifications would include:

- Two models: 32GB and 16GB
- Prices are basically the same: $199 and $299
- OLED display
- Twice more RAM and a more powerful processor
- Illuminating Apple logo on the back
- Back cover with a rubber protection

The american blog also lists some of the features, but many of them, like the MMS and the GPS navigator were already released by Apple.

When Snow Leopard is mentioned, it’s always said that the main changes will be “undercover” and then only visible to the users when it comes to performances. Even though that might be in fact the truth, the Apple developers are also working in enhancing the already great experience from Mac Os X through a series of new changes that were found, until earlier today, on Youtube, through a series of videos that were showing the new Mac OS X 10.6. Apple has already moved and forced the user to remove the videos from his Youtube account, but we can list a couple of the new features that were present on the videos.

One of them is the enhancement of the Quick Look function, that adds the possibility of enlarging the icons up to the window’s size, which could become a new way of previewing PDF files, for example. Another video has confirmed the insertion of some features found on iPhone OS, such as the automatic grammar verification and text recognition, for example. The possibility of resetting the original position of files in the trashcan was added, and the new Quick Time X has transparent commands even with the window at its minimum size.

Another one of the video showed the new Finder preferences that allow users to set a default search folder different from the one found now. Another interesting thing found was the new Dock options, with the possibility to change Spaces to the aplications without opening the System Preference menu.

Unfortunately, we cannot present you the videos, as Apple has proceeded to remove them. Which is actually not strange at all, since Apple always keeps a keen eye on such violations of contract.

According to what was reported by Wired’s Gadget Lab, the latest Mac OS X update, the 10.5.7, would have brought an enhancement to the energy saving management for the notebooks. In reality, the test wasn’t done on Apple manufactured computers, but on netbooks in which the Mac OS X has been installed.

Considering this rumor true, it could have been for two reasons: either the Mac OS X truly features energy savings optimization, or it could have also been due to the support for Atom processors, that usually equip netbooks from Dell, MSI and others.

In particular, it seems that the new update brought an enhancement of 33% on the battery duration of a MSI netbook, bringing the duration to more than five hours (From the previous 3 hours and 45 minutes).

We’ll be tuned for more information on the matter and perhaps some mentioning on how the update would work on true Mac computers.

The new system update for the Mac OS X, the 10.5.7, brings many bug-fix and enhancements, but together with those, also the drivers for the ATI Radeon HD4870 graphic card.

It’s a true update kid for those users that purchased their Mac Pros from the beginning of 2008, since no driver updates were released since then.

Those who wish to buy the card, can do so at the Apple Store. Or any other online shop as well, for that matter.

Apple has released the highly-awaited update, the Mac OS X 10.5.7. It’s a Combo update, with the size of 729Mb, including several enhancements to the Operational System, enhancing the stability, compatibility and security. More specific information can be found on Apple’s website.

The update is available through the Software Update or directly from the downloads section on Apple’s website.

Apple released a new beta for Snow Leopard, the build 10A354 last Friday, and also told developers that the API for the Snow Leopard will be not only “frozen” but simplified in order to allow programmers to take full advantage of the Grand Central technology, created to better manage the multi-core Mac processors.

Blocking the API, which means no more modifications will be done, it’s a good step forward to developers: in that way, they will be certain that there won’t be any more modifications in the API with future build releases.

The build brings a few new things, such as the Chinese handwriting recognizion on the multi-touch track-pad Macs, bidirectional text support and a new compression format called MPEG-4 High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC), an optimized codec for the audio/video streaming with low bitrate.

It seems then that the final version of Snow Leopard should be launched soon, and it’s likely that it’ll be presented at the next WWCD.