Brand: MacNews

Apple this morning will introduce a revised iBook with a 14-inch screen, MacMinute has confirmed. Also, three flat-panel iMac models will be introduced, topping out with an 800MHz PowerPC G4 processor.

Willow Design has introduced four second-generation slipcases for the PowerBook G4 and iBook: Titanium Two Slipcase (Model SC-08), Titanium Slide Two Slipcase (Model SC-09), iBook ‘Away Two Slipcase (Model SC-10) and iBook Whumph! Two Slipcase (Model SC-11).

Numerous MacMinute sources have confirmed that Apple will begin shipping new Macs with Mac OS X as the default operating system today, some 10 months after shipping the initial version of the software. Last July, Apple began shipping new Macs with both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, although the systems booted into Mac OS 9 by default.

Addonics today announced its external Mobile DVD/CDRW combo-drive, which can read DVDs at 12x, burn CDs at 20x, and read CDs at 40x. The drive features FireWire (US$429), USB 2.0 ($399), or Cardbus ($409) connectivity.

4D will preview its new 4D Business Kit at Macworld Expo, the company announced today. The “integrated multi-language, multi-store eCommerce development tool is designed for rapid development of complete storefront solutions, [providing] catalogs, shopping carts, payment systems, tax calculations, shipping, customer management and order tracking.”