Updated PowerBooks, iBooks possibly nearing release

Apple will release faster PowerBooks—up to 700MHz—later this month, speculates The Register. The new PowerBooks will feature the PowerPC 7440 processor, which operates on a 133MHz bus but consumes more power (and thus produces more heat). Rumor site Think Secret, meanwhile, is reporting speed-bumped PowerBooks and iBooks will arrive in the near future, as supplies of current models are drying up.

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