The Year Of Apple

During a recent conference call Apple CEO Steve Jobs said, "2007 will be one of the most exciting new product years in Apple's history."

January:
This month should see updates to iLife and iWork, plus we'll get more detailed information from apple about the rest of the year.  Also for Windows users we will finally get the long-awaited arrival of Microsoft Vista.

February:
Things hot up for Mac fans in Feb., with an 8-core Mac Pros likely to make an appearance. Also this will be for the new Blu-ray and HD-DVD drives will become available as both a Mac Pro option as standalone upgrades.

March:
A lot is coming for Apple in March - mainly the big release will be OSX 10.5 Leopard, but also we will get the amazing new iPhone in the UK. On top of this the Playstation 3 will be on the market in the UK so you'll be able to play back Blu-ray discs you've been recording since Feb.

April:
Adobe's Creative Suit 3 is likely to be released in April. It is said to be much faster and runs smoother on the Intel systems. Finally CS3 will use Intel to its max! There will be many other programs released for 10.5 in this month as well.

May:
Us in the UK are going to predict that May is the month we get movies and television shows to buy on the iTunes Store. Along with this we will get to play the iTV and possibly redesign widescreen iPod specifically built with Video in mind however these items could come out at any time in 2007 so keep your eyes open.

June:
The big news for the summer is going to be the first deliveries of the OLPC laptops to developing nations. These could change the world, but we also expect the technology to have a knock-on effect in the developed world - June may well be when we see the first truly handheld PCs on sale.

July:
Summer is normally quiet for Apple but Mac Office 2007 is set for July release. This Intel update to the world's leading office product is highly anticipated - it will offer a smart interface and several performance enhancements.

August:
This month Apple's WWDC (worldwide Developers Conference) takes place so we expect to see some big announcements with Leopard. It is said good things are going to be released in August but no true announcements have been said.

September:
With the Mac Pro steaming ahead in January 8-core technology, the MacBook Pro is going to have to catch up at some point. And we think that point is going to be in September. Before the end of the year we expect to have dual Quad-core processors in the MacBook Pro. The MacBooks/Pro may be redesigned in September.

October:
Microsoft's "Loony" Zune finally hits the UK shores in September. Why it takes a year to make its way from the states and the question is: who's really going to buy it anyway? Microsoft must have a secret plan up their sleeve to make this product sell.

November:
It's a bit early to predict what Apple has planned for NEXT Christmas although an updated iPod range is a VERY good bet. We also see disposable shuffles on sale by the this time - pre-loaded with the latest albums WiFi and also gets it's official release this month.

December:
If disposable technology really does take a hold this year, then it'll be at Christmas that you'll see stockings filled with Plastic MP3 players, digital cameras and mobile phones that can be used once and thrown away. Domestic robots are apparently going to be a big hit this year as well.

We are going to see great things for Apple throughout 2007. Now we just have to wait!!

Thanks - Wasted14