Best Five MacWorld Expo Rumors

05.01.2009
Steve Jobs may in San Francisco next week, but that hasn't stopped the Apple rumor-rama from charging ahead at full speed.

at the storied trade show, and the little company from Cupertino will go out with a bang. They always seem to come up with something to satisfy their legions, and this year shouldn't be any different even with Apple Senior V.P. of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller delivering the keynote address. So as you get ready for Apple's presentation on January 6 we present you with the top 5 most current MacWorld rumors.

iPhone Nano: . We first brought you this rumor about , and not much has changed since then. The analysts still say it's inevitable, the critics say it's unlikely and the fanboys are panting over mock ups and screaming, "yes!"

However, this time there might be a little more to it. -- a company that specializes in protective cases for mobile devices -- briefly added an iPhone Nano category to its Website where you could pre-order a case for your non-existent Apple toy. Vaja has since erased mention of the iPhone Nano, but the slip-up has put the rumor mill on overdrive today. Also, iPhone Nano clones have already been spotted in Asia. I guess the knock-off kings were getting too impatient and forged ahead without their inspiration.

iMac Upgrades: The hot rumor today is that a new iMac will come out with a magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis, a new cooling system and a 65W, quad-core chip set. This one is an under-the-hood extravaganza and some say the new chip set is designed with Snow Leopard-the next version of OSX-in mind. The new OS is supposed to optimize multi-processor cores.

32GB iPhone: One downside of spending all that money on an iPhone is its low storage capabilities. A 32GB iPhone could change all that. There has been a lot of speculation that the means Apple is clearing out its inventory to prepare for the 32GB. We'll see.