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Next Mac Pros and iMacs to Feature USB 3.0, Faster FireWire?

Here’s the daily rumor series: today we’re talking about Mac Pros and iMac, folks. And it’s a pretty good rumor, if you ask me.

HardMac is reporting that the future Mac Pros and iMacs will feature new technologies such as USB 3.0 and faster FireWire, 1600 or 3200. As for release date:

“One of our better sources have indicated that the renewal of the much awaited Mac Pro range is planned for the end of the summer, thus for the ‘back-to-school’ period. For the iMacs they will be a few weeks or a month later at the beginning of autumn.”

If this will turn out to be true, sign me up for that new iMac. Faster FireWire? Please.

iPhone 4 To Be Released in 18 More Countries on July 30? Telenor Denmark Confirms

Here’s an interesting story: when Apple officially announced the iPhone 4, they said they would release it in 8 countries first. Then, starting from July, it would be available in 18 more countries. These countries are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

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Apple: Bloomberg Lied, We Didn’t Know About Antenna Issues

Well, this is starting to be difficult to follow. There are some antenna issues with the iPhone 4, but probably you already know that. There are have been many reports about these issues, including posts by Consumer Reports and statements from Apple itself. Then yesterday Apple invited a few selected journalists to attend a special conference in the Cupertino campus tomorrow.

Today, Bloomberg reported that an engineer told Steve Jobs last year that the iPhone 4 was set to have antenna issues with that design. Now, Apple has responded to this rumor.

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Mozilla Explains Why Tabs on Top is Better for Everyone

Firefox isn’t removing the choice of placing tabs on the bottom. Rather, they’ve been debating on where to place tabs after a fresh installation. They’re arguing about default settings if you will, and while it’s not the most exciting news, Mozilla has decided that Firefox will come shipped with tabs on top as the default preference. Being a Chrome user, it’s certainly what I prefer.

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SkypeKit Beta Available for MacOS X

Earlier today Skype released the first beta of SkypeKit, its official API toolkit, to Mac OS X and Windows developers. SkypeKit allows you to build applications that plug into Skype’s services without actually forcing the OS to open Skype.app. Indeed, registered developers can use the “Plugged into Skype” logo in their apps.

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Follow Apple iPhone 4 Special Conference Live on MacStories

This time around we really don’t know what to expect. Last night, Apple surprisingly sent a very few invites to select press and invited journalists over at Cupertino’s campus to attend a special conference about the iPhone 4.

Of course they’re going to cover the antenna issue. Of course they’re going to explain the situation. But how? And most of all, what’s the exact status of this situation? Is Apple actually going to recall the first 2 million iPhone 4 models?

Stick with us tomorrow to find out. Apple special conference. One live. Invited panelists on MacStories. It’s an offer you can’t refuse.

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