Apple Debuts Its Lowest-Priced iMac

Apple's online store was offline this morning with a "We'll be back" message posted in its place. It wasn't "broken," Apple had simply pulled the curtain closed so it could push forward a new $1,099 21.5-inch iMac. Its lowest-priced model to date.

Traditionally, the Apple Store closes in the minutes or hours before a major product announcement, but there are times when a smaller hardware update or rollout gets the same treatment. There was some conjecture that this could be the prelude to an update of Apple's popular MacBook Air laptop, possibly even a retina display (something Apple fans have been begging for for ages). However, the MacBook Air line remains unchanged Read more...