Now, we don’t report rumors on MacUser. As the events swirling around this Tuesday’s huge non-launch of new MacBooks clearly shows, Apple rumors are usually just so much sound and fury. I could probably invent half a dozen right now—*ahem* Apple is working on a new device that will stream music, video, and make delicious toast— and you’ll see them on digg before the end of the week.
But when avuncular Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg (pictured at right with a couple other guys) throws out some news, well, we listen. Mossberg is one of the few tech journalists who has a rapport with Apple; he often gets a sneak peek on devices that the rest of us plebes will have to wait for with drool-covered chins. Yes, it is gross.
Still, it’s surprising to hear Uncle Walt drop off-handed bombs like those in his latest column.
Now, Apple is working on other projects built on the same end-to-end model as the iPod: a media-playing cellphone and a home-media hub.Hey, what’s that sound? Could it be Steve Jobs’s howl of pure, unadulterated rage? Are Apple-trained snipers (snappily dressed in all black outfits adorned with silver Apple logos) at this moment following Mossberg’s every move? Or will Mossberg just not be invited to the next annual Jobs Family barbecue (we’re still waiting on our invites, Steve)?
I guess we just wait and see if Apple drops a trade secret lawsuit on the Wall Street Journal. Yeah, that’ll be the day.
