The much anticipated iMac updates were released today. The release upgrades the processor to Quad-Core CPUs with Thunderbolt.

Apple today updated its signature all-in-one iMac with next generation quad-core processors, powerful new graphics, groundbreaking high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology and a new FaceTime HD camera. Starting at $1,199, the new iMac is up to 70 percent faster and new graphics deliver up to three times the performance of the previous generation.

21.5″ 2.5GHz Quad Core i5, AMD 6750M, 500GB, $1199
21.5″ 2.7GHz Quad Core i5, AMD 6770M, 1TB, $1499
27″ 2.7GHz Quad Core i5, AMD 6770M, 1TB, $1699
27″ 3.1GHz Quad Core i5, AMD 6970M, 1TB, $1999

The new iMacs have Quad-Core Intel Core i5 processors with options to choose Core i7 processors up to 3.4GHz.

While the sin 21.5″ iMac has a single Thunderbolt port, the 27″ features two Thunderbolt ports.

[via MacRumors]

People who use Apple products tend to be pretty happy with themselves and their choice of purchases. But the media loves us too, often referring to us as “loyal” supporters of “innovative” and “superior” products. Well, duh.

According to a new study by Pew Research, media coverage of Apple is almost always overwhelmingly positive, Apple Insider reported today. Not only is the majority of the coverage positive, the study also found that Apple receives more mainstream media press altogether than other tech companies. What’s up with that? Is it the star-studded, be-turtlenecked events? The aesthetically pleasing products that function beautifully? Or maybe it’s the fact that you can run Windows applications on your Mac via Parallels Desktop? We’re not sure, but we’re staying positive.

Image courtesy of Pew Research Center

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Supposedly according to MacRumors, “last July, Apple dummy corporation Slate Computing, LLC applied for a trademark for an ‘iPad.’ Similar applications have since been filed in England, Australia and Hong Kong.” [via Gizmodo].  More recently, the Apple Tablet or the more popular “iSlate” has been smeared across many online and offline media sources.  People cannot get enough of this mystical product.

However, if  Steve Jobs really thought of the “iPad” for this product, I shake my head and think that he should have consulted his wife, daughters or any female employee.  The “iPad” sounds like an iPhone app that tracks a woman’s menstrual cycle.  Well, if the “iPad” is truly the name of the the mystical Apple Tablet or iSlate, then I hope the cover or protective case for the iPad is the iCondom.  Just something to think about.

What names do you think would be better than the “iPad,” “iSlate,” or Apple Tablet?  Comment below.

Disclaimer: Unfortunately there is already a product named the iCondom, but if you have any other recommendations for names, please place them below.