Rumor: Smaller and thinner MacBook Air will launch in the second half

The latest information obtained by DigiTimes with component suppliers in Asia point to a review of Ma's ultralight laptop in the second half. According to sources, the MacBook Air will get an 11.6-inch screen, an Intel i- (i5 or i7) processor with very low voltage and an even thinner and lighter design than the current one, using technologies already seen in other Ma products. .

Only 400,000 units of this new MacBook Air are expected to be produced in 2010. Since its launch in January 2008, Ma's most compact laptop has undergone no design overhaul. Above you see one mockup MBA with 10.1 inch screen made by one of our readers.

Additionally, the DigiTimes confirmed the rumor that the next generation of iPod touch will have a 3 megapixel camera similar to the iPhone 3GS, but did not mention the presence of a second camera. The number of units of the new touch produced in 2010 could reach 18 million, according to the publication. Both the new Air and the iPod touch would be manufactured by Quanta Computer.

I say that iPod touch with camera is something very obvious to appear, but this story of MacBook Air with 11.6 ″ screen will make Jobs swallow what he said about launching an ultra-thin notebook that “does not compromise the screen size ”. Do you remember the slide used during the keynote in which the MacBook Air was revealed? That and that conversation of two more iPad models with OLED screens make me have a back seat with the rumors of DigiTimes. I'm skeptical. : – /

(via 9 to 5 Mac)