Rumors of Lion, New Macs Abound

All Apple has said about the Release of Lion, Mac OS X 10.7, is that it will happen this month. But many rumors pin the date as early as today. Others say next week.
In addition to the new OS, there are rumors of new Macs. Most rumor sites agree that there will be new MacBook Air models soon with i3 or i5 processors and Thunderbolt ports. Some rumors also claim new Mac minis, new low-end MacBooks and new Mac Pros.
It is likely that if Apple is planning to release new Macs soon that they would wait for Lion so that the new hardware comes with Lion installed. Otherwise, buyers would need to perform a major system update just days after purchase. Apple has its quarterly earnings report due out on Tuesday and has sometimes released new Macs shortly after such reports.
Updating the MacBook, MacBook Air, Mac mini and Mac Pro would probably mean that all models would then be using Intel Nehalem/Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt ports. However, Mac Pros have been using Xeon processors and may continue to do so.
This past week Apple issued a number of minor updates to some of its software including iMovie, GarageBand, iPhoto and Aperture. Updates can be obtained from Software Update or using the Mac App Store if originally purchased there.