Apple's new computers coming into focus

The thrust of the upcoming Macworld Expo trade show will be Apple's bread and butter desktop computers. Meanwhile, details on the WebMate continue to trickle out.

Apple preps snazzy new desktops With much attention on the iMac and WebMate, the company will instead emphasis its new Power Macintosh desktop computers at Macworld. Details of Apple consumer portable emerge Unconfirmed details continue to trickle out about the WebMate, though Steve Jobs said the notebook would not debut in January. Apple's Jobs hints at '99 products Steve Jobs offers a view of Apple's product direction at an education conference in Seattle. Apple cuts PowerBook prices to compete Apple is trailing other computer makers who have been aggressively dropping prices on mid-range and high-end notebooks.