Apple unleashes a slew of products

 At the conference Apple announced the release of a new MacBook Pro model; updated its Air laptop and announced a new iPhone.

The 13-inch and 15 MacBook Pro notebooks will sport the same battery and processors improvements introduced earlier this year with the 17-inch notebook.

The updates will arm the notebooks with a battery life of up to seven hours.

Prices for the notebooks start at RRP of $1,899 inc GST, while the MacBook Pro up to A$500 less than the previous generation.

Apple's media representative told CRN the MacBooks will be available through the Apple Store, Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers.

The vendor also confirmed that Snow Leopard will see the light of day later this year.

"Mac OS X Snow Leopard will be shipping in September 2009," said the media representative.

"Any new Mac system purchased without Snow Leopard from Apple or a reseller between 8 June and the 26 December, will be eligible for the Mac OS X Snow Leopard upgrade package available for a product plus shipping and handling fee of $14.95."

iPhone 3G S handsets were also unveiled at the conference.

The devices will sport double the memory of previous models and sport a faster processor with the ability to capture video.

The 32 and 16GB models will keep the current prices of US$299 and US$199, while an 8GB model will remain on the market at a cost of US$99.

Local pricing for the handsets won't be released until its release date, 26 June.