Today the rumor becomes fact. Apple has indeed updated the iMac, which now boasts of faster processors and faster graphics option. For all you iMacphiles out there, this certainly is good news.

Apple has sent a press wire today to reveal that the iMac is now blinged up with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and "the most powerful graphics ever available in iMac." Here's what else are in the new sweet packages:

20-inch 2.4 GHz iMac; SRP: US$ 1,199:

    * 20-inch widescreen LCD display;
    * 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066 MHz front-side bus;
    * 1GB of 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
    * 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
    * a slot-load 8x SuperDrive® with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
    * ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
    * built-in iSight video camera;
    * built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
    * mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
    * built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
    * the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.

20-inch 2.66 GHz iMac; SRP: US$ 1,499:

    * 20-inch widescreen LCD display;
    * 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066 MHz front-side bus;
    * 2GB of 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
    * 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
    * a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
    * ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
    * built-in iSight video camera;
    * built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
    * mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
    * built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
    * the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.

24-inch 2.8 GHz iMac; SRP US$ 1,799:

    * 24-inch widescreen LCD display;
    * 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066 MHz front-side bus;
    * 2GB of 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
    * 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
    * a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
    * ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
    * built-in iSight video camera;
    * built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
    * mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
    * built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
    * the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.

These new babies are available through the Apple Store (via www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.