I think this this article at MacVideo is being a bit premature in their predictions:
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The i7 chip is designed to be the next step up from the current generation of Core 2 Duo processors. Speculation is rife that the i7 chip will be used in the next generation of iMacs, which now seem set to appear at the Macworld Expo & Conference in January 2009.
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