13.3" Intel iBook Due Soon?

So thinks ThinkSecret, which has a pretty good track record in (1) accurate reporting on upcoming secret products and (2) being sued for accurate reporting on upcoming secret products.

The 13.3-inch widescreen iBook is said to sport a WXGA resolution of 1280x720, serving up about 15 percent more pixels than the current 14.1-inch model. Sources also note that the 12.1-inch model will continue to live on in iBook form factor, but that its days are numbered as a PowerBook configuration. The 12-inch PowerBook was hardly touched with Apple's October revision, seeing only a price drop on the SuperDrive model and the elimination of the Combo drive version.

While I know this is likely to be the LEAST interesting part of an Intel release, I would also like to put my prediction out there that the new Intel Macs will be Matte Black, like the new black iPod video units. My prediction is that all PowerPC-based Macs will remain with the white/silver color scheme and all Intel-based Macs will come out with a black color scheme. That way, it will be easy for newbies seeking help to tell the helpdesk which model they have.