The rumors were true, and Apple was indeed planning to refresh their complete line of desktop models! Here’s a cut straight from the PR:

Apple® today announced updates to its iMac® and Mac® mini desktop lines, including a 24-inch iMac that is priced more affordably than ever before and a Mac mini with powerful new integrated graphics. For the same $1,499 price as the previous generation 20-inch iMac, the new 24-inch iMac delivers a 30 percent larger display, twice the memory and twice the storage.

Apple® today introduced the new Mac® Pro using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors and a next-generation system architecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous generation system.* The new Mac Pro starts at $2,499 and features the latest graphics technology and an updated interior that makes expansion even easier than before.

Still interested? Hit the jump for itemized lists of the eight new entries to Apple’s product lineup.

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As we draw into the blustery month of December, we enter a period of reflection before we move to embrace the coming year. While the new year will be all about righting wrongs and changing our habits, we’ll take this time of giving and considering to look back and snicker at all the firms who booked passage on the failboat in 2008.

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In a low-key posting on the Apple support website, the Cupertino vendor has suggested that users of Macintosh computers employ a panel of AV solutions.

In Apple’s meteoric return to international recognition, Steve Jobs has been at the fore of the ranks of developers that have restored the once-ailing firm. Yet yesterday’s Macbook events saw a Steve Jobs that was not only remarkably subdued, but also gave the reins to other luminaries within Cupertino. Gizmodo suggests that this is not an accident, and instead a symbolic gesture to prove that Apple is in good hands if he should leave.

It’s certainly compelling conjecture, as investor belief has often trended towards the notion that Apple is nothing without Mr. Jobs. It is of interest because it does represent a stark departure from prior events where Jobs was nothing if not commanding and in charge. Might this represent a willingness to show that Apple is filled with many creative and brilliant minds all operating on the same page?

At 2:25 AM EDT, we’re less than twelve hours away from Apple’s 14 October MacBook event. Rumored to include sub-$1000 MacBooks and new LED-powered panels, we’ll be liveblogging and livetweeting the event for you throughout the day. Stay tuned to this post, or hop on Twitter for all of Apple’s hot new product reveals.

Coverage starts at 1 PM Eastern, 10 AM Pacific!