The Register have the low down on Apples New CPU that can hit speeds of up to 1.6GHz - a higher clock speed than AMD's latest-generation, 'Palomino' Athlon! The new CPU will be offered at 800MHz, 1GHz, 1.2GHz, 1.4GHz and 1.6GHz, and while the first two are nominally aimed at the embedded space - the others are aimed straight at the desktop, we hear - we can see Apple using them as to transition over from the top end G4, the PowerPC 7450.

So for the full story warp to The Register.