Apple fans will be happy to know that the rumours of a new slinky MacBook coming in January are all true. If you trust the music industry for your IT reports.

The so-called ‘confirmation’ has not been unearthed by some geek with the usual dissatisfied Apple ‘Deep Throat’ but by an even less likely blabbermouth: a rapper called Just Blaze.

A recent Apple-sponsored knees up for the employees featured rappers and other musical artists performing and, according to reports, they were offered a new, forthcoming MacBook as a reward - one they were told would be unveiled at Macworld in less than three weeks time.

Even better, the new Macbook – expected to be a really thin, 12in Mac sub-notebook with flash storage – will go on sale a week after Macworld San Francisco. It will be priced, in the US, at around $1,500 (£750).-Martin Lynch