To go with today’s MacBook Air and Mac mini refreshes, Apple has dropped its prices for its certified refurbished previous-generation Airs and minis. All models, both new and refurbished, are available now from Apple with free shipping for purchases from the online store and a 1-year warranty. Prices for the refurbished MacBook Airs are as follows…

Apple has stopped making the Xserve, but that doesn’t mean the end of the Mac as a server, especially with the release of Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 Mini Edition. If you have a Mac Mini running Mac OS X Server, you can also run Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems and their applications at the same time.

With the recent demise of XServe (Apple’s flagship server product), technology bloggers have been abuzz with speculation that OS X Server must be next on the chopping block. Has Apple completed a mystical transformation into a consumer electronics company, devoid of concern for desktop hardware? Does Apple not care at all about data centers? The answer is resoundingly “no,” though the justification for the move is not quite so simple.

Instead of simply allowing today’s iPhone 4 pre-order to keep us Apple fanboys happy, Steve also felt it necessary to unveil the new Mac Mini. This new desktop computer now comes with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 320GB memory, and NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics. However, that’s not the best part. At only $699, the cheapest Mac available also comes with an HDMI port and SD card reader on the back. Quite impressive.

Yes, it seems that Apple plans to refresh or update every product you already own in an attempt to make you lust for a new ones. We’re talking about new Mac Minis, iMacs and even a new iMouse! At least, that’s what the latest rumor says, and it’s all set to go down today.