Apple’s co founder and chief executive Steve Job’s 56th birthday on February 24th will see the unveiling of Apple’s new notebook MacBook Pros.

The same day has been reliably confirmed as the day the new models will be shipped out. The early release date also harmonizes with reports that suggested that Apple was accelerating its MacBook Pro update which was earlier expected to hit the market sometime in early March.

Apple has also advised some of its key partners of sealed packages being shipped to stores ahead of formal announcement and the threat of having their licenses revoked incase if they try to temper the seal or open them before the release date.

February 24th last year saw the 10 billionth song being sold on iTunes a key measure of success for a strategy linked to the efforts of the chief executive to revolutionize the sale and distribution of music over the last decade.