Corroborating recent reports which hint at an iPod mini refresh as early as next week, several tipsters note that on Wednesday international versions of Apple's online store abruptly extended their estimated ship times for all iPod mini models. The company's online stores in the United Kingdom and France now reflect wait times of 8 days for all iPod mini models. The stores had previously conformed to Apple's US-based online store availability estimates, which imply the players will ship the same business day. Similarly, in the days prior to Apple's latest PowerBook G4 updates, the Apple online store suddenly extended estimated ship times for all PowerBook models from the same business day to 8 days.