Apple 9/9/09 Conference: Rock n' Roll Event Confirms Most Rumours

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The much-awaited Apple 9/9/09 Conference opened this morning in San Francisco, California. The conference was themed “It’s Only Rock n’ Roll" after the famous album by Rolling Stones. The theme, many believed, was a sure sign that Apple will disclose news about the new iPod.

Millions of Apple fans all over the world held their breath in anticipation of today’s announcements from Apple. Online tech blogs were awash with the so-called “Apple rumours” regarding the kind of products that Apple might unveil today. In the end, some of what was predicted actually turned true, but some of the rumours were completely dispelled. One of the biggest highlights of the conference was the keynote address by Apple CEO Steven Jobs who came back to manage Apple in June after six months away from the office to take care of his health.

So, here is the summary of rumours confirmed and dispelled at the Apple insider event today:

Confirmed:

--iPod Nano with video cameras, FM receivers and voice recorders installed
--iPod Touch 3rd generation with double storage at the same price
--iTunes 9 with better functionality and ringtones available
--iTunes LP that will bring album feel to online music, now photos, videos, lyrics, artwork will be available along with the downloads
--iPhone OS 3.1 update
--the appearance of Steven Jobs

Dispelled:

--Beatles deal to allow Apple to sell Beatles music via iTunes
--the death of iPod Classic -- in fact, Apple is planning to introduce a new 160 GB-model of the Classic
--new Tablet coming out


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