According to numerous Apple-themed sites, including MacRumors, Gizmodo, ArsTechnica and Kevin Rose are reporting that on September 9, Apple will hold an event to announce some new products. MacRumors is reporting saying that upcoming 4th Gen iPod Nano’s and 2nd Generation iPod Touch’s and iTunes 8 will be announced.

There also has been a new post reporting that the iPod Nano and iPod touch are expected to see revisions, and long standing MacBook and MacBook Pro rumors point to revised case designs (MacBook, MacBook Pro) that adopt an aluminum/tapered look.

Whether or not this is true is unknown, but we will be keeping up-to date following MacRumors, AppleInsider, and other sites.

UPDATE: Apple is scheduled to have a media event, called “Let’s Rock,” on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. For SMS coverage, head over to MacRumors.

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Apple announced the immediate availability of the Aperture 2.1. Apple is working with a number of 3rd party developers to bring their plug ins to Aperture. This list of 3rd party plug-ins include: Nik Software’s Viveza plug-in, PictureCode’s Noise Ninja plug-in, Digital Film Tools’ Power Stroke plug-in, The Tiffen Company’s Dfx plug-in, dvGarage’s dpMatte plug-in and HDRtoner plug-in, and Image Trends’ plug-ins: Fisheye-Hemi, ShineOff, and PearlyWhites.

Apple quietly issued a new update to the Apple TV tonight. Apple issued the first Mac OS X 10.5.3 seed (9d10) to developers yesterday. Fixes range from Dashboard, Parental Controls, iCal Synchronization, memory leaks and stability issues. All in all, 75 distinct bug fixes are listed in the accompanying seed notes.

Not content with its Inkwell technology, Apple has started a search for a handwriting recognition engineer to improve Mac OS X and, potentially, the iPhone. Also, the company has issued separate updates for AirPort Extreme on Tiger systems as well as newer Mac Pro workstations. According to the old Safari on Windows license agreement is illegal. Apple has changed the typo. iPhone Alley reports that an analyst with Bank of America predicts that the 3G iPhone will begin shipping this June.

Apple on Thursday released a new version of its iPhone software developers kit (SDK) that allows third parties to develop applications for the iPhone and iPod touch digital media player. Two reports claim to know when the iPhone will be available in Mexico and the Netherlands. An inside job at an Apple store briefly stole 332 iPhones, and a MacBook Air was first to fall in a major hacking contest. iPhone Alley reports iPhone 2.0 To Include Wireless .Mac Syncing?

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