Damon Darlin of the New York Times writes about how the business media is speculating about what Apple will announce at a news conference next week.
“Apple did include a picture of the iconic silhouetted figure of a dancing woman with the equally iconic white earbuds and cord that connect to an iPod. Across the picture are the words, ‘It’s only rock and roll, but we like it.’
“Something to do with music, right?
“And that’s all it takes: BusinessWeek, giving up its earlier speculation about a tablet, says it’s a new iPod. Wrong, says Silicon Alley Insider, it’s a Flip camera crusher. Jim Goldman at CNBC and AppleInsider propel rumors that the Beatles are coming to iTunes because, well, Wednesday is the same day the band is re-releasing its entire catalog, as well as the game The Beatles: Rock Band.”
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