Well friends, it’s that time of year again. Apple is holding a “Special Event” on Wednesday September 1st. Rumors are flying about what will be revealed at the event. Typically the fall event focuses on music, so we can expect iPod refreshes. Engadget has an overview of all the product rumors that have come out thus far.

Images of third party cases have been popping up that seem to confirm some of the rumors. The iPod Nano appears to be getting a 1.7 inch touch screen and the iPod Touch is getting a make over with a front facing camera.

We may also see an announcements regarding a iTV/Apple TV and possibly an iTunes move toward the cloud.

Now we’ve done our part to spread the rumors and generate more Apple buzz. The event will take place on Wednesday at 10:00 AM PST and there will be lots of organizations live blogging as it happens. And remember to keep an eye out for your obligatory Apple email after the event confirming how amazing their new products really are.

I may be late to the Angry Birds party, but I’m here now and I don’t think I can leave. For those of you who don’t know, Angry Birds is a highly addictive iPhone and iPad app. The premise is straightforward; evil green pigs stole the birds’ eggs, which of course made them very angry and they must destroy everything in their path for vengeance. Perfect.

As you can see, these birds mean business. I had a cross country flight this week with no wifi so I thought it would be a good opportunity to check this game out. I proceeded to dump 4 straight hours into it. While the concept may seem silly (by “silly” I mean awesome), there’s just something about using a slingshot to fling angry birds at green pigs to cause as much damage as possible, very rewarding.

I was initially disheartened when I finished the first 63 levels in the “Poached Eggs” segment because I thought I had already completed the game, but really had only completed the first section. And even if you do complete each level in the game, you’ll want to keep coming back for more to get higher scores and a  three star ranking on each level.

The full version of Angry Birds is available in the App Store for $0.99 on iPhone/iPod Touch and $4.99 on iPad. And you can check out the lite version for free as well. You can check out some game play footage below.

Be warned, Angry Birds is very addictive.

According to a leading UK retailer, John Lewis, the next-gen iPod Touch will come standard with a 5MP camera, FaceTime, and the ability to shoot video in high definition. At the Xmas in July event in central London, the retailer let slip some potential iPod Touch specs citing “noises we’re hearing from suppliers”.

The prediction details potential features such as an added flash to the 5MP camera, HD video at 720p, YouTube uploading, and FaceTime with calls over Wi-Fi (alluding to the addition of a front-facing camera). The new Apple gadget to be unveiled in September may also include an accelerometer and gyroscope the same as the new iPhone 4 allowing for improved gaming. However substantiated the claims may be, just hearing about these specs is reason enough to get excited about the iPod Refresh in September.

[via 9to5Mac]

Today, as expected, Apple unleashed the iOS 4 for the iPhone 3G and 3GS, as well as the unreleased iPone 4. Also, the iOS 4 will be available for download on the more recent iPod touches. To download the iOS 4 you will need to install iTunes 9.2. This is the only way to get all the new features available with the iOS 4. The brand new features exclusive to the iOS 4 include multitasking, fast app-switching, and local notifications. So iPhone and iPod touch users, head to iTunes and download it now.

[via Engadget]

According to a 9to5Mac report, the iPhone 4 Beta 4 update shared some interesting information with us. Though it is commonly expected that the iPhone 4 is going to have an LED flash in its list of features, what is not so commonly expected is that a camera flash may be a feature of the iPad or the iPod touch in the feature. Though none of the recent prototypes alluded to this possibility, the iPhoneOS 4 code gives us some insight:

There you have it in black and white code script, the iPad with a flash. This next bit of code shows that the iPod touch will definitely have a camera:

Doesn’t look like Apple can keep too much secret anymore.

[via 9to5Mac]