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AppleInsider reports that a healthy Steve Jobs will be on stage at the company's Let's Rock special event on Tuesday in San Francisco (1pm EST) to personally unveil an expected iPod refresh and perhaps number of other products. "While some investors are concerned that Jobs will not deliver the keynote, we have reason to believe he will," said Gene Munster, analyst, Piper Jaffray. "Therefore, we believe his health has improved since the June event, which would be a positive for the stock." Here're some quick links to get you up to speed on the pulse of things ahead of tomorrow's Apple Event: [Continue reading] [u] AppleInsider this morning says that Apple will completely revise its iPod product line with the iPod nano to gain motion-sensing and a new iPod shuffle ready for release, as well. [u] • What Apple Investors Will Be Looking For During Tomorrow's Keynote: A Healthy Steve Jobs (Silicon Insider) —At any rate, a healthy-looking Jobs should be good news for Apple's stock -- which has suffered, in part, because of concerns around Steve's condition. • Let's Rock: Rumor Roundup and Expectations (MacRumors) —It should be painfully obvious by now to those waiting for new MacBook and MacBook Pro updates that we are unlikely to see any Mac news at tomorrow's event. • Do subscriptions make sense for iTunes? (Macworld) —Nothing’s really changed in the past few years to make Apple’s case against subscription services any less valid. Quite the opposite, in fact—the iTunes Store has been such a roaring success for the company, there’s no compelling strategic reason for it to alter its gameplan. • Apple shares decline ahead of Tuesday event (Reuters) —Shannon Cross, an analyst at Cross Research, said Wall Street analysts and investors will also be looking for an update on how many of its iPhone 3G smart phones it has sold. And, yes, we're all expecting tall, thin iPod nanos and likely a refreshed (a la the 3G iPhone) iPod touch. It's also believed that Apple could bolster its HD video offerings at the event. What are you hoping for from Steve and his merry band of elves?
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