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• A very mild keynote to years past. Below we have confirmed or denied all of the Apple predictions and included a breakdown.

1. Unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro. Consider this a lock for being announced tomorrow. The Unibody design which is currently being used on the 13-inch MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro will finally make its way to the 17-inch MacBook Pro production line. Speculation is that it will be much thinner due to a ultra-slim non-removable battery. Status: Confirmed

• Longest battery life for a Mac notebook ever. Lasts 3 more hours and is the same size.
• Graphics and colors get a major upgrade from new NVIDIA GeForce Card
• 320 GB hardrive.

2. iWork Updates. Look for Apple’s famed application line to be getting updates. We have reasons to believe this will be the year that Apple makes the jump allowing documents to be saved and edited in the cloud. Status: Confirmed.

• Documents being written on Pages can now be saved to iWork.com, where they can be viewed, downloaded or commented on. No online editing yet.
• Technology updates to iPhoto such as auto face recognition, geo-tagging of photos.
• Download music lessons on GarageBand 09′ from artists like Norah Jones.
• Slideshows made with Keynote 09′ can use a synced iPhone to flip through presentations on a projector.
• iMovie gets some Hollywood updates. Scene stitching of multiple camera angles, easier to use, etc.
• Price: $79 for single user, $99 for the family pack, and $49 with a new Mac

3. Steve Jobs Appearance. Watch out for Steve Jobs to make a surprise appearance. As we have pointed out, the man has been out eating at his favorite Yogurt shop in Palo Alto. No one has heard from him in a month and it is perfect timing to come back around for a new product release. Status: Confirmed

• After all, he did show up on paper.

4. New iTunes. Updated iTunes with DRM Free music. Status: Confirmed.

• iTunes has sold 6 billion songs
• 10 million songs are available
• 75 million accounts have credit cards.
• The music store on the iPhone is now available over 3G
• Pricing for some songs will be lowered to $0.69

4. iPhone Update. First, we will see an upgraded applications store to help developers get more exposure to their creations. Second, if and when iWork gets announced going into the cloud, watch out for the update to include document editing and storage straight to the iPhone. What’s likely to not be included in the update: Flash (sorry Adobe) and Copy/Paste. Status: False

5. New iPhones. Apple will first release a new upgraded storage version of the iPhone, offering at least a 30 gig option. Second, its not likely but there is some hard evidence that shows the iPhone Nano could debut tomorrow. An iPhone Pro is not likely. Status: False

6. 60+ GB iPod touch. This seems to have been getting delayed all year. Tomorrow is the day it will see light. Status: False

7. Low Cost Offerings. We will potentially see an upgraded version of Mac’s most affordable computing member, the Mini. Look out for new specs and a large promotion around this if it launches. Apple needs something new to offer consumers with smaller pockets, protecting the margins on their current offerings. Status: False

8. New iPod shuffle. It will be the first shuffle to easily fit in your wallett. It’s the size of a credit card. Status: False

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