Apple’s “Lets Rock” event on September 9th should see the release of two anticipated software updates, According to sources close to the event that iTunes 8, is indeed scheduled to go online that day. It is rumored to bring with it a number of changes, such as the “Genius” recommendation feature, a grid view, and HD-quality TV episodes through the iTunes Store.
Also is has been suggested that the iPhone 2.1 firmware will be released simultaneously, upgrading phones with background push notification for third-party apps as well as directional GPS, which may enable turn-by-turn navigation. Apple is further said to have kept some features out of developer seeds, with the aim of surprising the public and/or rivals. What these new features may be is still very much unknown. Tuesday can’t come fast enough for the rumor mill.