Apple is holding a special event in the UK next Tuesday.

In typical fashion, the topic of the event is being held top-secret. In this case, however, it's not going to be too terribly hard to guess. Apple has promised to release a European iPhone before the end of the calendar year, and since the iPod got its makeover last week, there aren't any new hardware updates expected for a little while.

That would narrow it down to one of two possibilities- European iPhone or something to do with Leopard. Now, do you think Apple would go through the trouble of setting up an event halfway across the world from its headquarters just to give a release date for an OS update?  Me neither.

13 Sep 2007

Whenever Apple does a keynote, convention, or special event, there is almost always some bit of surprise, even if the main attraction has been expected.

Perhaps the iPhone released in Europe will be a new model that will be offered in the states as a 2nd-generation model. Or perhaps Apple will use the occasion to give concrete dates for both Leopard and Euro-iPhone.

Or, perhaps Apple is making the announcement in London because they also want to give some news which pertains to a certain well-known English rock band...