Apple has put an end to <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/266882==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/13/international.shipments.pegged.for.october.5th/" rel='nofollow'>widespread rumors</a> and sent out email invitations to a September 12 press event. The gathering will be held at 10AM at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, a common venue for Apple presentations. The invitation graphic appears to explicitly refer to a new iPhone, with the text "It's almost here" above the date, and the number 12 casting a "5" shadow.<br><br>The event should also see several other products announced. Apple is, for instance, expected to update its iPod lineup as it does every fall; the 2012 focus may be on the iPod touch and/or nano, both of which had no substantial changes in 2011. The company is also said to be <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/266895==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/31/device.may.replace.the.ipad.2.lack.retina.display/" rel='nofollow'>preparing an 8-inch iPad</a>, something that might stave off competition from other small-sized tablets like Amazon's Kindle Fire and the Google Nexus 7.
The iPhone 5 should see a number of enhancements over the 4S, including a 4-inch screen and LTE 4G. All of Apple's mobile devices are expected to transition to a <a href="http://macnn.com/rd/266900==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/15/headphone.jack.near.base.as.with.next.gen.iphone/" rel='nofollow'>new dock connector format</a>, rendering many accessories and peripherals obsolete, but allowing Apple to build thinner and/or more densely packed electronics.
