Today marks the official start of WWDC 2009, in San Francisco.
Despite the release of Palm’s [PALM] Pre on a scant two days ago, the interest in Apple’s [AAPL] mobile product line remains exceptionally high.
The key points revolve around the next generation of the iPhone, which some folks have been referring to as “iPhone 3GS”. Whether it picks up a significant increase in CPU processing, more RAM, more storage capacity, better app handling, a video camera, better graphics (with or without a new GPU), tethering, etc. These are all heavily-rumored items.
Does the iPod touch get an overhaul as well? If the iPhone OS 3.0 update is as comprehensive as people think it will be, then yes, with regard to that ever-elusive Bluetooth support. Can you imagine an iPod touch tethered to a smartphone for more ubiquitous mobile access to the Internet? Whoo-hoo, right? 
And let’s not forget the portable Macs: the MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Better processing power, expanded battery life, more RAM capacities, and more hard disk capacities are certainly on the table. But what about additional ports or slots to handle newer removable media? And what about the current pricing schemes, to counter the recent drops in PC notebook pricing?
The keynote is due around 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM PT), and there are plenty of sites planning on tweeting or liveblogging the event…
