Here are your daily Apple news items and rumors for Friday: Mark Your
Calendars: Japanese website Kodawarisan (via Mac Rumors ) has set the date for
Apple s (NASDAQ: AAPL ) next big media event . Apple will have its annual fall
hullabaloo Sept. 7. The site has accurately leaked information on Apple before,
nailing the launch date of the new Mac Mini model released in 2009.
Unfortunately, the report didnt specify exactly what Apple would be discussing
at the event. The big contender is the fifth-generation iPhone expected to
release sometime in the beginning of October . The iCloud service likely will be
a topic of discussion, as well. There is a slight chance Apple will introduce a
new model of its aging iPod media player, but that will only happen to highlight
the iCloud services media storage capabilities. Samsung to Politely Ask Apple to
Knock It Off: The ongoing battle between Apple and Samsung (PINK: SSNLF ) that
has seen the Galaxy Tab tablet PC blocked from releasing in Australia and most
of Europe will hopefully come to a head Aug. 25. A Friday report at TUAW said
that Samsung will hold a press conference on that date to announce its plans for
resolving the conflict with Apple. Will a company spokesperson walk up on stage,
tie their handkerchief to a small stick and begin waving it back and forth? Or
will Samsung announce that it has purchased patents from other companies and
countersue Apple for infringement, blocking the iPad from sale in those
countries as well? Big Memory: Market analysis group inSpectrum thinks the price
of flash memory drives is going to spike up in September and Chinese technology
manufacturers are stocking up to prepare for demand. What will be driving flash
memory prices up this fall? The iPhone 5, of course. InSpectrum believes demand
for Apples new machine will drive NAND flash memory up to $3.49 for a 32GB drive
and $6.43 for a 64GB drive. This is according to a Friday report in DigiTimes
(via Apple Insider ) that also states the iPhone 5 is expected in September
rather than October. As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a
position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter at
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