Steve Jobs’ “forgotten child,” the Apple TV, might receive an upgrade at Apple’s media event taking place Sept. 9, predicts an analyst.

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster noted that the delivery time for the 40GB Apple TV has changed from 24 hours to 1-2 week delivery, which he finds “puzzling ahead of next week’s event,” The Loop reported. Update: The Loop has posted an update citing “very reliable” anonymous sources who say there will be no Apple TV refresh at the Sept. 9 event.

Add to that the fact Apple hasn’t refreshed the Apple TV in two years, and Munster infers Apple may phase out the 40GB model and reduce the price of the 160GB version (currently $330) to make room for a newer model, presumably with more hard-drive space.

Apple this week sent out invites for a Sept. 9 media event to be held in San Francisco. Though Apple has not disclosed what will be announced, the company has traditionally held events every September for the past several years, and they’ve always centered on iTunes or iPods.

We believe the prediction of an Apple TV refresh is plausible, but we don’t find that nearly as interesting as the possibility that Apple will add cameras to its iPod Nano, iPod Touch and possibly even the iPod Classic next week. Read Wired.com’s predictions and analysis of what will likely be announced Sept. 9. And look forward to our liveblog and news coverage at the event.

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The Mural has a colorful design.

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Though news from the Nokia World Conference is centering on high-end devices like the N97 Mini and X6 and X3 music phones, Nokia also announced a new affordable handset for AT&T.

The Nokia Mural features a slim flip-phone design with interchangeable …

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When Samsung’s first edge-lit LED-backlit LCD displays hit stores last spring, we were careful to point out that despite the company’s use of the term “LED TV” to describe the sets, they were just LCD displays with a fancier backlight. That didn’t stop Samsung from …

If you’ve been waiting with bated breath for some real news on the XPERIA X2, wait no longer. News has just broken that the re-styled, gutted refresh of Sony Ericsson’s popular (and expensive) X1 is due to hit “selected markets” in Q4. According to a post on SE’s Xperiancers blog, the company is in talks with various carries right now, and will be detailing the plans in the coming weeks. Additionally, the blog delivers some info on the device itself, calling out its 8.1 megapixel camera, inclusion of a standard 4GB microSD card, and 13 pre-loaded “panels” in its reworked Windows Mobile skin (which appears to have a new SDK for the forthcoming OS update). Oh, and speaking of Windows Mobile, it’ll be shipping with 6.5 onboard. To learn much, much more, check the two videos after the break. We’ll also be grabbing an up close and personal hands-on with the device in a few moments, so keep your inter-set tuned to the Engadget channel.

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Mmm, Snow Leopard…delish.

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After going off on a rant in the preshow, we settle down for a hilarious episode, inspired by the near-extinct Snow Leopard. Jeff opens it up with a complete horror story about his experience trying to buy the new Mac OS upgrade from a local big box retailer. We won’t name names, but clearly this company is hiring all kind of unqualified employees, and Jeff’s had about enough.

Everyone’s favorite cell phone for the elderly, the Jitterbug, is now available on Verizon Wireless for senior citizens who want to switch over to nationwide coverage. Well, we certainly can’t talk about such a story without busting out a few impressions, so this time around we try to combo them up…look out for Verbose Space Beer Old Vampire!

In other news, the God of War collection is coming to Blu-ray for PS3, but what seems like a great two-for-one deal is actually a slice of the larger PS3 ripoff: since the console doesn’t support older games, owners of the new PS3 Slim are forced to pay for the new package if they want to play this series, instead of just popping in an old disc like you could with previous PlayStations. It’s true that the HD upgrade adds a lot of value to this offering, but it still seems like a shady deal.

What do you think? Leave us a voice mail at 1-866-404-CNET and let us know your thoughts on the PS3 Slim or tell us about the worst job you’ve ever worked. We want to hear your horror stories!

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