Apple event countdown brings new rumors

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As the company's Wednesday press event draws nearer, speculation over what it will announce continues to mount.

With almost $40 billion accumulated in cash, revenue topping $3 billion, and almost 9 million iPhones sold in the last three months of 2009, the much-discussed tablet is what both investors and tech fans seem most concerned about.

The company didn't shy away from providing even more fodder for hungry Apple fans related to Wednesday's event. In a press release about Monday's quarterly earnings, CEO Steve Jobs was quoted as saying, "The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we're really excited about."

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