(All Things D)

As September draws to a close, whispers of an October Apple event have only intensified. All Things D's John Paczkowski says that the company's rumored song-and-dance will take place not at its usual fall venue in San Francisco, but on Apple's campus. We suspect it's just in case newly-installed CEO Tim Cook decides he needs to demonstrate his power by triggering the trap doors installed underneath journalists' seats.

(TUAW)

Speaking of iPhone 5 rumors, a couple of sites have reported on what the new handset might bring. Among the suggestions are a souped-up voice-control system with a clever new digital "assistant" and a bump to 1GB of RAM. Surprisingly, nobody seems to have caught on to the device's most controversial feature: instant disintegration of your now obsolete iPhone 4.

(CNet)