Getting your player ready...
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple plans to host a special event next week, feeding speculation that it may release updated models of the iPod media player to spur holiday sales. Chief executive Steve Jobs, left, has held events each of the past four Septembers to introduce new players. “It’s critical that they introduce the latest and greatest” to stimulate holiday sales, said Gene Munster, analyst with Piper Jaffray & Co. in Minneapolis. Bloomberg News; Getty Images file photo
