Latest is That New iPhone is iPhone 3GS

John Gruber of Daring Fireball seems pretty positive that today’s Apple flavoured event will feature an “iPhone 3GS”.

What happened to the Video or V3?

John isn’t sure what the S stands for but he does think he has a clue about is pretty much everything else that will pop out of Apple execs’ mouths at WWDC this week.

The iPhone 3GS:

I expect Apple to announce updated iPhones with significantly faster processors, twice the RAM, and twice the storage. I expected prices to remain the same as the current lineup: $199/299 for 16/32 GB, respectively. The video camera is going to be a major selling point.

Lower-priced iPhones:

I believe this is true, and the new price will be $99. But since I expect the new top-of-the-line iPhone 3GS to start at $199, that means the $99 iPhone must be something else. I see two possibilities: (a) a new device, something that is to the iPhone what the iPod Mini was to the original iPod; or (b) the existing 8 GB iPhone 3G, unchanged but reduced in price.

And an iPhone nano might round out the three tiered line some day, but not tomorrow.

“Marble”:

While I am convinced that “Marble” is a real design project at Apple, I no longer believe it is slated for Snow Leopard. A new visual appearance isn’t something Apple can spring on third-party developers at the last moment. If they plan to ship Snow Leopard soon – say, by the end of August – that just isn’t enough time to allow developers to update their software to look good under a new UI theme.

Oh, and as for the Apple tablet: Gruber seems to think it exists in some shape or form, but don’t expect any word about it today.

So – not really giving much away that you didn’t already know.

Can’t wait til 5:30ish tonight!