A deal to sell The Beatles' music through the iTunes store may finally have been done, a technology industry analyst has said.
Apple has sent out invitations to a special press event in San Francisco on September 5th, but the lack of details given has prompted speculation about what exactly the company is going to announce.
The launch of a new generation of iPod is the favourite suggestion among analysts and bloggers, just ahead of the unveiling of a revamped iPod nano.
Gene Munster, a Piper Jaffray analyst and acknowledged Apple expert, is among those predicting a new, touch screen-controlled iPod, but he also saw a hint in the invitation's wording.
"The tag line of Apple's special event invitation was 'The beat goes on,' the final words of The Beatles last press release, [and] we expect Apple to announce the availability of The Beatles music library on iTunes," he explained.
Apple recently revealed that it is to begin selling John Lennon's solo albums via iTunes, while music by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr has been available to download from the store for some time.
However, George Harrison's solo records are still not available from iTunes.
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