Digg co-founder Kevin Rose noted that he is hearing rumors that Apple's revamped Apple TV hardware will launch as early as next month

It is not entirely clearly how much of Rose's information is reliably sourced and how much is mere speculation, as well as whether all of the cited features are expected to appear in the initial device launch. Rose has weighed in with a number of other Apple product rumors in the past and has at times offered correct accurate information.

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