It has been heard that Apple is planning to put up a big and significant sometime this month.

It does not look as if it would be a hardware release in any way, so it there does not seems that there is any chance of the proclamation that the iPad 3 would be launched earlier that anticipated, or even the launch of the greatly talked of Apple TV or in fact even the launch of the new iPhone.

As usual DigiTimes have passed on this information, with the programme obviously taking place in New York and not on the Western Coast where the company usually hold all their major launches.

It is anticipated that the Head of the Net Software and Services, Eddie Cue would lead the show, so people believe that this would be a programme that would be linked to some announcements to the media regarding software.

People who would most probably attend the function would be those who had some connection to e-books or iAds which is Apple's platform for advertising.

The point that this programme has been deemed significant is what is so fascinating and it is thought that the company would be hosting the event the coming week, implying that it could clash with the Consumer Electronic Show which is not attended by Apple thereby pulling the carpet from under CES.

Apple has quite definitely made use of this trick earlier, though it would have to come up with something like the launch of the iPad 3 if it were to actually steal the show from CES. However if that were the case it Eddie Cue would quite certainly not be the chairman for the programme.

Things about what the great event is all about would be out in the open pretty soon within the next few weeks.

Nevertheless the launch of the iPad 3 would most probably be the next big event that Apple would hold. That launch could most probably take place in February if they plan to launch the iPad 3 in the early spring.